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SolAero Technologies Delivers Solar Wing For Bye's StratoAirNet UAV
August 30, 2017 @ 10:29 AMSolAero Technologies Corp (SolAero) has delivered the first solar wing for Bye Aerospace's "StratoAirNet", a solar-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). SolAero is integrating their advanced high-efficiency solar cell technologies on the graphite composite StratoAirNet wing using proprietary methods to maintain the critical laminar flow surface on the wing, the company announced Tuesday
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Turkey Claims Arrest of Qatar News Agency Hackers
August 26, 2017 @ 07:33 AMFive persons suspected to have hacked into the Qatar News Agency (QNA) website in April, were arrested in Turkey earlier this week. “Our friends in Turkey answered us a short time ago
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Machine Guns Procurement For Indian Foot Soldiers Scrapped
August 19, 2017 @ 09:41 AMIndias defense ministry has scrapped the procurements plan for over 44,000 light machine guns (LMGs) for its foot soldiers in the infantry. This is the third such project, after the cases for new assault rifles and close-quarter battle carbines, to be junked over the last two years,
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Turkey Building ‘Security Wall’ Along Its Border with Iran
August 10, 2017 @ 08:52 AMPictures showing huge concrete blocks being moved along part of Turkeys border with Iran were published on the website of governors office of the eastern province of Agri. Turkey is building a 144-kilometer ‘security wall to stop cross border movements
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BAE Systems Introduces New Mobile Multiple-Object Tracking Radar
August 9, 2017 @ 10:14 AMBAE Systems today introduced iMOTR, an innovative, mobile multiple-object tracking radar (MOTR), which provides military test and evaluation ranges a higher degree of accuracy in tracking time, space, and position information (TSPI) for objects in flight. BAE Systems developed the iMOTR solution over the past two years using the companys internal research and development funding
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Kuwait Gets World's First Integrated CBRN Centre
July 28, 2017 @ 09:33 AMSaab in collaboration with its Kuwaiti partner Bader Sultan & Bros, delivered the world´s first integrated national CBRN (Chemical biological radiological nuclear) centre, which is now operational in Kuwait. It is the first centre to cover a whole country with fixed and mobile CBRN sensors and units, whilst also providing a unique capability for simulated training, the press release states
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US Army Demos Autonomous, Unmanned Refueling Capability
July 19, 2017 @ 03:49 PMThe US Army has unveiled Autonomous & Robotic Remote Refueling Point, or AR3P project that demonstrates a potential material set of solutions, proof of concept, and validated the technical feasibility of an autonomous robot refueling operation. The project's goal is to enable Army Aviation manned rotary-wing aircraft to address current and emerging range and endurance requirements, as well as refueling challenges created by the non-contiguous battlefield
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MKU Supplies Indian Army With 7,500 Ballistic Helmets
July 14, 2017 @ 09:43 AMIndian Army has received the first batch of 7,500 ballistic helmets to protect its infantry soldiers for the first time in 25 years. The first batch has arrived at the ordnance depots, whereas a second batch of 30,000 helmets is expected by 2017 end
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Northrop Grumman, Pratt and Whitney Win $409M Each For USAF Next-gen Thermal,...
July 12, 2017 @ 05:26 AMNorthrop Grumman and Pratt and Whitney have been awarded a $409 million contract each for next generation thermal, power, and controls. Both the contractors will develop revolutionary and innovative technologies that will conduct applied research to increase knowledge and understanding of future power, thermal and controls requirements, while advancing technology development, in an effort to prove technological feasibility and assess operability of thermal, power, and controls components and architectures through proof of principal demonstrations, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Indian Army Receives Ballistic Helmets After Two Decades
June 28, 2017 @ 10:19 AMThe Indian Army has received modern ballistic helmets that can bear impact from a short range earlier this month. The helmets are designed to bear the impact of 9 mm ammunition fired from a short range
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...