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New Radar, On-board Computer Proposed in Elbit’s Upgrade of Ukrainian MiG-29 Jets...
August 3, 2020 @ 06:10 AMIsraeli company Elbit Systems has received from its country permission modernize Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters. The need for such a permit for Elbit Systems was sought by the Ukrainian side to ensure the responsibility of the main integrator of the new systems on board the aircraft,
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Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed’s Indago 3 Unmanned Aircraft
August 1, 2020 @ 08:55 AMSwitzerlands Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) contracted Lockheed Martin for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army.
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Thales’ Radar to Detect Stealth Targets, Drone Swarms Enters Production
July 28, 2020 @ 04:56 PMThe first ‘Ground Fire radar is now in production at the Thales Limours site in Essonne to equip, among others, the French Air Force's New Generation Medium Range Surface-to-Air System (SAMP/T NG). Designed to simultaneously detect and track a wide range of stealth targets, drone swarms and to prevent coordinated saturation attacks, the Ground Fire has an air defence missile guidance capability to intercept high-maneuvering or ballistic targets
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Russia Demonstrates Short Range 'flame thrower' Artillery System to Foreign Customers
July 27, 2020 @ 12:23 PMA short range, tracked artillery rocket system that Russia calls ‘heavy flamethrower, was demonstrated last week to ‘foreign customers The artillery system fires barrage of rockets at short distance providing fire support to ground troops. The system has been deployed to great advantage against ‘terrorists in the Middle East
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Some 90 Chinese Nuclear Scientists Resign
July 27, 2020 @ 03:57 AMState Council of the Peoples Republic of China has set up a team to investigate to probe the recent resignation of over 90 nuclear security scientists at a Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology (INEST). In a statement, CAS said last week that the team consisting of officials from the State Council's general office, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the CAS and other departments, will be sent to Hefei, Anhui province, to investigate the situation
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Meteksan Defence Delivers Drone Detection Radars to Turkish Army
July 25, 2020 @ 09:42 AMMeteksan Defence has delivered its Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radars ordered by the Presidency of Defence Industries, Turkey as per a contract signed in 2019. Fixed and rotary wing mini / micro drones, or drone systems, have become an important threat to security forces
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China Launches Rocket with Mars Probe
July 23, 2020 @ 02:02 PMDays after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) launhed its Mars-bound Hope Probe, China has followed its suit. On July 23, Beijing launched a Mars probe designed to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission
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Huntington Ingalls Announces Investment in Sea Machine Robotics
July 22, 2020 @ 01:45 PMBoston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous systems for ocean-going vessels, announced today that it has closed a new $15 million financing round with significant participation by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The strategic investment and associated partnership with HII will accelerate the deployment of self-piloting technologies in the rising market of unmanned naval boats and ships and is a continuation of HIIs expansion in the rapidly growing autonomous and unmanned maritime systems industry
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China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet Wins Medal for ‘Appearance Design’
July 22, 2020 @ 06:30 AMChinas J-20 stealth fighter jet won a Gold Medal for ‘Appearance Design awarded by the countrys National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) The Gold Medal was given during the China Patent Award ceremony on July 14. This is the first time for the Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute (CADI), a division of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), to won such a national-level patent award
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New Bullet-proof Ceramic Windows to be tried on French Army’s NH 90...
July 21, 2020 @ 06:36 PMThe French Directorate General for Armament (DGA) together a local firm, SOLCERA has developed an armored lightweight transparent ceramic window suitable for helicopter windshields and that of land vehicles. In February 2020, for the first time, this shielding solution was tested in flight on a CARACAL helicopter
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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...
