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US to Deploy its First Hypersonic Weapon by 2023: Esper
October 16, 2020 @ 04:55 AMThe United States plans to deploy its first hypersonic missile system with US forces by 2023, defence secretary, Mark Esper has said. "As our competitors develop long-range fires to inhibit our freedom of maneuver, we're increasing our investments in hypersonics over the next five years, so we can ramp up testing and develop these capabilities to the warfighter as quickly as possible," he said
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Croatia Offered Second-Hand French Rafale Jets
October 15, 2020 @ 06:01 AMFrance offered to sell 12 second-hand Rafale jets to Croatia, weeks after it said it will give away 8 used jets to Greece as a “gift.” On October 14, Chief of the Defence Staff François Gérard Marie Lecointre confirmed Frances offer to Croatia was made in September
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GE to Provide LM2500 Gas Turbines for Finnish Navy’s New Multipurpose Corvettes...
October 14, 2020 @ 12:54 PMGE Marine announced it has received a contract from Rauma Marine Constructions, Rauma, Finland, to provide four LM2500 marine gas turbines. These GE engines will power four new Pohjanmaa-class multipurpose corvettes being built as part of the Finnish Navys Squadron 2020 Project
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European Space Agency Asks Airbus to Bring First Mars Samples to Earth
October 14, 2020 @ 09:39 AMAirbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the Mars Sample Returns Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) – the first ever spacecraft to bring samples back to Earth from Mars. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is a joint ESA-NASA campaign and the next step in the exploration of Mars
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StormBreaker Smart Weapon Approved for Use on F-15E Strike Eagle, Hornet &...
October 14, 2020 @ 07:32 AMRaytheon announced today that its GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide-bomb was approved for operational use on the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet. The F-15E Eagle is the first platform to add StormBreaker
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Booz Allen Launches SnapAttack Cloud-Based Purple Teaming Platform
October 13, 2020 @ 08:37 AMBooz Allen Hamilton announced today the availability of SnapAttack, a cloud-based software solution that brings together actionable threat intelligence and hacker detection. By unifying the security lifecycle into a single solution, SnapAttack enables red and blue teams to work together, emulating attacks from intelligence data, sharing insights of malicious behavior, and developing vendor-agnostic behavioral detection analytics to stop advanced adversaries
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Aerovironment-Softbank's Pseudo-satellite Drone Demos Mobile Broadband From 60,000ft
October 9, 2020 @ 11:03 AMAeroVironment and Softbank announced the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) achieved key test milestones, including reaching an altitude of more than 60,000 feet above sea level and successfully demonstrating mobile broadband communication. Sungliders development and testing is funded by HAPSMobile Inc
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General Atomics EMALS and AAG Systems Reach 4,492 “Cats and Traps” Aboard
October 9, 2020 @ 09:07 AMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that a milestone of 4,492 catapult launches and landing arrestments using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system has been successfully and safely achieved aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
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US Approves F-35, Super Hornet Sale to Switzerland Soon after Pro-Fighter Jet...
October 2, 2020 @ 04:10 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible sale to Switzerland of 40 F-35 jets costing $6.58 billion and an equal number of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft worth $7
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French Police: Paris ‘Explosion’ Was a Fighter Jet Sonic Boom
September 30, 2020 @ 11:26 AMThe deafening sound that was heard across Paris today noon was caused by a sonic boom as a military jet broke the speed of sound. “A very loud noise was heard in Paris and in the Paris region
Austal to Build Landing Craft for Australian Army
Kongsberg to Supply Remote Turrets for U.S.M.C.’s Amphibious Combat Vehicles...
Lockheed Martin Establishes Command and Control Prototyping Hub for Golden Dome Air...
Lockheed Martin-Rheinmetall’s GMARS Launcher Fires GMLRS in First Live Test
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...