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Airbus Teams Up With CAAS, EASA For Unmanned Aircraft Systems Safety In...
July 12, 2018 @ 10:49 AMThe Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus have agreed to collaborate in the development of safety standards and regulatory requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in urban environments. The tripartite Project Document, which lays out the areas of collaboration, was signed by representatives from CAAS, EASA and Airbus
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IBD Unveils Active Armour Tech to Protect Main Battle Tanks
July 9, 2018 @ 10:21 AMIBD Deisenroth Engineering (IBD), a German company specialized in production of protection systems for military vehicles has unveiled new active armour technologies to protect main battle tanks and medium to heavy armoured fighting platforms against tandem warhead threats. The two technologies namely Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) and Active Protection Systems (APS) have been designed to counter charge threats
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Turkey to Get TEBER Guidance Kits for MK-bombs Starting This Month
July 6, 2018 @ 09:51 AMTurkey will receive deliveries of Teber laser guidance kit for MK-82 and Mk-81 bombs starting this month, Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of Turkey (SSM) said. “Deliveries of the TEBER laser guidance kit, which increases the hit accuracy of MK-82 bombs dropped from our aircrafts, will start this month,” SSM tweeted Wednesday
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Raytheon Wins $93 Million to Integrate StormBreaker Bombs on Super Hornets
June 29, 2018 @ 11:29 AMRaytheon has won $93 million contract, for Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) F/A-18E/F integration. This contract provides for the testing, analysis, support and sustainment of SDB II weapon onto the F/A-18E/F platform with developmental and operational testing
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Boeing Signs Data Analytics Research Agreement With Singapore’s DSTA
June 28, 2018 @ 11:54 AMSingapores Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Boeing signed the first project agreement to commence joint research and co-development in data analytics earlier at the inaugural Singapore Defence Technology Summit. DSTA Chief Executive Mr Tan Peng Yam said: “Under this agreement, we will jointly develop an information management tool leveraging data analytics to identify trends and insights on aircraft performance
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Russian Terminator Tank-support Combat Vehicles To Get Smart Shells
June 22, 2018 @ 08:15 AMThe Russian Armys advanced Terminator combat vehicles will soon be armed with a 30mm controlled burst shells, the press office of Techmash Scientific and Production Association told TASS on Thursday. The work on developing these munitions is at the final stage, Techmash said
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US Approves $3.8 Billion Annual Military Aid for 10 Years to Israel
June 20, 2018 @ 12:55 PMThe US senate has approved military aid of $3.8 billion annually starting from 2019 to Israel government in accordance to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
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Cyber-security Threat Forces US Marine Corps to Ground Quadcopters
June 19, 2018 @ 02:25 PMThe US Marine Corps has grounded several new, small drones including its ‘Quads for Squads amid ban on commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS), Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by the Pentagon and assessment on the cyber-security. The USMC has been forced to ground COTS, it has been fielding to infantry units “until the DoD identifies and fields a solution to mitigate known cybersecurity risks,” according to a recent Department of Defense policy memo written by Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M
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UK’s £850m Sea Ceptor Missile System Enters Service
May 24, 2018 @ 11:20 AMUK's new Sea Ceptor missile system worth £850 million meant to protect Royal Navys new aircraft carriers has entered service. “Sea Ceptor provides a shield against airborne threats, including hostile combat jets, helicopters and other missiles, and has been developed and manufactured through Ministry of Defence contracts worth around £850m,” UK MoD said in a statement Thursday
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Boeing to Provide 266 Fuse Assemblies for USAF Air-launched Missiles
May 11, 2018 @ 08:14 AMBoeing has been awarded $14 million contract for the production of 266 fuse assemblies for US Air Force air launched missiles. Work is expected to be complete by May 2022, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles