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China's New Multiple Rocket Launcher Can Fire at Taiwan
November 5, 2019 @ 10:27 AMChina's new multiple rocket launcher (MRL), with a range of 360 kilometers can fire across the Straits of Taiwan with rockets and missiles. Unveiled at the National Day Parade last month, the system has domestic and export versions with the latter having a lesser range of about 280 kilometers
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Engine tech of BAE Systems Asscociated Company Achieves Mach 5 in Tests
October 23, 2019 @ 04:59 AMBAE Systems invested firm, Reaction Engines has successfully tested its innovative engine technology at airflow temperature conditions representing Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, paving the way for a revolution in hypersonic flight and space access. The precooler heat exchanger is a vital component of the revolutionary SABRE air-breathing rocket engine, on which Reaction Engines is working in collaboration with companies including BAE Systems, and is an enabling technology for other precooled propulsion systems and a range of commercial applications
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Bizarre-looking Rotorcraft is China’s Special Ops Stealth Gyroplane
October 8, 2019 @ 05:27 PMA bizarre-looking two-seater rotorcraft showcased in Chinas National Day parade last week is actually a special operations reconnaissance/assault gyroplane that can glide in on its unsuspecting target. The gyroplane was officially revealed today as belonging to a special warfare equipment group formation that marched in the parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1
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Italy Joins UK’s Tempest Program
September 12, 2019 @ 06:33 AMItaly has agreed to partner with UK defense firms to work on the Tempest, the UK-initiated next-generation combat air system. “UK defense companies (BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, Rolls Royce and MBDA UK), together with key Italian Industry players (Leonardo Italy, Elettronica, Avio Aero and MBDA Italy) announced their intent to partner on the Tempest programme by signing a Statement of Intent (SOI) at DSEI-2019,” BAE Systems announced Wednesday
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MBDA Reveals Innovative Weapons for Tempest Stealth Fighter at DSEI 2019
September 10, 2019 @ 11:50 AMMBDA is showing an insight into innovative weapons systems that complement the Tempest future combat platform including a ground attack micro-missile at the DSEI 2019 show in London. Working closely with Leonardo and BAE Systems (BAES) has led to MBDA developing concepts for a Hard Kill Defensive Aid System (HK-DAS) capable of tracking, targeting and intercepting incoming missiles in high threat environments
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HAL’s LUH Helicopter Completes High Altitude Trials, Close to Operational Clearance
September 5, 2019 @ 11:56 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)s Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated high altitude capability in hot and high weather conditions in the Himalayas. With this test, the LUH has complied with all the requirements of the users and with the completion of hot and high altitude testing, it is close to operational clearance certification, says Mr R Madhavan, CMD, HAL
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DARPA To Develop Advanced Tiny Chip-Scale Atomic Clocks For Military PNT Applications
August 22, 2019 @ 08:29 AMDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is presently working on an advanced version of its first-generation, battery-powered, miniature chip-scale atomic clock (CSAC) with 1000x performance improvements for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) applications. DARPAs Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) program aims to build the next-generation atomic clock owing to the limitations of the now commercially available CSACs
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New Russian Armoured Vehicle To Enter Preliminary Trials On August 5
August 2, 2019 @ 06:48 AMRussias new “Atlet” armoured vehicles will enter preliminary trials on August 5 when the vehicles will be tested for their anti-shelling and anti-blast capabilities. The tests will involve the armored vehicles special-designation (ASN) and five-door multi-purpose (AMN-2) prototypes
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Aeralis Signs MoU With Thales Training, Simulation System For UK’s Tempest Fighter...
July 16, 2019 @ 06:54 AMAeralis has signed an MoU with Thales to develop concepts for a ground-based training and simulation system to compliment United Kingdoms (UKs) Tempest future fighter programme. The two companies will evaluate concepts for a common simulator system that can be used to support all phases in a future flying training system and which could be demonstrated in time for Farnborough 2022, Aeralis said in a statement Monday
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Leonardo Launches MAIR Missile Warning System At Paris Airshow 2019
June 17, 2019 @ 09:34 AMLeonardo has launched Multiple Aperture Infra-red (MAIR) missile warning system at Paris Airshow 2019. The new hostile fire indicator system can provide spherical IR-based protection to a range of aircraft platforms, including rotary- and fixed-wing systems, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and potentially commercial aircraft,
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U