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Saab To Upgrade Australian Ground Based Air Defense Weapon System And Radar
August 16, 2016 @ 11:48 AMSaab has signed a $25 million contract with the Australian Defence Force to upgrade the Armys RBS 70 ground-based air defence weapon system and Giraffe AMB radar. Delivered under the AIR 90 programme, the existing Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability of the RBS 70 and Giraffe AMB systems will be upgraded to include Mode 5 functionality
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China Could Station 24 Fighter Planes In Spratly Islands Claimed By Philippines
August 9, 2016 @ 12:30 PMChina could place upto 24 fighter aircraft in hangers it is building in the disputed Spratly Islands, which the Philippines' claims is a part of its exclusive economic zone. Beijing has built three operational runways in the disputed Fiery Cross, Mischief and Subi Reefsislands which it claims is for civilian use but in reality, military fighter and transport planes regularly operate to the islands, a report in Philstar
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Two Chinese JH-7 Aircraft Bombers To Participate In Russia’s Aviadarts Contest
August 5, 2016 @ 11:56 AMA JH-7 fighter bomber of the Chinese PLA Air Force is taking part in the Aviadarts competition of the International Army Games 2016 held in Ryazan region, Russia starting this week. Two JH-7 fighter bombers and one IL-76MD transport aircraft of the PLA Air Force arrived in Novosibirsk on the morning of July 24 and left on July 25 for the live-fire training, China Military Online reported
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Russia To Integrate Advanced Surveillance Gear On Su-34 Bombers
August 1, 2016 @ 02:38 PMRussian Sukhoi Su-34 bomber will be integrated with advanced radio surveillance gear, UKR-RT used primarily for detection and accurate positioning and performance goals such as: communication and information transfer, radar stations. The new system can turn into a multifunction bomber capable of airstrikes and also conduct reconnaissance at the same time
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Israeli Patriot Missiles Miss Syrian Drone Intruded In Its Airspace
July 18, 2016 @ 01:53 PMIsraeli Defense Forces fired two Patriot missiles at a Syrian drone that crossed into its airspace but missed to hit the target. The missiles missed the drone which "returned to Syria" after the incident in the central Golan Heights, where the demarcation line between the two countries is located, the military was quoted as saying by AFP
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Honeywell, IAI To Jointly Develop Sense-and-Avoid Capability For Heron Drones
July 15, 2016 @ 08:21 AMHoneywell is partnering with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to jointly develop a sense-and-avoid capability for IAI's Heron family of unmanned aerial systems (UASs). Selected for funding from the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, the system will be demonstrated for the first time on the Heron medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAS platform in 2018
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Esterline CMC To Supply Avionics Systems For AN-124 and AN-148/158/178 Aircraft
July 11, 2016 @ 11:18 AMEsterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has recently been awarded two key contracts to supply its high-performance avionics systems for the AN-124 transport aircraft operated by Antonov Airlines as well as for the AN-148/158/178 aircraft. Under the terms of the first contract, Esterline CMC Electronics will supply its CMA-9000 Flight Management System (FMS), CMA-5024 GPS Sensor and MFD-2068 Multi-Function Display in a dual configuration for the upgrade of seven AN-124 aircraft
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Boeing To Update Flight Management Software For US Navy P-8A Aircraft
June 30, 2016 @ 05:44 AMBoeing is being awarded $18 million for the supplies and services required to update the flight management computer system software and air data inertial reference magnetic variation tables for the P-8A aircraft. The Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Out functionality is a Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management requirement that is required for aircraft to access civil airspace and the U
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US Rolls Out First Israeli F-35 Fighter ‘Adir’
June 23, 2016 @ 02:28 PMIsraeli and US government leaders along with Lockheed Martin rolled out the first Israeli Air Force F-35A Lightning II Wednesday. Israel's F-35, called Adir - which means "Mighty One" in Hebrew - will be a significant addition to maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge in the Middle East region, with its advanced capability to defeat emerging threats, including advanced missiles and heavily-defended airspace
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Qatar To Develop Drone Technology "Locally"
June 20, 2016 @ 04:40 PMQatar is planning to develop its own drone technology to boost security of its coastal borders, a defense official said. General Khalid bin Ahmad Al Kuwari, director of the Qatar Armed Forces Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center (RSC), told Gulf Times that the remote-controlled aircraft would help boost the countrys security
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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...
