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Safran to Provide Electro Optic Sensor for 12 Australian OPVs
Saab Australia has selected Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia to provide the electro optic sensor as part of the situational awareness system for the 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) SEA1180 Project. This Electro Optic Sensor is the Vigy
China’s First Home-Made Aircraft Carrier Begins High-Speed Testing
China’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier has begun its second stage of testing, closing down large parts of the Yellow Sea to naval traffic while it practices high speed maneuvers and tests the endurance of its propulsion system, experts
Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes FAA Certification
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refueling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46
Bell, U.S. Army to Advance Micro Unmanned Aerial System Technologies
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc., company, met in June to further advance the development of a micro Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The UAS is a miniature, lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that
Seven Chinese Firms Exceed $5 Billion Each in Defense Sales
With China now the second-largest spender on defense in the world, Chinese companies are logically going to rank among the largest defense firms. But quantifying that number has proven incredibly difficult thanks to the opaque nature of both
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