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Lockheed Martin Developing Ultra-lightweight Electro-Optical Sensor For Drones

August 4, 2017 @ 04:21 AM

Lockheed Martin has revealed plans for an ultra-lightweight electro-optical sensor system that can provide space-telescope capabilities in a package that can be mounted on UAVs and drones. Weighing 90 percent less than a typical telescope, the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER) opens a path for extremely lightweight optical instruments, allowing its use in smaller spacecraft, a Lockheed Martin statement said today
Kalyani Rafael Opens Missile Manufacturing Plant In India

August 3, 2017 @ 04:50 PM

Rafael has opened a missile manufacturing plant in India along with its Indian partner Kalyani Strategic Systems. The factory would manufacture Spike anti-tank missiles which are part of half a billion dollar deal with India, the company said in a statement Thursday
Ammunition Depot Explodes In Abkhazia, Killing 2, Injuring 60

August 3, 2017 @ 01:52 PM

An ammunition depot in the Republic of Abkhazia, bordering Russia exploded yesterday leaving two people killed and 60 injured, including 30 Russian nationals. The Ministry of Emergency Situations has began evacuating the local population of the village of Primorskoe,
RAF Sentinel Aircraft Helped In Recapture Of Mosul From Daesh

August 3, 2017 @ 12:05 PM

UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Sentinel surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft played an 'important part' in the gathering of information to support the ground campaign by Iraqi forces in the recapture of Mosul city from Islamic State (Daesh) terrorists, the UK MoD has announced. UK Air Force Sentinel R1 aircraft based at RAF Waddington has returned after performing the latest mission in support of coalition in the fight against Daesh in the Middle East
China Strikes THAAD, F-22 Mock-up Using Surface-to-air Missiles

August 3, 2017 @ 09:01 AM

Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) struck down a mock-up of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) site and ground based models of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters during a ballistic and cruise missile exercise. The PLARF employed four DF-26C intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), 10 DF-16A medium range ballistic missiles and six CJ-10 land attack cruise missiles in a live-fire drill it conducted a day before a major parade to celebrate PLAs 90th anniversary,
Northrop Grumman Wins $16M ICBM Cryptography Upgrade Contract

August 3, 2017 @ 04:09 AM

Northrop Grumman has won a $16.7 million modification to previously awarded intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) prime integration contract for ICBM cryptography upgrade
Lockheed Martin Wins $161M Army Tactical Guided Missile Production Contract

August 3, 2017 @ 04:01 AM

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $161 million contract for the production of 150 Army Tactical Guided Missile and Launching Assemblies Service Life Extension Program. Work is expected to be complete by Feb
Air Tractor, L3 Enter OA-X Experiment With AT-802L Longsword

August 1, 2017 @ 06:02 PM

US firms Air Tractor and L3 will be offering their jointly developed AT-802L Longsword aircraft to participate in the fly-off at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico on Aug. 8 and 9
South Korean President Calls for Deployment of Four Additional THAAD Missiles

August 1, 2017 @ 05:30 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered ‘temporary installation of additional launchers on the THAAD missile defense system to boost South Koreas defense capabilities in the wake of recent missile tests by North Korea. A THAAD battery is made up of six launchers, but only two have been installed in South Korea pending an environmental impact review
Turkey's Locally-made Attack Drone Passes Test

July 31, 2017 @ 04:30 PM

Turkey has successfully tested a locally made Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L smart ammunition systems Sunday. Bayraktar drone were able to hit targets 8 kilometers away, Istanbul-based Baykar Makina officials were quoted as saying by

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