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British Army Armored Vehicles to Test Electric Technology

British Army Armored Vehicles to Test Electric Technology

Offering improved silent mobility, hybrid and electric drive systems will provide sustainability benefits and deliver potential military advantages, reducing noise and increasing stealth capability. Electric systems will also provide game-changing power off-board, while increased power onboard will …
BAE to Acquire Technology and Data Specialists Techmodal

BAE to Acquire Technology and Data Specialists Techmodal

BAE Systems has strengthened its technology and data portfolio with a deal to buy Techmodal, a UK-based data consultancy and digital services company.

Techmodal, which is based in Bristol and has approximately 120 employees and 30 associates, has a number of long-term contracts with the UK Minist…

MDA to attempt intercept of ICBM target using SM-3 Block IIA this year

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is on course to conduct the first ever intercept of a intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target using a SM-3 Block IIA interceptor this year. Photo: U.S. Missile Defense Agency Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, director of MDA, says this will be executed under Flight Test Maritime 44 (FTM-44). It […]
AlphaDogfight Trials Final will be streamed live on YouTube

AlphaDogfight Trials Final will be streamed live on YouTube

The final event of Darpa’s AlphaDogfight Trials will be streamed live on YouTube Aug. 21. The winning AI team will go against a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot. DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trials seeks to advance the state of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies applied to air combat operations. The trials are a computer-based competition designed to demonstrate […]

Live Super 530 air-to-air missile found at Draken International

Employees at Draken International were evaluating a shipment of equipment and found a live Super 530 air-to-air missile amongst the goods it had received. Photo: USAF The company called in a bomb disposal team from MacDill Air Force Base to remove the explosive weapon. 1st Lt. Brandon Hanner, a spokesman for the 6th Air Refueling […]

Indonesia rents CH-47D for COVID-19 operations

Indonesia’s National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) has leased a CH-47D helicopter from Billings Flying Service of the United States for forest fire fighting and COVID-19 relief operations. Photo: BNPB The large rotorcraft is on a one month trial and will assist in the distribution of test kits to remote regions. It arrived in Sumatra […]
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