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SHAP-R Respirator To Help Military Divers In Extreme Conditions
September 5, 2014 @ 02:27 PMAviation Equipment showcased SHAP-R respirator for military divers that can be used at depths up to 60 m and in extreme conditions during Hydroviasalon-2014 held at Beriev Aircraft Company and Gelendzhik Airport of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, Rostec reported. The respirator includes a reducer with a dry seepage box, which allows the device to operate in sub-zero temperatures and contaminated water
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Russian Navy May Procure Helicopter-Type Radar Next Year
September 5, 2014 @ 09:00 AMResearch and development company Radar MMS is expecting an order for its Breeze, helicopter-type unmanned flying radar from Russian Navy, according to Ria Novosti. "If the Navy wants, we are ready to supply it in one year," Sergey Ptitsyn, head of the companys department of electronic equipment development, said at a press conference at the international water and ship-based aviation exhibition Gidroaviasalon 2014 in Gelendzhik
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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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Selex Unveils AFIS For Remote Operations
July 23, 2014 @ 08:09 AMSelex has introduced a new mobile control tower for ground-air-ground Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications called the Aerodrome Flight Information System (AFIS). The system has been designed for rapid deployment to remote operations, either in forward operational areas or emergency situations where armed forces require aeronautical communications
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Antonov An-70 Begins Long-Distance Flight Testing
June 10, 2014 @ 02:50 PMThe Antonov Company announced today that the An-70 has begun performing long−distance flights having passed state tests. Among other flights there was one on the route: Kyiv – Odesa – Kharkiv – Lviv – Ivano−Frankivsk – Kyiv with duration of 8 hours and 8 minutes
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Exelis Flight Tests Airborne Sensors Which Detect IEDs, Chemicals
May 15, 2014 @ 09:23 AMExelis has successfully flight tested a long-wave infrared (LWIR) hyperspectral (HSI) sensor capable of pointing in multiple directions to identify threatening substances and gases. The integrated sensor and processing system provides real-time information about the composition of gases and solids, which is critical in the detection of improvised explosive devices or leaks emanating from containers and pipeline used in a variety of industries from oil and gas to chemical manufacturing and nuclear power, among others
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DAPA To Develop New Stratosphere Endurance UAV Design By 2017
January 13, 2014 @ 04:02 PMThe Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is planning to develop the stratosphere endurance UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) design technology by 2017, with an estimated cost $42 million (45.2 billion won)
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BMT To Continue Assessing UK T101 And T102 Radars
January 13, 2014 @ 12:08 PMBMT Reliability Consultants Ltd (BMT) has won a three year contract extension with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Air Defence & Air Traffic Systems (ADATS) Delivery Team. BMT will continue supporting the MoD in assessing the in-service performance of its T101 and T102 radars - ensuring that they are managed effectively, while delivering to the required operational availability
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Ash-22 Biormr Suspension And Padding System Validate Blunt-Impact Performance
January 8, 2014 @ 11:38 AMA7 Helmet Systems today validated the extraordinary blunt-impact performance of its ASH-22 BioRmr padding system, an off-the-shelf, direct replacement for the 7-pad systems, to be used by combat helmets. A7HS contracted an accredited third party, Chesapeake Testing, to test the system in Advanced Combat Helmets (ACH) and tested it in accordance with AR/PD 10-02 Rev
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Sweden Order Additional BvS10 Armored Vehicles Worth $120 Million
December 20, 2013 @ 12:21 PMBAE Systems has received a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for supply of an additional 102 BvS10 armoured all-terrain vehicles to the Swedish Armed Forces. The $120 million contract is the exercise of an option in a contract awarded by the FMV for an initial 48 vehicles from BAE Systems Hägglunds, in January 2012
Embraer Begins Structural Assembly of First C-390 Millennium for Austria
Sudan Approves Russian Naval Base Deal on Red Sea
Hensoldt Secures €350M Contract Extension for Eurofighter Mk1 Radar
Japan Orders 17 Boeing CH-47JA Block II Chinooks
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