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Israeli Firm Unveils Drones that Can be Launched from Grenade Launchers, Tanks

August 7, 2020 @ 09:08 AM

Israels Spear UAV has unveiled its Ninox family of encapsulated drones which can be launched from a grenade launcher by individual soldiers, from a mobile land platform, or from an aerial or maritime system. Built to withstand extreme environmental conditions and vibrations, Ninox is available in a range of drone and capsule sizes
US Space Force Selects GA-EMS for Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System Prototype Satellite...

August 5, 2020 @ 07:20 AM

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been selected for the United States Space Force Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite program under the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC). GA-EMS will design and manufacture a prototype spacecraft, integrate the EWS payload and provide on-orbit mission control services to support the collection of theater weather imagery and cloud characterization data for worldwide military operational use
UK Based Horizon Awarded US Patent for Satphone Intercept Technology

August 4, 2020 @ 08:38 AM

Horizon Technologies, a UK-based provider of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) products for NATO, announced that It was issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its Xtender SIGINT Technology This patent covers Horizon Technologies fundamental Xtender technology which allows the smallest UAVs and Cube Sats to detect, geolocate, and intercept Sat Phone communications, remotely, from a miniature software-defined radio. It is Horizon Technologies 2nd registered patent
New 9mm Russian Kalashnikov Submachine Gun Completes Tests

July 22, 2020 @ 01:15 PM

Russias new 9mm Kalashnikov PPK-20 submachine gun has completed state trials, state-owned Rostec announced today. The weapon is now eligible for mass production
DARPA Progresses on Active Flow Control Based FX-Plane Design

July 22, 2020 @ 08:55 AM

DARPA has selected three contractors to work on the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program, which aims to demonstrate an FX-aircraft design based on active flow control (AFC). The goal is to demonstrate significant efficiency benefits of AFC, as well as improvements in aircraft cost, weight, performance, and reliability
Raytheon Delivers First SPY-6 Radar Array to US Navy's Newest Destroyer

July 21, 2020 @ 01:18 PM

Raytheon Missiles & Defense delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array for installation on the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the U
Russia Developing Ship to Lift 7 Nuclear Submarines Sunk in Arctic Waters

July 13, 2020 @ 03:46 PM

Russia is working on the design of a ship to lift 7 of its nuclear submarines sunk in Arctic waters which may be completed by 2032, Russian experts say. "The total activity of boats flooded in the Kara and Barents Seas is 1 million CI
US Army Engineers Develop Lethal Combat Vehicle Armament System

July 13, 2020 @ 02:49 PM

Engineers at the US Armys Picatinny Arsenal have progressed in developing a combat vehicle armament system that integrates a medium caliber gun, ammunition, fire control, and sensors to engage targets faster and with greater accuracy. The Advanced Lethality and Accuracy System for Medium Caliber (ALAS-MC) is expected to provide superior medium caliber weapon system performance and lethality as compared to currently fielded systems worldwide, an article in a US Army publication said
Russia Develops Helicopter-Transportable Armored Vehicles

July 13, 2020 @ 02:15 PM

Russia has developed VPK-Strela light armored vehicle that can be transported by rotorcraft such as Mil Mi-8 by an external sling. "Designers of Military Industrial Company have created an experimental armored vehicle model of the VPK-Strela family
RD-93MA Engine, to Power Pakistan JF-17 Block III Jets, Enters Thermal Chamber...

July 8, 2020 @ 01:58 PM

A new engine for the Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet, dubbed RD-93MA being developed by Russias United Engine Corporation (UEC)-Klimov has entered thermal chamber tests to confirm high-speed characteristics in simulated flight conditions. The RD-93MA has been specifically developed to power single engine light fighter jets

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