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India’s Panchi UAV Preparing For Flight Tests
September 18, 2014 @ 10:46 AMIndia is reportedly preparing the wheeled-version of the indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant for its maiden flight, according to local media reports. The Panchi UAV will reportedly be capable of taking off and landing from semi-prepared runways, thereby reducing the turnaround time between missions
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Textron Successfully Demos G-CLAW Precision Guided Weapon
September 17, 2014 @ 01:50 PMTextron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems announced today its G-CLAW precision guided weapon successfully completed a live-fire demonstration recently at the U.S
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Northrop Grumman To Develop Next-Gen RF Sensors Using AESA
September 11, 2014 @ 02:36 PMNorthrop Grumman has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate advanced wideband digital antenna technology for next generation radio frequency (RF) sensors using active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs). The DARPA Microsystems Technology Office awarded Northrop Grumman an $11
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DARPA "Grows" Lasers On Silicon Wafers To Form "Quantum Dots"
September 11, 2014 @ 02:34 PMDARPAs Electronic-Photonic Heterogeneous Integration (E-PHI) program has successfully integrated billions of light-emitting dots on silicon to create an efficient silicon-based laser. The breakthrough, achieved by researchers working on the program at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), will enable the production of inexpensive and robust microsystems that exceed the performance capabilities of current technologies
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China Exhibits New Air Defense System On Prime Time Television
September 11, 2014 @ 02:04 PMChina unveiled its advanced air defense system, the HongQi-10 (Reg Flag 10) surface-to-air missile, during a prime-time news bulletin Wednesday. The missile was shown being fired from ships and land-based mobile launchers, and exploding in the sky on impact with its target
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Lockheed Martin, Boeing Team Up For USAF Long Range Strike Bomber Contract
September 10, 2014 @ 03:08 PMLockheed Martin and Boeing will submit a joint bid for the U.S
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India’s Rustom-1 UAV To Be Integrated With Automatic Take-Off And Landing
September 10, 2014 @ 09:59 AMIndias Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) is close to integrating the Rustom-1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the automatic take-off and landing (ATOL) capability, the Indian Express newspaper reported today. The ATOL configuration is expected to be demonstrated by the year end
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Dassault Systemes Sees Potential For 3D Design Development In India
September 9, 2014 @ 01:36 PMDassault Systemes has set up first of its kind SolidWorks Authorised Training Centre (SATC) programme in India. SolidWorks supports the global 3D computer-aided design (CAD) industry with easy-to-use 3D software that trains and supports engineers, according to an official statement
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Exelis Mission Systems Division is now Vectrus
September 9, 2014 @ 01:08 PMExelis' board of directors have approved the planned spin-off of its mission systems division as an independent company called Vectrus. In December 2013, Exelis initially announced the planned spin-off of the division which is currently part of its information and technical services segment
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Angola To Receive Seven Patrol Vessels From Brazil
September 8, 2014 @ 02:49 PMAngola will acquire seven patrol vessels to be produced by the Brazilian Navys Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais (Emgepron), according to the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. Brazil and Angolas defense ministers, Celso Amorim and Joao Manuel Lourenco signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable Brazils Navy to assist Angola to implement its Maritime Power Development Program (Pronaval) on September 5
U.S. Navy Receives 15 Units of Textron T-54A Pilot Training Aircraft
France’s Renault Eyes Drone Production in Ukraine
Israel Transfers Patriot Systems to Ukraine
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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...
