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BAE Systems To launch Testing Service For UK's First Maritime Autonomous Systems
July 17, 2017 @ 12:05 PMBAE 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
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China's Xian H-6K Long-Range Bombers Fly Near Japan
July 15, 2017 @ 09:37 AMChinas Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) flew six Xian H-6K long-range bombers through the strategically important Miyako Strait Thursday. The Miyako Strait is located between the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa
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Russian Mi-17sh-VN Helicopter Design Based On Combat Experience In Syria
July 14, 2017 @ 08:35 AMRussian Helicopters will display the newly developed Mi-171Sh-VN advanced military transport helicopter at next week's MAKS-17 show. The Mi-171Sh-VN is the new version of the Mi-8/17 military transport helicopter; its main features being extensive armoring and weaponry
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Elbit Systems Demos Remote Simulators Through Cloud Services
July 12, 2017 @ 03:15 PMElbit Systems has completed the first phase of a next generation development by linking two air training simulators, in remote locations, via a cloud-based simulation environment by providing a common Synthetic Natural Environment (SNE). The company revealed it developed the ability to connect simulators through a secure simulation cloud, using standard protocols, to provide simulation and information services
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China Sends Troops To Operationalize African Military Base
July 12, 2017 @ 07:44 AMChina has dispatched its Peoples Liberation Armys troops to Djibouti in Africa to operationalize its first overseas naval base. A step seen as boosting its military influence and complement its growing arms sales in the region
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Northrop Grumman, Pratt and Whitney Win $409M Each For USAF Next-gen Thermal,...
July 12, 2017 @ 05:26 AMNorthrop Grumman and Pratt and Whitney have been awarded a $409 million contract each for next generation thermal, power, and controls. Both the contractors will develop revolutionary and innovative technologies that will conduct applied research to increase knowledge and understanding of future power, thermal and controls requirements, while advancing technology development, in an effort to prove technological feasibility and assess operability of thermal, power, and controls components and architectures through proof of principal demonstrations, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
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US Marine Corps' KC 130 Refuelling Tanker Crashes, Killing 16
July 11, 2017 @ 12:29 PMThe US Marine Corps military plane crashed in rural Mississippi with nine Marines onboard. The Lockheed Martin KC-130 crashed into a soybean field about 135 kilometres north of Jackson around 4pm on Monday afternoon, killing sixteen people
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US Navy Issues RFI For New Guided Missile Frigate Replacement Program
July 11, 2017 @ 05:33 AMThe US Navy has issued Request for Information (RFI) on Monday for small surface combatant the future Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)). The Navy desires to award a Detail Design and Construction contract in FY2020 for its next evolution of small surface combatant the FFG(X)
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Israeli PM Netanyahu's 'Close Associate' Among Six Detained in German Submarine Bribery...
July 10, 2017 @ 12:17 PMIsraeli police has detained six suspects including Israeli PM Netanyahu's 'Close Associate' in German Submarine Bribery Affair. The six suspects were government officials and worked in the private sector at the time of the submarine deal, police said
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Elbit, Alpha Design Expand Existing JV Firm
July 6, 2017 @ 02:43 PMIsraels Elbit Security Systems Ltd signed a contract with an Indian counterpart Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd for expansion of the existing joint venture ‘Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd, during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Tel Aviv this week
Indonesia Signs Implementation Contract to Procure 48 KAAN Fighter Jets from Turkey
Russia Unveils ‘Shturm’ Robotic Assault Tank Based on T-72/T-90 Chassis
Peru Selects Israeli PULS Rocket System over China’s NORINCO MLRS in $60M...
Turkey Tests New Thermobaric Bomb, Bunker Buster Capable of Piercing Deep Concrete
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...