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Myanmar to Receive its First Submarine from India
October 15, 2020 @ 12:41 PMIndia will be delivering a refurbished Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhuvir, it bought from Russia in the 1980s to the Myanmar Navy, this year. "This will be the first submarine of Myanmar Navy," Anurag Srivastava, Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said during a briefing on Thursday
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Tempest Jet to Generate 20,000 Jobs, Contribute £25 Billion to UK Economy
October 15, 2020 @ 10:25 AMThe British Future Combat Air Programme, Tempest, is expected to create 20,000 jobs every year from 2026 to 2050, and contribute £25 billion to the UK economy. The Tempest programme is being delivered by Team Tempest, a UK technology and defence partnership formed by BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA, Rolls-Royce and the RAF, and involving hundreds of high-tech companies, SMEs and academia across the UK
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General Atomics, Boeing Partner on High Energy Laser Weapon System
October 14, 2020 @ 12:46 PMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing announced today they are partnering to jointly pursue opportunities for a 100 kW-class scalable to 250 kW-class High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon system to support a variety of air and missile defense applications. The partnership combines both companies expertise in directed energy to build a HEL solution capable of delivering superior, combat-ready protection for the warfighter on an accelerated timeline
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Spanish Air Force Receives First NH90 Helicopter
October 14, 2020 @ 12:37 PMNHIndustries and its Partner Companies (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker) have delivered the first NH90 to the Spanish Air Force that will boost their search and rescue (SAR) and combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission capabilities. The Spanish Air Force will receive 12 NH90s intended to replace its aging fleet of AS332 Super Pumas and will be based in Cuatro Vientos, near Madrid
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Third RAF P-8A Aircraft to Land in Lossiemouth After Revamp
October 14, 2020 @ 12:02 PMThe U.K
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Honeywell Secures Repair and Overhaul Contract for U.S Army Chinook Fleet
October 13, 2020 @ 07:36 AMHoneywell has won a five-year IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract for the repair and overhaul of its T55-GA-714A engines that operate on the U.S
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PHASA-35 Solar Aircraft Completes Critical Endurance Trials with Sensor Payload
October 13, 2020 @ 07:25 AMBAE Systems PHASA-35, a 35-metre wingspan solar-electric aircraft, has successfully completed critical endurance trials with sensor payload. “This latest success, only eight months after PHASA-35s maiden flight, further demonstrates how UK industry and our partners are accelerating pace to deliver the UKs vision for innovation, a Future Combat Air System and information advantage,” Ian Muldowney, Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems Air, said
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India’s Rustom-2 Drone Makes Successful Flight a Year after Crash
October 10, 2020 @ 07:43 AMIndias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight tests of Rustom-2 reconnaissance drone, over a year after the aircraft crashed during trials. The medium altitude long endurance indigenous prototype drone achieved eight hours of flying at an altitude of 16000 feet at Chitradurga, Karnataka
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UK Royal Navy’s Puma Drone Undergoes First Operational Testing
October 9, 2020 @ 02:55 PMBritish flagship HMS Albion is the first Royal Navy warship to deploy with a Fleet Air Arm drone flight to support operations. The lightweight Puma is undergoing its first operational testing on Albions autumn deployment to the Mediterranean as its operators from 700X Naval Air Squadrons Phantom Flight – normally based at Culdrose in Cornwall – develop new tactics and work out how it, and other unmanned aerial systems can be used side-by-side with other Royal Navy vessels and equipment
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Aerovironment-Softbank's Pseudo-satellite Drone Demos Mobile Broadband From 60,000ft
October 9, 2020 @ 11:03 AMAeroVironment and Softbank announced the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) achieved key test milestones, including reaching an altitude of more than 60,000 feet above sea level and successfully demonstrating mobile broadband communication. Sungliders development and testing is funded by HAPSMobile Inc
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
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