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US DoD Invites To Hack The Pentagon
March 3, 2016 @ 11:29 AMThe US Department of Defense will invite vetted outside hackers to test cybersecurity of some public DoD websites as part of a pilot project in April. ‘Hack the Pentagon is modelled after similar competitions known as ‘bug bounties conducted by US firms to discover gaps in the security of their networks, Reuters reported citing the DoD statement released Wednesday
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Sikorsky Introduces S-76C+ Helicopter Upgrade Program At Heli-Expo 2016
March 2, 2016 @ 07:36 AMSikorsky on Tuesday introduced a program that will enable operators to upgrade their S-76C+ helicopter to the S-76C++ configuration. The announcement was made at the 2016 Helicopter International Association Heli-Expo show
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UK Navy’s Latest Submarine Test Fires Torpedo Using BAE System’s Control System...
March 1, 2016 @ 09:40 AMThe UK Royal Navys advanced submarine, Artful has test fired a torpedo using a £50 million BAE Systems designed Common Combat System (CCS). The CCS is a command and control system which functions as the digital ‘brain of the boat controlling its ‘eyes, ‘ears and ‘nervous system
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Panama Settles Contracts Dispute With Finmeccanica
February 24, 2016 @ 09:02 AMThe Government of the Republic of Panama and Finmeccanica today reached a settlement related to the contracts awarded to the companies - Selex ES and Telespazio. The settlement reached by the Republic of Panama and Finmeccanica involves an extension to the original contract allocated to Telespazio for a digital mapping system for Panama, as well as the consensual termination of a $125 million contract allocated to Selex ES for a radar surveillance system in 2010, in relation to which the Republic of Panama will have the right to purchase helicopters or other equipment from Finmeccanica
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BEL To Showcase Home Grown Radars, SONARs At ‘Make In India Week’
February 10, 2016 @ 01:23 PMIndias Bharat Electronics (BEL) will showcase its indigenisation efforts at the ‘Make in India Week to be held from February 13-18, 2016, at the MMRDA Grounds, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai. BEL will showcase ‘Akash surface-to-air missile system, Weapon Location Radar (WLR), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Through Wall Radar (TWR), Hull Mounted Sonar (HUMSA), Software Defined Radio (SDR Manpack), 40 mm L-70 anti-aircraft guns and other products indigenously designed and developed either by BEL or in collaboration with Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) at the Defense Pavillion, BEL said in a statement Wednesday
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Russia To Resume Tu-60 Bomber Production By 2023
February 10, 2016 @ 11:16 AMRussia is planning to resume production of Tu-60 strategic bombers by 2023. Preparation for the reproduction of strategic bombers Tu-160 goes according to plan as outlined earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov during a visit to Samara Company "Kuznetsov" (part of United Engine Corporation - JDC) said in an interview with reporters Tuesday
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Morpho, Orange Cyberdefense Sign CyberSecurity Partnership
January 28, 2016 @ 12:18 PMMorpho (Safran) and Orange Cyberdefense have signed a partnership agreement concerning the development of a complete range of cybersecurity products and services. The two partners will leverage the benefits of their complementary areas of expertise to better prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks
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UTC Subsidiary Selects CodePeer Analysis Tool For Software Certification In Airborne Systems
January 28, 2016 @ 07:37 AMAdaCores CodePeer static analysis tool has been adopted by Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, a UK firm of UTC Aerospace Systems, for usage on its TERPROM digital terrain system for military transport aircraft. CodePeer automates the review and validation of Ada source code and helps detect potential errors early in development
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EASA Certifies Airbus Helicopters' H145 For Max Take-Off Weight
January 21, 2016 @ 01:20 PMAirbus Helicopters has been awarded the certification of the increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) for the H145 by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in December last year. With this enhancement, the helicopter can carry an extra 50kg, raising the MTOW to a total of 3
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New DARPA Program Aims To Create Channel Between Human Brain and Modern...
January 20, 2016 @ 07:44 AMA new DARPA program aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to provide unprecedented signal resolution and data-transfer bandwidth between the human brain and the digital world. The interface would serve as a translator, converting between the electrochemical language used by neurons in the brain and the ones and zeros that constitute the language of information technology
Russia’s New Anti-drone System Can Track, Disrupt Enemy UAVs Over a Wide...
U.S., U.K., Australia Collaborate on E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Acquisition
U.S. Recommences Arms Sales to Ukraine as Peace Talks With Russia Stumble...
U.S. Approves Sale of SeaVision Maritime Domain Awareness Software to India
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...
