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Huntington Ingalls Awarded $14.9B For Two Aircraft Carriers

February 1, 2019 @ 06:00 AM

The Pentagon announced Thursday multiple contracts worth over $15.2 billion total awarded to Huntington Ingalls Industries for two aircraft carriers construction
50 Drones Deployed in Bangkok To Fight Pollution

January 31, 2019 @ 12:16 PM

Fifty Drones and small planes have been deployed in Bangkok to fight unhealthy pollution levels by spraying water over six areas of the city on Thursday. Aswin Kwannuang, the governor, declared the city a "pollution control zone
Northrop Grumman To Supply 5 Fire Scout MQ-8C UAS to US Navy

January 31, 2019 @ 10:30 AM

Northrop Grumman has won $55 million modification contract to supply five Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned air systems and two lightweight fuel cells to the US Navy. According to the company, Fire Scout is an autonomous helicopter system that conducts Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Target-acquisition (ISR&T), laser designation, and battle management to tactical users without relying on manned aircraft or space-based assets
New Drones, Missiles Unveiled At Iran's Eqtedar 40 Exhibition

January 31, 2019 @ 09:26 AM

Iranian Armed Forces have unveiled new drones and missiles at the Eqtedar 40 Exhibition ahead of the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The equipment were displayed at Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Grounds in Tehran, PressTV reported Wednesday
India Likely to Purchase 2 Israeli Phalcon AWACS for $800M

January 31, 2019 @ 08:02 AM

India is eyeing to purchase 2 Phalcon airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) in a deal that is valued at $800 million (INR 5,600 crore) from Israel. The AWACS will be mounted on Russian Ilyushin-76 heavy-lift aircraft
MBDA to Integrate Brimstone missile onto UK Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1...

January 30, 2019 @ 03:21 PM

MBDA has won a contract to integrate Brimstone missile onto UK Air Force's Protector RG Mk1 drone. Brimstone and Protector RG Mk1 will provide new capabilities to the Air Force's ISTAR force, enabling them to engage high-speed moving and manoeuvring targets (including maritime fast attack craft for the first time), MBDA said in a statement Thursday
Munitions Tested from Russian Small Attack-Interceptor Drone

January 29, 2019 @ 09:22 AM

Russia tested munitions using a small attack-interceptor drone, Karnivora. "During continued flight trials of the Karnivora drone, the use of the ammunition load was tested: the attack weapons and nets for the interception of other drones," TASS quoted a source in the defense industry as saying Monday
India Tests New Anti-Radiation Missile From Sukhoi Fighter Jet

January 26, 2019 @ 06:35 AM

India successfully conducted the maiden test of New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM) from the Sukhoi-30 MKI, the main fighter jet of the Indian Air Force off Odisha coast last week. The indigenously developed air-to-surface missile is capable of destroying the enemy radars, tracking system and communication facilities
Drones drop Poison to Eradicate Galápagos Rats

January 25, 2019 @ 03:18 PM

Thousands of Invasive rats in Ecuadors Galápagos archipelago have been killed with the help of drones dropping bait laced with poison on two small islands in Ecuadors Galápagos archipelago. A conservation group used this technique to eradicate rodents causing extensive damage to the endemic species of flora and fauna
China Offering J-10 Fighters to Laos, Bangladesh as Rival to Russian Yak-130...

January 25, 2019 @ 12:46 PM

China has started to hard-sell its J-10 fighter jet to Laos and Bangladesh to wean them off Russian aircraft such as the Yak-130 trainer/light fighter which both countries are considering. The country has been trying to get Pakistan interested in the J-10 but Islamabad has shown little interest despite several photo-ops of Pakistani military leaders in the cockpit of the J-10 fighter jet

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