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Naval Group, UNSW Sydney Demo New Carbon-Fibre Material for Marine Vessels

December 12, 2019 @ 12:37 PM

Naval Group and Australian UNSW University have demonstrated a lightweight ship mast on which Radar and other sensitive material can be installed significantly cutting down on overall ship weight. "Naval Group Pacific and ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) at UNSW Sydney, have demonstrated the structural applications of of a carbon composite material embedded with fibre optics in marine vessels," Naval Group said in a statement Thursday
Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier Catches Fire During Engine Repairs

December 12, 2019 @ 10:55 AM

A fire broke out onboard Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier while the vessel's engine was undergoing repairs at a dock in Murmansk on Thursday, injuring three people. According to TASS, the raging inferno was caused due to violation of safety rules
GA-ASI, Greece Demo MQ-9 Drone's Maritime Surveillance, Detect and Avoid Capabilities

December 12, 2019 @ 09:37 AM

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Hellenic Air Force (HAF) have commenced a series of demonstration flights using the MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
Philippines’ BrahMos Buy A “Done Deal”

December 10, 2019 @ 07:17 AM

The Philippines Army has zeroed in on purchase of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to be equipped on its first ever land-based missile system battery following extensive trials and the only thing that remains is finance aspect of the deal. “As far as the Philippines Army is concerned, the consensus on the BrahMos system is a done deal
Israeli Defense Force Inducts Elbit XACT Weapon Sights

December 7, 2019 @ 07:41 AM

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has inducted two configurations of Elbit Systems' XACT family of Weapon Sights. The company was recently selected to provide thousands of its XACT th65 and XACT th64 uncooled thermal imaging weapon sights to marksmen of both Infantry and Special Operation Forces of the IDF, Elbit Systems said in a statement Thursday
Australia Purchases MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones

December 7, 2019 @ 07:25 AM

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has contracted General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) for the supply of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) under the country's Project Air 7003
BAE to Develop Software For Multi-domain Mission Planning for DARPA

December 4, 2019 @ 12:35 PM

The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has entered into an agreement with BAE Systems to develop software that will enable semi-autonomous multi-domain mission planning. Dubbed Multi-domain Adaptive Request Service (MARS), the technology will be designed for military operators to leverage battlespace resources from across various domains, such as space, air, land, and sea, for more effective, efficient missions, the company said in a statement Tuesday
US To Test Rheinmetall's StrikeShield Active Protection System for Army Vehicles

December 4, 2019 @ 10:35 AM

The United States will commence testing of Rheinmetall's StrikeShield Active Protection System for its fleet of military vehicles in October 2020. "The US Army has awarded a contract valued at 11 million USD (roughly 10 million EUR) to the team of Rheinmetall Protection Systems and Unified Business Technologies (UBT) for significant testing of the StrikeShield Active Protection System to begin in October 2020 at Redstone Test Center in Huntsville, Alabama," Rheinmetall said in a statement Tuesday
Germany to get Kongsberg's Counter Drone System

December 4, 2019 @ 09:44 AM

Germany has awarded Kongsberg a $27.2 million (250 MNOK) contract to supply a Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) to its armed forces
Naval Group Pitches Barracuda with ToT for Dutch Submarine Replacement at NEDS-2019

November 29, 2019 @ 08:28 AM

French Naval Group has pitched its Barracuda-family submarine with Transfer of Technology (ToT) for Netherlands Walrus replacement program at the NIDV's Defence & Security exhibition in Rotterdam city, Netherlands, on Thursday. The Dutch government announced its intent to buy four submarines to replace Walrus-class ships last year

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