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Russia’s Il-112V Military Transport Prototype Crashes: Two Pilots Among 3 Killed

August 17, 2021 @ 10:05 AM

Russian planemaker United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced Tuesday that a prototype Ilyushin Il-112V transport turboprop aircraft carrying 3 crew members crew aboard crashed during a test flight in the Moscow region. “During a training flight during the landing approach in the area of the Kubinka airfield in a forest belt, an IL-112V light military transport aircraft crashed
Top Officials from India and China Meet at Border to Resolve Issues...

August 3, 2021 @ 06:58 AM

India and China recently held the 12th round of corps commander level meetings to discuss resolution of remaining areas related to disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector of border areas. The meeting held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side and followed the meeting of Indian and Chinese foreign ministers on July 14 and the 22nd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs on June 25, according to a joint press release by the two countries' defense ministries
UAC-Shvabe to Develop Electro-Optical Sighting for New Russian Jet, LTS Checkmate

July 22, 2021 @ 11:13 AM

Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Shvabe Holding, a subsidiary of state-owned Rostec entered into an agreement Thursday to develop KOEPS-75 24-hour electro-optical sighting system for the countrys brand new jet, the‘Checkmate Single Engine Light Stealth Fighter (LTS). The agreement was signed by the General Director of UAC Yuri Slyusar and the head of the Shvabe holding Alexei Patrikeev during MAKS 2021 Airshow
Paris Court Orders Probe into Rafale Jet Sale to India

July 3, 2021 @ 06:54 PM

A court in Paris has ordered a probe by the National Financial Prosecutors Office into a 2016 deal to sell 36 Rafale figher jets to India by Dassualt Aviation. French investigative new website Mediapart reported July 2, 2021, “as confirmed to us by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (French acronym-PNF), the Paris court on June 14 opened a judicial investigation, entrusted to an examining magistrate, on the sale by France to India of 36 Rafale fighters
BAE Systems to deliver M-Code Military GPS User Equipment to Germany

July 1, 2021 @ 12:14 PM

BAE Systems said it received the first contract from the Space and Missile Systems Centers Space Production Corps to deliver M-Code Military Global Positioning System User Equipment to Germany. Under a Foreign Military Sales contract, BAE Systems will deliver advanced M-Code GPS technology to Germany, enabling precise, resilient, and secure geolocation and positioning capabilities that improve the effectiveness of allied operations
Pentagon Announces Artificial Intelligence and Data Acceleration Initiative

June 23, 2021 @ 04:47 AM

The Pentagon launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Acceleration (ADA) initiative, goal of which is to rapidly advance data and AI dependent concepts, like joint all-domain command and control. Speaking virtually to the opening of the Defense Department's Artificial Intelligence Symposium and Tech Exchange earlier today, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H
Naval Group, Singapore's DSTA Sign MoU to Develop Additive Manufacturing Tech

June 14, 2021 @ 07:50 AM

Frances Naval Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapores Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) to jointly explore new technologies such as additive manufacturing for naval applications. Under the agreement, the organisations will jointly identify potential use cases of harnessing additive manufacturing
Pentagon Demonstrates 5G Network for Smart Warehouses

June 9, 2021 @ 06:28 AM

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Saab to Support 20 Swedish Helikopter 15s

June 2, 2021 @ 08:49 AM

Saab announced today it signed an agreement with FMV regarding full support for Helikopter 15. The agreement is valid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026 with additional option years up to 31 December 2030
Thales, Atos Form JV for Big-data, AI in Defense

June 1, 2021 @ 03:27 AM

French firms-Atos and Thales announced a new joint venture, Athea that will develop a sovereign big data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform for public and private sector players in the defense, intelligence and internal security communities. Athea will draw on the experience gained by both companies from the demonstration phase of the ARTEMIS programme, the big data platform of the French Ministry of Armed Forces

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