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DARPA Seeks Novel, Tunable Obscurants for Battlefield

DARPA Seeks Novel, Tunable Obscurants for Battlefield

Dispersing clouds of obscurants in battle is a common military tactic that U.S. forces use to protect themselves from detection by adversary vision and sensor systems. The problem with current obscurants, however, is that they also degrade visibility and sensor performance of friendly troops. Additi…
B-1B Bombers and Allied Fighters Train Together In Baltic Region

B-1B Bombers and Allied Fighters Train Together In Baltic Region

RAMSTEIN, Germany – Two US B-1 Bombers integrated with Allied fighters and practised close air support techniques with Allied Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) in Lithuania before returning to RAF Fairford, UK on October 11.

Danish and Portuguese aircraft escorted the U.S. B-1 bombers dur…

German Sub U35 Sails Home After 4-Month Mission in Med

German Sub U35 Sails Home After 4-Month Mission in Med

On Friday, October 15th at 10 am, the submarine “U 35” will return from the EU mission
“Irini” under the command of Corvette Captain Oliver Brux (34).

Operation “Irini” of the European Union is tasked with monitoring and enforcing the arms embargo against Libya, but also disrupting smuggling ac…

RAF in Egypt for Exercise for First Time in 20 Years

RAF in Egypt for Exercise for First Time in 20 Years

RAF Typhoons currently deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean have taken part in the first exercise for 20 years with the Egyptian Air Force flying over Egypt.

The Typhoons currently deployed as part of 903 Expeditionary Air Wing joined Egyptian Air Force F-16s during Exercise BRIGHT STAR. This w…

RAF Poseidon, A400M Fly to Iceland As Cooperation Increases

RAF Poseidon, A400M Fly to Iceland As Cooperation Increases

A detachment of RAF personnel were in Iceland with an Atlas A400M and a Poseidon MRA1 aircraft, as part of increased cooperation between the UK and Iceland.

After a training sortie in the Greenland, Iceland and UK Gap, the maritime patrol aircraft flew into Keflavik airbase. During the visit Air…

BAE Systems Unveils Ultra Low-Light Image Sensor

BAE Systems Unveils Ultra Low-Light Image Sensor

SAN JOSE, Calif. — BAE Systems, Inc. has unveiled its backside illuminated (BSI) “Hawkeye” HWK1411 ultra low-light image sensor, enabling market-leading night vision capabilities with reduced size, weight, and power. The 1.6 megapixel sensor provides high-performance imaging capabilities in all li…
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