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Leonardo Wins $162M to Supply Italy with ATR 72MP Maritime Patrol Aircraft
October 10, 2019 @ 07:50 AMItalys Guardia di Finanza agency has signed an agreement for three additional ATR 72MPs maritime patrol aircraft for €150 million ($162 million). The agreement includes providing related technical-logistic support services to the customer, the company said in a
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China's Z-20 Helicopter Features Home-made Engine, Fly-by-wire
October 10, 2019 @ 06:03 AMChinas Z-20 helicopter displayed at the National Day parade on October 1, packs innovative technologies including fly-by-wire, and is powered by a locally manufactured engine. "It uses many technologies that should be considered advanced in the world, including the active vibration control, fly-by-wire, low-noise design for rotor and high performance aerodynamic design of the rotor," Wang Xibao, chief engineer at Harbin Aircraft Industry Group under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), was quoted as saying by local media on Wednesday
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Iran Unveils High Speed Attack Boats
October 10, 2019 @ 04:56 AMIran unveiled speedboats that can attain a top speed of 90 knots (167 kmph) on Wednesday. "Today, marine vessels that cruise at 90knots/h will be unveiled," said Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, according to local media
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Hackers Target Airbus via Subcontractors for Engine Data
September 28, 2019 @ 08:02 AMHackers seeking data on Airbus Engines for the A400M and A350 aircraft have intruded Airbuss computer networks via some of its subcontractors. An AFP report quoting unnamed security sources suggests that the industrial espionage activity is controlled from China
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Indian Troops to Shoot Down Pak Drones in its Airspace After Mysterious...
September 27, 2019 @ 09:29 AMFollowing mysterious airdrop of ammunition, grenades, rifles and fake currency in the Indo-Pakistan border state of Punjab on Sunday, Indias Border Security Force (BSF) has asked its troops to shoot down any drone intruding into Indian airspace. The BSF guards the 180km of the International Border (IB) with Pakistan along with the Indian army
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UTC to Support Engines of F-15 & F-16 Jets Belonging to Taiwan,...
September 27, 2019 @ 06:01 AMUnited Technologies Corp has won a $19.8 contract to provide engineering and technical services in support of the engines for the F-15 and F-16 aircraft belonging to Taiwan, South Korea, Pakistan and 7 other countries
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Boeing, Australia to Collaborate on AI for Military Drones
September 25, 2019 @ 06:53 AMBoeing is partnering with Australian government research group, Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC), to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create smart military drones for global forces. Embedding machine learning techniques on-board will help unmanned systems better understand and react to threat environments
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US Okays Qatar’s Request to Buy Large Aircraft Defensive Systems
September 25, 2019 @ 04:45 AMThe United States on Tuesday approved the sale of large aircraft infrared countermeasure systems and related support to Qatar for $86 million. Qatar requested to buy two of AN/AAQ-24(V)N large aircraft infrared countermeasure (LAIRCM) missile defence systems and support, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) statement
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Taiwan to Host 15 Nation Cyber-security Exercise in November
September 23, 2019 @ 11:09 AMA first-ever Cyber Offensive and Defensive Exercise is to be held in Taiwan in November involving 15 nations from the Americas, Asia and Europe. Taiwanese Vice Premier Chen Chi-mai who is also head of the Cabinet department for information security, said Sunday that the exercise was planned in the wake of increasing cyber attacks targeting the Taiwan government
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US to Develop Shape-changing Robots from 3D-Printed ‘Smart Active Particles’ for Swarming...
September 23, 2019 @ 08:07 AMThe US Army has launched a new project to develop bigger robots entirely from 3D-Printed Smart Active Particles or "
Poland Inks Satellite Imaging Deal, Orders 10,000 Warmate Drones for Army
NATO Not Inviting Zelenskyy to Hague Summit, First Since Russian Invasion
China’s J-35A Stealth Jet Created to Neutralize Hostile Stealth Aircraft
Leonardo, Enel, Ansaldo Energia Set Up Nuclear Energy Firm Nuclitalia
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...
