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US Navy Awards $50 Million worth Contract For Sensor Fusion Technology Research
June 21, 2018 @ 08:27 AMThe US Navy awarded almost $50 million worth contract to Pennsylvania-based TDI Technologies Inc. to support research efforts of the auxiliary system sensor fusion technology, the Department of defense announced Wednesday
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France, Germany Sign Agreement to Develop Rafale, Eurofighter Successor by 2040
June 20, 2018 @ 09:31 AMFrance and Germany on Tuesday signed two joint letters of intent, including one on the Future Air Combat System (SCAF), designating "France as a leading nation" for the project to succeed the Rafale and the Eurofighter warplanes by 2040. According to a statement issued by the French Defence Ministry, the program will bring together "a new multi-purpose combat aircraft, adapted to contemporary air threats and exploiting the potential of artificial intelligence, network-based combat capabilities, including drones of various types
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Cyber-security Threat Forces US Marine Corps to Ground Quadcopters
June 19, 2018 @ 02:25 PMThe US Marine Corps has grounded several new, small drones including its ‘Quads for Squads amid ban on commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS), Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by the Pentagon and assessment on the cyber-security. The USMC has been forced to ground COTS, it has been fielding to infantry units “until the DoD identifies and fields a solution to mitigate known cybersecurity risks,” according to a recent Department of Defense policy memo written by Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M
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Solar, Eurenco Partnership to Offer Bi-modular Charge System to Indian Army
June 19, 2018 @ 01:20 PMIndias Solar Industries and European Eurenco announced a strategic partnership agreement to supply of Explosives, Propellants, Transfer of Technology projects and to a common offer for the Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) project in India. The two companies signed the partnership agreement during the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition
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US Awards $7.5 Billion among Companies for Systems Engineering, Tech and Innovation
June 15, 2018 @ 11:53 AMAASKI Technology, Accenture Federal Services, BAE Systems Technology, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte Consulting, Peraton (formerly Harris Corp.), International Business Machines, KeyW, LEIDOS, Linquest, NES Associates, Northrop Grumman, Parsons Government Services and Vencore, were each awarded an contract for systems engineering, technology, and innovation
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Turkey not to Depend on US for Air Defense, Use S-400 Systems...
June 12, 2018 @ 01:44 PMTurkey will not depend on the US for air defense and use the S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries it plans to acquire from Russia ‘if necessary, Turkish President Erdogan said. “We will not just buy the S-400s and place them in a storehouse
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IAI Unveils New System that Doubles Operational Range of Barak Missiles
June 12, 2018 @ 12:26 PMIsraeli Aerospace Industries unveiled operational concept of a special one meter-long rocket accelerator that will double the range of Barak 8 missile system. The rocket accelerator will enable the missiles to intercept threats from a distance of 150 kms
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MBDA Equips Licorne Pocket Air Defense Systems with Anti-drone Capabilities
June 12, 2018 @ 09:45 AMMBDA has integrated anti-drone and traditional air defense capabilities on its Licorne pocket air defense command and control (C2) systems. Licorne is a lightweight C2 solution with the ability to co-ordinate very short range air defence (VSHORAD) systems, such as those of the Mistral family
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Thales Launches First Defence Cloud Solution For Armed Forces
June 8, 2018 @ 10:14 AMThales has launched the first comprehensive private cloud infrastructure solution called Nexium Defence Cloud to improve the operational efficiency of the armed forces. The Thales Defence Cloud is a sovereign solution designed for constrained environments, enabling deployed forces to conduct their missions in total autonomy in the theatre of operations
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Bulgaria Finance Committee Clears $1.08 Billion for Acquiring 16 Fighter Jets
June 7, 2018 @ 02:24 PMThe Bulgarian National Assembly committee on finance and budget cleared $1.08 billion for the procurement of 16 fighter jets
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...
