BAE to provide AI Capabilities for DARPA’s Squad X Program
BAE Systems has won a $3.5 million contract to provide autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for DARPAs Squad X program under which it aims to develop new tools to improve manned-unmanned teaming on the battlefield
UK Coastguard’s Beechcraft Jets to get Leonardo Osprey 30 E-scan Radars
Leonardo has won a contract to upgrade old radars of Beechcraft King Air aircraft operated by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) with the latest Osprey 30 E-scan radars. “Aviation services company 2Excel, which supplies customized Beechcraft King Air aircraft to the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), has contracted...
Rosoboronexport Unveils New Hypersonic Targets-Hunting Radar
Rosoboronexport has unveiled a new 59N6-TE mobile three-dimensional radar capable of detecting hypersonic targets. The radar has been developed by “Nizhniy Novgorod Research Institute of Radio Engineering” (NNIIRT)
Credit Card Details of 2,208 easyJet Customers Stolen
British airlines EasyJet has admitted credit card details of 2,208 customers had been stolen by hackers who have also managed to access email addresses and travel details of approximately 9 million people. “We are informing our customers that EasyJet has been the target of an attack from a highly sophisticated source
Cybercriminals Hack Next-gen Japanese Missile Data
Details of a new missile including range, propulsion and heat resistance could have been stolen in a “large-scale” cyberattack targeted at Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Hackers got hold of performance requirements and sent them to several other defense firms as part of the bidding process for the project, Japans Asahi Shimbun reported...
Data Link Solutions, Viasat Win $2B to provide MIDS JTRS Terminals
Data Link Solutions and Viasat have each been awarded nearly $1 billion by the Pentagon to provide MIDS JTRS terminals that makes use of high-speed jam-resistant Link-16 tactical data exchange network. The companies won $998
Booz Allen Bags Pentagon’s $800M Artificial Intelligence Contract
Booz Allen Hamilton has won $800 million task order to provide artificial intelligence services to the Department of Defenses Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). Under the five-year contract, the company will provide AI-enabled products to the JAIC, a DoD entity dedicated to advancing the use of AI across the department
Supercomputers in Research Institutes across Germany, UK Hacked
A number of supercomputers used in research institutes across Germany and the United Kingdom have been attacked by hackers, since January this year. In Germany, at least six systems are said to be compromised
Venezuelan Air Defence's Chinese-made Radar Detects US F-22 Stealth Jet
A Chinese-made type JY-27 radar deployed by Venezuelan Air Defense detected a United States F22 stealth aircraft as it approached the countrys airspace and sent a warning to the American fighter jet on Tuesday. According to
Iranian Port near Strait of Hormuz hit by “failed” Cyber-attack
Irans largest port in the Strait of Hormuz, Bandar Abbas, was targeted by a cyber-attack in the recent days that only left a number of private systems damaged. “A recent cyber-attack failed to penetrate Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO)s systems
Sonardyne launches Vigilant Forward Looking Sonar
UK-based Sonardyne International has launched ‘Vigilant a forward looking sonar (FLS) that provides navigation and collision avoidance capability for surface and underwater naval vessels. Providing live and past vessel track, detailed 3D bathymetry out to 600 m and advanced warnings of navigational obstacles on and beneath the waterline out to 1
Leonardo's M-346FA Combat Aircraft Selects RAFAEL Electro-Optical Pods
Israeli RAFAEL will supply Litening-5 and RecceLite systems to equip Leonardo's M-346FA light combat aircraft. This is the first integration of 5th generation EO pods to Leonardo's M-346FA platform
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
