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Magnetic Field and Star-Based Navigation Coming to a Military Near You in 2023
24 Apr 2021, 07:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honeywell previews "lineup of alternative navigation solutions” based on magnetic fields and stars, plans to launch them in two years
Defiant X Weapons System in the Works, Helo to Replace Black Hawk in the 2030s
24 Apr 2021, 06:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing and Sikorsky announced they are now developing the weapons system for the Black Hawk replacement, the Defiant X helicopter
Canadian Sea Ceptor Missile Looks Like a Deadly Beast From the Future
24 Apr 2021, 05:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / MBDA's Sea Ceptor,a next-generation air defense weapon system, is set to be integrated in the new Royal Canadian Navy CSC ships.
MQ-9B Sea Guardian Drone Proves What It's Capable of in U.S. Navy Exercise
23 Apr 2021, 14:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / U.S. Navy exercise shows the successful coordination of MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone and a guided-missile cruiser in a joint operation.
DARPA Develops Drone to Counteract Smaller Ones, Future War of Drones?
23 Apr 2021, 11:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Because drones are becoming a serious security threat, DARPA developed one that is able to counteract other small unmanned aircraft systems.
Flying Special Ops Soldiers Are Here to Show Off Their JetPacks
23 Apr 2021, 11:05 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In a boarding exercise, a special ops soldier can be seen flying towards the ship's deck. This tech could significantly cut down the time boarding on a vessel.
Royal Navy HMS Glasgow's Bow Is Half a Ship Waiting for the Rest
22 Apr 2021, 15:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BAE Systems rolls out the bow of the HMS Glasgow as it moves to mate it with the aft section and create the first City Class Type 26 frigate
Russian Msta-S Howitzer Is Even Deadlier When Joined by the Orlan-10E Drone
21 Apr 2021, 14:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / During a recent military exercise, the Msta-S self-propelled howitzer proves that it can coordinate with an Orlan-10E drone in joint operations.
Sikorsky Shows Off Fancy S-97 Raider, Helicopter Looks Ready for Business
21 Apr 2021, 13:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Sikorsky S-97 Raider prototype was flown in mid-April at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, to show low-level flight and high-speed prowess
Uran-9 to Be Part of the Russian Army's First Strike Robot Unit
20 Apr 2021, 18:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Russian Army continues to develop robot tanks and is now integrating strike robots into a military unit, for the first time.
Meet the Newest U.S. Navy Combat Ship – The USS Oakland (LCS 24)
19 Apr 2021, 09:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Navy presented the latest combat ship to join the fleet, the USS Oakland, the third one to carry this historic name.
This DeHavilland Is the Oldest Tiger Moth of Its Kind, Escaped Military Duties
18 Apr 2021, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1939 DeHavilland Tiger Moth was used for testing and evaluation and not drafted in the the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Firebird Sensor Drone Flies 9,000 Miles Across U.S. With Pilots On Board
18 Apr 2021, 05:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman Firebird just ended a 9,000 miles (14,480 km) journey across America with pilots on board, mission ended in Florida
Saab Gripen Flies With External 3D Printed Hatch, Doesn’t Lose It
17 Apr 2021, 05:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish aerospace company flies one of its Gripen fighters with an external 3D printed hatch for the first time, piece holds its ground
This Is How the Air Force's Future Fighter Jet Might Look Like
16 Apr 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / USAF showed the Next Generation Air Dominance concept in a biennal report for acquisition. The report includes a picture depicting a fighter jet.
Beowulf Goes After Bronco in Battle for Cold Weather Supremacy
15 Apr 2021, 15:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BAE Systems to supply the U.S. Army with two Beowulf prototypes for testing for the branch's Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV)
Future Combat Vehicle Hulls to Be Made With “World’s Largest Metal 3D Printer”
13 Apr 2021, 16:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization is working to come up with a hull-scale tool using metal additive manufacturing technology
Super Fabric to Protect Soldiers From Chemical and Biological Agents
13 Apr 2021, 15:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / FLIR Systems has been tasked with making a new kind of fabric that can help American soldiers avoid the dangers of chemical and biological threats
Kratos Valkyrie Drone Drops Baby Drone Mid-Flight Because That's How It Rolls
12 Apr 2021, 15:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defence contractor Kratos and the Air Force Research Laboratory tested the Valkyrie drone to see if it can deploy a smaller Altius 600 drone
ST Engineering Bronco to Morph into New Army Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle
11 Apr 2021, 10:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ST Engineering and Oshkosh to work together to transform the Bronco 3 tracked vehicle into a proposal for the Army's Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle