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Boeing To Assist Danish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Development Project
September 16, 2014 @ 02:35 PMBoeing has signed an agreement with Danish company Sky-Watch to assist the company in its development of a new type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under a project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. The goal of the “Smart UAV” project is to develop a new generation of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAVs that will combine the advantages of existing rotorcraft UAVs with those of fixed-wing aircraft for longer range and endurance
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China Tests Reconnaissance And Attack Drone
September 3, 2014 @ 09:02 AMChina has successfully tested reconnaissance and strike drone Rainbow No.4 and completed simulation target practice, China News reported Tuesday
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IAI Successfully Tests B767-300ER Aircraft With Fly-by-Wire System
September 1, 2014 @ 02:33 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successful flight-tested a B767-300ER aircraft, equipped with an advanced Fly-by-Wire (FBW) boom system. The new added FBW boom capability, for this specific type of aircraft, joins and enhances the company's extensive experience in converting tens of aircraft (B767, B707, C130, and IL-78) to tankers or multi mission tanker/transport (MMTT) platforms, for more than 12 customers worldwide, including the Israel Air Force (IAF)
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BAE Systems Developing Smart Skin With Human-Like Sensitivity For Aircraft
August 21, 2014 @ 11:23 AMAircraft could soon become more human as engineers as BAE Systems develop smart skins which can detect injury or damage and the ability to ‘feel the world around them. Engineers at the Advanced Technology Centre are investigating a ‘smart skin concept which could be embedded with tens of thousands of micro-sensors
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Was It Possible For Malaysian MH-17 Aircraft To Adopt Evasive Maneuvers?
July 21, 2014 @ 01:29 PMFired missiles can be evaded by hard maneuvers. Infra Red missiles lock on can be defeated if the targeted aircraft fly out of the missile seekers field of view
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BAE Confident of Selling Precision Rocket Guidance Systems To US Army
July 21, 2014 @ 12:38 PMBAE is confident that the US Army will begin buying its precision rocket guidance system by 2015. “Were really looking forward to bringing it to the Army,” David Harrold, director of precision guidance solutions and electronic systems, BAE Systems said at the Farnborough Airshow on Thursday
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Honeywell's Inertial Measurement Unit Improves Guides Control For Missiles, UAVs
June 19, 2014 @ 01:01 PMHoneywell has announced the latest addition to its tactical guidance technology product line with a smaller, higher performing and more efficient Inertial Measurement Unit for missiles, smart munitions and unmanned aerial vehicles. This device improves the measurement for guidance, control, stabilisation and pointing applications, adding even more precision where GPS is not available
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HAL To Develop Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles
June 19, 2014 @ 10:43 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited will take on a more active role in the Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) and Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) sector, according to R.K
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Tougher, Smarter Armored Vehicles at Eurosatory 2014
June 17, 2014 @ 10:42 AMThis year's Eurosatory exhibition in Paris showcased the next generation of armored vehicles which offer higher protection, are lighter and can sense enemies better. The Thales group displayed Hawkei Light Protected Mobility Vehicle weighing 7 tons is designed for rapid air mobile deployment
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Northrop Grumman Wins Miniaturized Inertial Navigation System Contract
June 6, 2014 @ 02:10 PMNorthrop Grumman has won a contract from the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center to develop a miniaturized navigation grade inertial system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA's Chip-Scale Combinatorial Atomic Navigator (C-SCAN) program aims to integrate micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and atomic inertial guidance technologies into a single inertial measurement unit, providing stable long-term performance with fast start-up time
Oshkosh Defense Unveils New Family of Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicles at AUSA 2025
Sikorsky Presents Unmanned S-70UAS U-Hawk at AUSA 2025
Hanwha Presents Auto-Loading K9A2 Wheeled Howitzer at AUSA 2025
Echodyne Launches EchoWare Platform to Deliver Integrated Radar Service
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...