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DARPA Works On Simplifying Design Process For Unconventional Defense Systems
May 18, 2017 @ 04:43 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing mathematical tools and methods to tackle the challenges associated with designing complex military systems. The US defense research agency's Enabling Quantification of Uncertainty in Physical Systems (EQUiPS) program has advanced the field of uncertainty quantification, or UQ, which focuses on methods to accommodate all of the different factors that may affect predictive accuracy in designing the military model
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DST Group Acquires Acoustic Projector System To Improve Underwater Research
May 18, 2017 @ 04:15 PMDefence Science and Technology (DST) Group has recently acquired a new Towed Acoustic Projector System (TAPS) that will significantly improve how the organisation conducts its underwater acoustic research. For many years, DST has been using its much larger 10 tonne sonar research projector system (SRP) to conduct experiments that require the transmission of sound waves underwater for sonar research, Australian Defense Ministry announced Thursday
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BAE Systems' M777 Artillery Guns Arrive in India
May 18, 2017 @ 01:19 PMIndia on Thursday received the first two of 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers as part of the $750 million dollar contract signed with the US in November 2016. Under the contract, 25 guns will come to India in a fly-away condition (two per month will be delivered), while 120 will be assembled at the proposed assembly integration and test facility for the weapon system in India in partnership with Mahindra Defence, located in Faridabad
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Saudi Arabia Launches New Defense Firm
May 18, 2017 @ 08:56 AMSaudi Arabia has launched new military industries company ‘Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced Thursday. SAMI will manufacture products and provide services across four business units: Air Systems, which includes maintenance and repair of fixed-wing aircraft as well as manufacturing and repair of unmanned air vehicles; Land Systems, which includes manufacturing and repair of military vehicles; Weapons & Missiles - including ammunition; and Defense Electronics, which includes radars and sensors as well as communication systems and electronic warfare
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Rolls-Royce Gas Turbines To Power S.Korea’s Daegu-class Frigates
May 17, 2017 @ 04:06 PMRolls-Royce has won a contract to supply MT30 marine gas turbines to power the next three ships in the Republic of Korea Navys Daegu-class frigate programme. The MT30 gas turbines will be featured in second, third and fourth ships
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Northrop Grumman Wins $304 Million US Contract For Three Maritime Surveillance Drones
May 17, 2017 @ 12:21 PMNorthrop Grumman won has won a $300 million contract from US department of defense to supply more Triton maritime surveillance drones. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
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Weight Restrictions On F-35A Pilots Removed
May 16, 2017 @ 04:33 PMUS Air Force has ended a restriction that prohibited pilots of a variant of the F-35 fighter jet from weighing less than 136 pounds. The restrictions were imposed after testing showed lightweight could injure pilots or even can be fatal while ejecting from the aircraft
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Rheinmetall, Australia’s Supashock To Co-Develop Suspension, Integrated Intelligent Load Handling System
May 16, 2017 @ 04:05 PMRheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) has partnered with Australias Supashock to develop a military suspension and integrated intelligent load handling system for its range of military trucks. RMMV has funded Supashock to develop the system for the Australian and global markets, Rheinmetall announced Monday
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German Navy's Modernized Sea King helicopter Simulator Ready For Training
May 16, 2017 @ 01:30 PMGerman Navys Sea King Mk41 helicopter simulator that has been modernized with latest-generation Medallion-6000 image generator is ready-for-training at Nordholz Naval Airbase. As part of the upgrade, the company performed a range of updates, including the addition of the latest-generation CAE Medallion-6000 image generator with common database (CDB) architecture, CAE announced Tuesday
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UVision Unveils Hero-400EC Loitering Munition System
May 16, 2017 @ 12:42 PMUVision has unveiled Loitering Munition System Hero-400EC that uses man-in-the loop technology and advanced Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) payloads to locate, track and strike static or moving targets with pinpoint accuracy . Its electric motor enables it to loiter silently above a target, ready to instantly respond to pop-up threats
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles