Posts in category Defense

(Source: www.popularmechanics.com –  David Hambling) – When a Hobby Drone Becomes a Military Sniper There’s a new kind of killer drone. Called TIKAD, it isn’t …

(Center For Security Studies/ETH Zurich – By Antonio Garcia for Small Wars Journal) – Sustainable UN Peacekeeping Offensive Operations: UXOs, ERW and IEDs When a …

(Source:www.globalsecurity.org) First submarine export as S. Korea hands over vessel to Indonesia   A Korean-built submarine rolls out to sea. Next stop: Indonesia. This submarine, …

Résumé en français par Clara Tanielian (Source: Defense News – NATO might trigger Article 5 for certain cyberattacks )- La 9ème Conférence Internationale sur les …

The Towed Side Scan Sonar System TOWSCA developed by ECA Group upgrades its USV Inspector with a shallow to deep water survey capability. ECA Group …

(Source: www.sldinfo.com) – U.S. Marines and Sailors forward deployed to the 3rd Marine Division, as part of the forward Unit Deployment Program, participate in a …

UMIS is ECA Group brand new Mine Counter Measure (MCM) unmanned system able to carry out any MCM missions, using a collaborative system of surface …

(Source: Intelligent Aerospace) – By Courtney E. Howard  – U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin team autonomous UAS, manned aircraft to boost effectiveness, reduce pilot workload …

(Source: www.militarytimes.com) By Richard Lardner and Michelle Faul, The Associated Press – Trump to sell attack planes to Nigeria for Boko Haram fight The Trump …

(Source: 3dprint.com) – by Clare Scott – Norsk Titanium Produces First FAA-Approved 3D Printed Structural Titanium Commercial Airplane Components for Boeing Dreamliner When a company …

(Source: www.sldinfo.com) – By Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute –President Trump Enforces Proportionate deterrence: Looking …

(source: Al Defaya) – Russia to Build Advanced Air Defense System Russia plans to construct a prospective anti-aircraft short-range missile system (SAM) which will be …

France and the UK launch next-generation strike missile project with MBDA Today in London, the United Kingdom and France have signed an agreement to launch …

(source: airforcetimes.com) – By Charlsy Panzino – Air Force special ops medics to test freeze-dried plasma on the battlefield Plasma makes up more than half …

(NATO) – French troops arrive in Estonia – France deploys the first of 300 troops to Estonia as part of its contribution to NATO’s enhanced …

(Source: MARCOM) – NATO’s advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise Dynamic Manta concludes IONIAN SEA, Italy – NATO’s Submarine Warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MANTA 2017 (DYMA 17) concluded March …

(Source: RAF Lossiemouth as re-published in SLDinfo.com) By Flight Lt. Nathan Shawyer – The Last Tornado Student  The tranquil Saturday afternoon of 17th September 2005 was …

(Source: ETH Zurich, as published by >>>https://3dprint.com) – By Sarah Saunders – Zurich Researchers Build Tiny Redox Flow Battery, Supplied with Electrolytes Thanks to 3D …

(DefenseOne.com) By Peter Zwack, former U.S. senior U.S. defense attache to Russia – US and Russian Military Leaders Are Meeting Again, Breaking a Long and …

(source: unmmannedsystemstechnology.com) – Cloud-Seeding UAV Completes BVLOS Test Flight in Nevada A cloud-seeding research team led by the Desert Research Institute (DRI) flight operations node …

(Source: Airbus Helicopter) – Airbus awarded contract to retrofit 26 Bundeswehr CH-53 helicopters • Obsolescence management will ensure that the fleet remains in service until …

(Source: Forces Opérations Blog) – Les effets des armes explosives : rapport Un rapport de recherche, qui a pour but de décrire et d’expliquer les principaux …

(Source: MBDA) – ADSiham Al Khaleej Technology, Leonardo and MBDA present their new “SIHAM3” combined Anti-Air and Anti-Surface Weapon System at IDEX 2017 At IDEX …

(Bridget Butler Millsaps – 3dprint.com) – India: Dassault Systèmes Continues to Encourage Youth & Startups in 3D Printing Dassault Systèmes obviously has a strong world …

(By Robert Costa – The Washington Post)- Harward emerges as front-runner to replace Flynn following talks [Abstract] Vice Adm. Robert Harward, a former deputy commander of …

UDT Asia took place on 17 – 18 January 2017 in Singapore. To maximise engagement opportunities, the event ran in parallel with MilSim Asia, AOC …

(David Larter and Meghann Myers / Military Times) The Navy SEALs and other secretive units are quietly battling a frightening rise in parachute deaths Navy …

(By Don Rassler for Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) – Abstract) – Armed military-grade drones have been a central tool for the United States to counter …

(Chris Church – Stars and stripes) Aboard Charles de Gaulle, French and US sailors toast ‘l’interopérabilité’ ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE — U.S. Navy Lt. …

DARPA MFP drone-defense program seeks to protect moving convoys from swarms of attacking small UAVs U.S. military researchers are asking for industry’s help in developing …