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Chinese firm Tests BrahMos-rivaling Supersonic Cruise Missile
October 17, 2018 @ 09:00 AMA Chinese firm yesterday tested a ramjet powered- missile, HD-1 which it claims is a rival to the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Suggesting that the missile would target the potential market of BrahMos, a Chinese export was quoted by the Global Times publication as saying, “the BrahMos missile is a more expensive, less useful supersonic cruise missile developed by India and Russia
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BAE Systems Demonstrates Software for US Military Cyber Security
October 17, 2018 @ 07:12 AMBAE Systems XTS Guard 5 cyber security software has demonstrated its ability to provide United States intelligence organizations with access to geospatial imagery and data from BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) Platform. The system ensures secure sharing between networks of various security classifications and sections
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Airbus Helicopters’ Rapid, Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft Project Makes Progress
October 16, 2018 @ 04:05 PMKey sub-systems of the Airbus Helicopters RACER (Rapid and Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) technology demonstrator have now passed their preliminary design review (PDR) giving way to the launching of first components manufacture. Final assembly of the prototype is planned to start in Q4 2019
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Two Belgian F-16 Fighter Jets Destroyed in Accidental Cannon Fire
October 14, 2018 @ 02:57 PMAn F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Belgian Air Force was completedly gutted and another severely damaged after a mechanic accidentally activated a third aircrafts 20mm Vulcan M61A-1 cannon. The incident happened when the mechanic was servicing an F-16 warplane at Florennes Air Base in the south of the country Thursday, local media and agencies reported
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Eight Firms Share US DoD’s $25 Billion Worldwide Logistics Contract
October 12, 2018 @ 09:53 AMEight American firms will share a combined $$25,500,000,000 contract to provide for worldwide logistics support services to the United States Department of Defence. The firms re L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, AAR Supply Chain, Dyncorp International, Arma Aviation Corp, North American Surveillance Systems, Pinnacle, Black Hall Aerospace, and Leidos Innovations, ma US DoD release said Thursday
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Study Awarded to Upgrade Airbus’ Tiger Helicopter
October 11, 2018 @ 01:34 PMThe Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR), acting on behalf of the French, German and Spanish Armament agencies DGA, BAAINBw and DGAM, has awarded a de-risking study to a European consortium comprising Airbus Helicopters, Thales and MDBA for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Tiger attack helicopter to the Mk 3 standard. France, Germany and Spain will prepare together the development of new features and identify the innovations needed to improve the Tigers survivability and keep it fully operational beyond 2040
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Saab, Raytheon to Develop Guided Munition for Carl-Gustaf Weapon System
October 9, 2018 @ 08:45 AMA Saab-Raytheon collaboration has received a contract from the United States Army to demonstrate a guided munition for the Carl-Gustaf infantry weapon system, with three all-up-round test firings against threat-representative targets. In 2017, Saab announced its partnership with Raytheon to develop new weapons for infantry forces
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Orolia to Display SecureFind Wearable Combat Search and Rescue Beacon at AUSA
October 8, 2018 @ 04:06 PMOrolia, has showcased its ‘SecureFind Combat Rescue Beacon at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. SecureFind is based on Orolia's technology suite for Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions
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US Blames Beijing for its Defense Industry's Dependency on Chinese Materials
October 6, 2018 @ 03:22 PMWashington has blamed Beijing's intellectual property theft as the reasons for its defence industry's dependency on Chinese raw material that go into critical American weapons such as missiles and munitions. A report prepared or President Trump released yesterday says, “All facets of the manufacturing and defense industrial base are currently under threat," and the US is faced with the issue of entire industries being "near domestic extinction
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Lockheed Martin, Saudi University to Develop Solar Cells for UAVs
October 5, 2018 @ 08:07 AMLockheed Martin signed its first international Master Research Agreement with Saudi Arabias King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) yesterday to jointly develop flexible solar cells to be mounted on fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The solar cells project will be their initial collaboration in the field of flexible electronics which will enhance the fixed-wing UAVs operational endurance and support applications across a variety of sectors, a joint statement given to Saudi media said today
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