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Leonardo To Set Up New Pilot Training Initiative For Italian Air Force
July 18, 2018 @ 09:27 AMLeonardo signed a collaboration agreement with Italy to strengthen the training services already offered by the Italian Air Forces 61st Wing and will establish an all new “International Flight Training School” (IFTS) to support military pilot training. Leonardos CEO, Alessandro Profumo, and the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt
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Leonardo’s Geospatial Maritime Security Platform Launched At Farnborough
July 18, 2018 @ 09:14 AMSEonSE (Smart Eyes on the SEas), Leonardos geospatial maritime security platform, has gone live, the firm announced during the on-going Farnborough International Airshow on July 17. With the use of cloud computing and of advanced big data analysis models, SEonSE makes it possible to access in real-time, even from tablets or smartphones, customised information on what happens at sea, the companys press statement says
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IAI, Sierra Nevada To Co-develop New Tactical VTOL Unmanned Aircraft Systems For...
July 18, 2018 @ 08:49 AMSierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on July 17 to support development of a new tactical Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) able to take off and land vertically for the U.S
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Lockheed-Raytheon-Thales Team To Co-develop Battlespace Intelligence System For NATO Alliance
July 18, 2018 @ 08:37 AMLockheed Martin has teamed up with Raytheon and Thales to provide the NATO Alliance with a territorial Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) command and control capability. The Teaming Agreement, signed with ThalesRaytheonSystems establishes a transatlantic team that combines the depth and breadth of decades of expertise from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, with the European air command and control capabilities of Thales
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Lockheed Martin Wins $450M Contract to Support Construction of Saudi Arabia’s Four...
July 17, 2018 @ 06:59 AMLockheed Martin has won $450.7 million modification contract for long-lead-time material and detail design in support of the construction of four Multi Mission Surface Combatant ships
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Russia Commences Sixth-gen Jet Technologies Test Aboard Su-57 Fighter
July 16, 2018 @ 02:28 PMRussia has commenced tests of certain technologies of the yet-to-be-named sixth-generation manned-unmanned combat jet being developed as a follow on to the Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft. The tests involve control and navigation equipment besides weapons systems,
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Airbus to Launch SmartForce Data Analytics Systems for Military Operations
July 16, 2018 @ 11:52 AMAirbus is extending its advanced data analytics tool in the aviation community to the defense market with the launch of SmartForce. SmartForce suite of services to be launched by Airbus Defence and Space together with Airbus Helicopters will enable military operators to exploit the data gathered by their aircraft to enhance operational safety, boost mission availability and reduce maintenance support costs
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Raytheon Wins $59M NASA Contract For Polar Satellite Ground System
July 16, 2018 @ 08:59 AMNASA awarded Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business with $59 million for additional work on NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System project, required to launch America's next polar satellite, JPSS-2, in 2021. The project recently completed the critical design review for the work, and compatibility testing between the satellite and ground system will begin in early 2020
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Elbit Systems Rolls-out New Hermes 900 StarLiner Unmanned Aircraft
July 16, 2018 @ 08:40 AMElbit Systems commences global marketing of the Hermes 900 StarLiner, its new Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), according to a press release dated July 12. The UAS features adverse weather capabilities and is fully compliant with NATOs Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4671, qualifying it to be safely integrated into civilian airspace and fly in the same environment with manned aircraft
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Russian 'Kryptonite' to Create Civilian IT Products based on Military Applications
July 13, 2018 @ 11:59 AMRussian Rostec and Citadel have established a research and production company, ‘Kryptonite, which will create civilian IT products based on military developments in the field of information security. Initial investment in the creation of the joint venture will amount to more than 4 billion rubles (US$64 million), the company said in a statement Thursday
Germany Commissions HENSOLDT to Upgrade ASUL Drone Defence System
L3Harris Joins Airbus to Integrate Systems on MQ-72C Unmanned Helicopter
U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon $580M Contract for Next Generation Jammer
Type 45 Destroyer Conducts First Royal Navy Intercept of Supersonic Threat
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...
