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French Dassault Systèmes To Build 3D Shipyard Models in Australia

July 18, 2017 @ 03:49 PM

French software company Dassault Systèmes is discussing plans to build a 3-D virtual shipyard in South Australia. Dassault Systèmes, which is currently in South Australias capital Adelaide, provides software systems to support 3D design and modelling, simulation, information and intelligence

Indian Navy Likely To Receive Kalvari Scorpene-Class Submarine Next Month

July 18, 2017 @ 01:59 PM

Indias Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai will likely be handing over INS Kalvari, the first of the six Scorpene-class submarines to the Navy next month. "We are aiming to hand over the submarine to the Navy next month as all the trials have been conducted

India Commences Talks With France To Acquire Jaguar Fighter Jets

July 18, 2017 @ 01:22 PM

India has initiated negotiation talks with France for the purchase of 31 grounded strike fighters previously used by the French Air Force. The French government made the offer of sale for the Jaguar fighters about six months ago

Russian T-50 Stealth Fighter Jet's Chassis Control Systems To Be Showcased...

July 18, 2017 @ 11:57 AM

Russian Space Systems (RSS) will present Chassis Control Systems that were developed on the basis of space technologies for monitoring the systems of the fifth generation T-50 stealth fighter jet at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 this week. The RSS will exhibit the chassis parameters control system, the temperature-measuring...

Russia To Reschedule Su-30SM Fighter Delivery To Belarus Over Technical Changes

July 18, 2017 @ 08:57 AM

Russias 12 Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet deliveries to Belarus may be rescheduled for 2019-2020 over technical changes in the aircrafts equipment set. “The implementation of a contract on the delivery of 12 Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jets to Belarus may be rescheduled for 2019-2020 over technical changes in the aircrafts equipment set,”...

Indian Rafale Fighter Jets to Get Rafael’s Litening Targeting Pod

July 18, 2017 @ 08:20 AM

India is close to signing a contract to equip its Dassault Rafales with Rafaels Litening targeting pod to enable the aircraft to fly intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions. "The advanced sensors will be manufactured by a local company that is jointly owned by Rafael and an Indian partner," Yuval Miller, head of the Israeli companys air and C4I systems division was quoted as saying by

US To Test New Counter-UAS Program At Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan

July 17, 2017 @ 03:38 PM

Researchers from US Defence Department are planning to test new ways to counter the probable drone threats in future due to rising unmanned aircraft systems around the world, at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The Air Force's 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to teach airmen how to pilot drones and use them to train coalition forces on how to react to them on the battlefield, the US Air Force announced last week

Indian Navy Seeking Ruggedised MiG-29K Fighter Jet

July 17, 2017 @ 02:49 PM

Indian Navy is seeking to ruggedise its fighter aircraft MiG-29K for carrying out operations from aircraft carriers which is supposed to be its main role. "The plane needs to be ruggedised further as very frequently after landings, the settings of the plane change and they have to be re-set," the Navy official was quoted as saying by

Turkey Blacklists More Than 4,000 Russians Due To Links With Daesh Militants

July 17, 2017 @ 01:54 PM

Turkish government has blacklisted about four thousand Russian citizens and deported 804 people since 2011 over the alleged links to Daesh militant group. Turkey has blacklisted more than 4,000 Russian citizens and deported 804 Russians since 2011 over their suspected links to Daesh (banned in Russia), the Turkish Interior Ministry said in a report published Monday

UK's F-35 'Stealth' Jet Cannot Transmit Data Without Revealing Itself

July 17, 2017 @ 01:14 PM

The UK's F-35 fighter jets cannot transmit data to the Royal Navy's ships and older aircraft without revealing its position, putting a question mark over its 'stealth' capabilities, an investigation by the Times newspaper has found. In addition, the plane's software system is vulnerable to cyber attack and cannot be tested independently by the UK

BAE Systems To launch Testing Service For UK's First Maritime Autonomous Systems

July 17, 2017 @ 12:05 PM

BAE Systems has won a grant of £457,000 (US$ 597390.40) from Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to design and deliver the UKs first autonomous systems testing service

Cameroon Army Vessel Sinks, 34 Soldiers Missing

July 17, 2017 @ 11:44 AM

A Cameroon army vessel carrying 37 soldiers from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade capsized Sunday off the country's southwestern coast. The logistics boat, belonging to the Rapid Intervention Brigade, which has fought Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram in recent years capsized early Sunday morning between the city of Limbe and Bakassi,

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