Elbit Wins Contract to Supply Advanced Communication Systems

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Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded contracts from a European country, for the supply of advanced tactical communications systems, for a total...

F-35 PEO: “any foreign partner pooling out will have an effect...

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Lt. General Christopher C. Bogdan, the Program Executive Officer outlined the achievements and hurdles of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in his testimony in front of the Senate Armed Services committee. While the program is now in a better shape, obstacles still remain, in software integration, affordability and future operating & support.

Special Report: Solar HALE Drones Turn into Atmospheric Satellites

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Mega-size solar power drones are taking shape at several manufacturers across the USA, where 'atmospheric satellites' are being developed, designed to take small payloads...

New System will Counter Enemy Miniature Drones

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The development of a new anti-drone complex, the Repellent-1 system, has been recently completed by Russian engineers. It is designed to suppress and destroy...

Is GPS Under Threat?

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The GPS (Global Positioning System) is a navigation tool that supplies positioning data and guiding maps to a target point. Not only us drivers...

F-35 Too Buggy To Fly

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The F-35 fighter jet’s software is so buggy, it could just ground the whole fleet, Vice’s Motherboard reports The F-35’s logistics system is supposed to...

Drones Changing Rules Of The Game In Disputed Areas

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China has now firmly established itself as leading player in the worldwide arena of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing. Some of the country’s products...

Lockheed Martin Mini-Missile Takes Flight in New Demonstration

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A Lockheed Martin-built Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched from a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) in an engineering demonstration on April 4 at White...

The Department of Homeland Security Severely Lacks In IT Security

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You’d think that as an agency tasked with security, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be for the challenge of maintaining its own...

France is the Fourth Largest Weapons Exporter in the World

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The French Ministry of Defense publishes in its annual report that the export of weapons in 2014 has grown in about 18% in comparison...

Russian Military Expert: US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer A “Giant Washtub”

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There has been much hype around the US Navy’s long awaited next-generation super-destroyer, the USS Zumwalt. It has been described as a “behemoth nearly...

Special Report – Solar Powered Mini-UAS

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Flexible solar array manufacturer Alta Devices has recently conducted an experiment applying its flexible PV arrays onto an AeroVironment Inc. RQ-12A Puma AE small...

50kW High Energy Laser Successfully Demonstrated in Switzerland

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Rheinmetall has successfully tested a new 50kW high-energy weapon technology demonstrator.The test was conducted at the end of November, at the company’s Ochsenboden Proving Ground (EZO) in Switzerland. The test comprised three types of targets representing hardened targets, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and ballistic threats. and successful A steel ball representing a mortar round target, travelling at approximately 50 m/sec was also intercepted.

Fast Draw – The threat from Lebanon

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Hezbollah's open preparations for another round against Israel are extremely worrying. They are not only worrying due to the dozens of rockets the terror...

Watch: The World’s Fastest Howitzer

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Meet the Archer Artillery System: An international collaboration between Sweden and Norway designed to be a development geared towards creating an ultramodern self-propelled artillery...

Industry Team Offers MAV-L for Special Applications Beyond SOCOM

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MAV-L was designed to meet SOCOM GMV 1.1 requirements, the team considered it has applications beyond SOCOM. For example, such vehicles could be suitable for US Army and Marine Corps recon teams, forced entry teams operated by the Air Force, or for international customers.

iHLS TV Interview – Gil Friedman , RED WAVES

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Interview with Gil Friedman from RED WAVES What is Red Waves' main contribution ? The role of  manpower in such a system The main challenges in the development process The challenges Rad Waves faces in...

New Advanced Payload To Be Installed On Aerostats

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The new payload, ELI-3332, developed by Elta a subsidiary of Israel aerospace industries (IAI) is an advanced aerostat-borne intelligence payload especially designed to overcome...

Pentagon, White House Outline Policies, Rules of Engagement for Cyber Ops

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Deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy Eric Rosenbach cited Defense Department progress in creating a concept for operating in the newest warfare...

New Cold War? US Initiates Nuclear Weapon Life Extension Program

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Sandia National Laboratories is doing what it has not done in decades: extending the life of a nuclear warhead at the same time the...

Estonia: A New Potential Market For Israeli Companies?

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The Estonian military is aiming to spend some 818 million euros (US $902 million) on acquisitions of new weapons and equipment by 2020, according...

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This Tiny Robot Can Keep Jumping as Long as the Light...

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Small robots designed to cross rough terrain face a basic mechanical challenge: jumping usually requires a mechanism to store energy, release it and then...