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Australia Selects Airbus for MRTT Communications and Mission System Upgrade
October 12, 2020 @ 08:38 AMAirbus has been selected by the Commonwealth of Australia (CoA) to develop a Communications and Mission System modernization upgrade for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) fleet. The scope of work, which will meet the Air Force interoperability needs under their new operational requirements, will mainly cover a retrofit package, which includes new and additional Communications Capabilities and Enhanced Mission Systems, bringing it up to the latest enhanced A330 MRTT standard, the company said in a release today
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North Korea Displays New ICBM in Night Military Parade
October 10, 2020 @ 02:06 PMNorth Korea displayed new types of ballistic missiles, including what appears to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carried on trucks with 11 wheels at its first night military parade on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Leader Kim Jong Un pledged at a party meeting last December to unveil a "new strategic weapon" to be possessed by the nation "in the near future
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Rafale, Chinooks, Apaches Debut at Indian Air Force Day Parade
October 8, 2020 @ 05:56 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF)s newly inducted Rafale jet, Apache and Chinook helicopters made a fly-past debut in the 88th Air Force Day parade at the Hindon Air Base in Gaziabad today. “The recent induction of Rafale, Chinook and Apache aircraft significantly enhanced our combat capability over adversaries,” IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said
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Russia Commenced Hypersonic Missiles Program 30 Years Ago
October 6, 2020 @ 05:29 PMA Russian Agency, now a part of Tactical Missiles Corporation (TMC) commenced work on the Avangard hypersonic missile system in 1985 in response to the US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) during the Ronald Reagan era. “A proposal of the Research and Production Association of Machine-Building (RPAM-B) (which later merged with the TMC) began to be implemented in 1985," Company Honorary CEO and Honorary Chief Designer Gerbert Yefremov was quoted as saying today by
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Raytheon Launches Virtualized Testing Solution To Assess Cyber Vulnerabilities
October 6, 2020 @ 03:29 PMRaytheon Intelligence & Space is launching a new hardware emulation and software analysis tool called DejaVM that provides a virtualized environment to evaluate and reduce cyber threats against mission-critical systems in a modern networked space. DejaVM enables system-level cyber testing without requiring access to the limited number of highly specialized physical hardware assets
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Turkish Armed Forces to Activate, Test S-400 Air Defence System
October 5, 2020 @ 12:44 PMTurkish armed forces have commenced the process of activating and testing the S-400 Air Defense System (ADS) purchased from Russia at a training ground near the northern city of Sinop. In preparation for the test, 10 Banshee air targets will be delivered to the Sinop missile range for the S-400 tests, which are to take place from October 5 to 16,
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French Army Awards Nexter 7-year Support Contract for CAESER SP Guns
September 29, 2020 @ 11:58 AMFrances SIMMT has notified Nexter Group of a second in-service support (ISS) contract for the CAESAR self-propelled howitzers. This contract award, by the Armys integrated structure for maintaining land equipment in operational condition (SIMMT), follows on from the first contract, which for the past seven years has provided full support for the army's 77 CAESAR artillery systems
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Canadian Airbus C-295 SAR Squadron Christened 'Kingfisher'
September 26, 2020 @ 08:29 AMThe first Airbus C295 aircraft, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Forces (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) project, arrived at 19 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Comox, in British Columbia, Canada. The aircraft, designated CC-295 for the Canadian customer, landed at its home base on September 17th and is the first of the 16 aircraft contracted in December 2016
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Global Hawk Drones Fitted With Upgraded Sensors
September 26, 2020 @ 08:13 AMNorthrop Grumman has delivered a pair of sensors to enhance the capability of its Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance autonomous aircraft system. Enhancements include the deployment of the MS-177 multi-spectral camera system to provide additional high resolution imaging capability for operational users
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N.Korea ‘Sorry’ for Unsavory Shooting of South Defector
September 25, 2020 @ 09:04 AMNorth Korea has offered an apology for its militarys killing of a South Korean civilian allegedly trying to flee to the North earlier this week. In a formal notice sent to the South, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he feels "very sorry" for greatly "disappointing" President Moon Jae-in and other South Koreans with the occurrence of the "unsavory" case in its waters
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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...
