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GA-ASI Wins ID/IQ Order for Advanced Battle Management System
2020-10-13 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and

Bell APT 70 Completes NASA’s Systems Integration & Operationalization Activity
2020-10-13 Read More...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful flight of the Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 as part of a joint flight demonstration with

Pakistan Navy to Add Over 50 Vessels to its Fleet
2020-10-12 Read More...
The Pakistan Navy will add more than 50 vessels, including 20 major ships, to its fleet as part of an ambitious modernization plan to improve its capabilities, the country’s outgoing Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) said last week, PTI

India Test-Fires First ‘Rudram’ Anti-Radiation Missile from Sukhoi-30
2020-10-12 Read More...
India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenous ‘Rudram’ Anti-Radiation Missile from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft off the east coast. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed the

Leonardo’s CEO Named President of AeroSpace & Defence Industries Association (ASD) of Europe
2020-10-09 Read More...
Leonardo is proud to announce the appointment of Alessandro Profumo to the Presidency of AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). The CEO of Leonardo will lead the organisation for the next two years, representing the largest

US Army, USAF to Co-Develop Battlefield Communications Network
2020-10-09 Read More...
The US Army and the US Air Force (USAF) signed an agreement to jointly develop a battlefield communications network, called Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control

Russian Navy Frigate Test-Fires Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
2020-10-09 Read More...
Russian Northern Fleet’s frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic missile from the White Sea against a sea target at a distance of 450 km, Chief of Russia’s General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov reported to

Iranian Air Force, SAIPA Auto Maker to Co-Produce Drone Engines
2020-10-09 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh announced preparedness to share experience with Iranian SAIPA auto-making company, and said that the company’s capabilities in production of drone engines

HENSOLDT’s MILDS - Missile Launch Detection Sensors
2020-10-08 Read More...
The armed forces have recognised the increasing threat to their tactical aircraft from anti-aircraft infrared guided missiles. A high percentage of aircraft losses in current and recent conflicts were from ground based defensive systems using

UMS SKELDAR Performs First Automatic Flight of V-150 VTOL Platform
2020-10-08 Read More...
Europe’s leading provider of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, UMS SKELDAR, has successfully achieved the remote automatic flight of its V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform. A world’s first, this is a major milestone

Boeing to Develop Next-Generation Satellite System for U.S. Space Force
2020-10-06 Read More...
Boeing has received one of three development contracts to build a satellite payload prototype and develop a new secure, resilient satellite communications architecture for the U.S. Space Force’s Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS)

Bittium Launches Tactical Power Pack™ for Uninterrupted Use of Portable Communication Devices
2020-10-06 Read More...
Bittium launched Bittium Tactical Power Pack™ for portable tactical communication devices. The Tactical Power Pack has been designed to be used for example with Bittium Tough SDR Handheld™ radio and Bittium Tough Comnode™

GA-ASI, ANG, AATC & Ultra Electronics Complete Initial Assessment of REAP Pod on MQ-9
2020-10-05 Read More...
In conjunction with the Air National Guard (ANG), the Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) and Ultra Electronics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) successfully completed initial operational assessment of the Rosetta

China Launches its Largest Maritime Patrol Vessel
2020-10-05 Read More...
China’s largest maritime patrol vessel, which was launched in a shipyard in Guangzhou, Guangdong province last week, is destined to help improve maritime traffic governance, officials

Turkish Defense Industry Associations Sign Cooperation Protocol
2020-10-02 Read More...
Turkish defense industry associations are joining forces to increase the sector’s share in exports. A cooperation protocol was signed in Ankara Wednesday between the Defense and Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association

Israel Tests New Sea-to-Sea Missile for Corvettes
2020-10-02 Read More...
The Israeli Navy and Defense Ministry tested a new sea-to-sea missile off the Israeli coast last month, paving the way for their full use on navy corvettes, the military

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