Elbit Systems, a defense equipment company based in Israel, has recently announced the successful bid of a new contract worth approximately $100 million.This contract builds upon a previous agreement and entails the conversion of civilian aircraft into intelligence and electronic warfare (EW) platforms for a yet-to-be-disclosed country.The project is anticipated to…
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As reported by ANA-MPA and ERT's Lena Argyri, the US State Department has officially notified Congress of its approval for the sale of certain components related to the flight safety of Turkish F-16 fighters.Software upgrades of OFP avionics w AGCAS capability, hardware modifications to enable integration of MIDS BU II, hardware-software upgrades to…
The Greek Minister of Finance issued a statement informing about the developments of the ARCHYTAS program that intends to produce an autonomous aerial vehicle (drone) and revealed that a second upgraded system is being prepared.The following follows statement of the Greek Minister of Finance Mr. Christos Staikouras, regarding the progress of the work of…
According to Secretary Frank Kendall, the highly classified Next Generation Air Dominance fighter jet program (NGAD) of the United States Air Force has begun its crucial engineering and manufacturing development phase.PHOTO: Lockheed MartinDuring a conversation held at the Heritage Foundation, Kendall stated that the US Air Force started early experimental prototyping on NGAD in…
The record-breaking 25th flight of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took place on April 8, and a black-and-white navigation camera aboard the helicopter captured stunning video of the accomplishment.As stated, it was the longest and quickest flight that a Mars rotorcraft has ever completed to this point, covering a distance of 704 meters at a…
According to a new press release by NASA, "NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 27, to discuss the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the uncrewed Artemis…
A NASA (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft on top reached the 39B launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday in preparation for the final test flight before the Artemis I mission.The mission of Artemis 1 (Artemis I) aims to return humans back to the Moon after decades.PHOTO: NASA…
As reported more than six state governments in the United States have been hit by a cyberattack of a group of hackers funded by the Chinese government, according to a report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant.The cyber attacks occurred somewhere between May 2021 and February 2022 and Mandiant's research depicts a challenging adversary that is…
Cyberwarfare and cyber security are two terms as valuable as their impact on achieving military objectives in the modern battlefield.In recent years there has been an increase in tensions between countries known to have aggressive abilities in cyberspace and this trend will continue with nations constantly investing in cybersecurity as well as, the ability…
Scientists from the Russian Federal Nuclear Center at the Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics have developed a new trap for enemy drones.The projectile was patented at the end of October 2021 and now the Russian experts are preparing for the manufacture and preliminary testing of this so-called "drone trap".The system consists…