Archive for the ‘Defense Technology News’ Category
Precision Targeting System Begins Final Testing
China Lake CA: BAE Systems has entered the final phase of testing on its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), a technology that increases the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of airborne weapon systems.
The tests seek to confirm the production readiness of the APKWS rocket and its ability to...
November 20th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests
ALBUQUERQUE, NM: The Boeing Company in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
During the U.S. Air Force-sponsored tests at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, Calif., the Mobile Active...
November 19th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Web security company warns of ‘cyber arms race’
WASHINGTON: Warning of a "cyber arms race," a leading Web security firm said that China, France, Israel, Russia and the United States were among countries that have developed "cyber weapons."
"McAfee began to warn of the global cyber arms race more than two years ago, but now we're seeing increasing...
November 18th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Rise of the cyber wingman
WASHINGTON: Every day, malicious code, worms, botnets and hooks attack Air Force computers hardware, software and the Internet. They infiltrate classified information and compromise national security. In response, Air Force officials are stepping up their mission to defend cyberspace.
Mission success...
November 13th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Sensors May Warn Troops of Vehicle Damage
WASHINGTON: Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center are researching armored vehicles made with built-in sensors that automatically report when they are damaged.
Thomas Meitzler, a research scientist at the Michigan-based organization, said the aim is to...
November 12th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Combat ID technology evaluated in joint exercise
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.: The largest exercise designed to examine advanced combat identification technologies that can reduce the risk of fratricide on future battlefields wrapped up recently.
The U.S. Joint Forces Command exercise, Bold Quest 2009, was held at both Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station...
November 12th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
General Calls for Focus on Protecting Satellites
WASHINGTON: The chief of U.S. Strategic Command wants better tools for protecting against threats from space debris -- an estimated 20,000 pieces of manmade material orbiting around the planet.
Gen. Kevin P. Chilton laid out what he described as his "wish list" Nov. 4, emphasizing the importance of being...
November 9th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
ECR-90 Captor Radar Rides on Eurofighter Typhoon’s Success
NEWTOWN, Conn: The Eurofighter Typhoon's success is proving a boon for the aircraft's ECR-90 Captor radar system. (ECR = European Collaborative Radar.) The Euroradar consortium consists of EADS Defence Electronics of Germany, INDRA of Spain, and SELEX Galileo divisions in Italy and the U.K.
The ECR-90...
November 9th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Iraq explosives detection gadget does not work
Baghdad: A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by Iraq's security forces to detect explosives and stop suicide bombers passing through checkpoints.
Major General Robert Rowe told reporters in Baghdad he was at odds with Iraqi officials on whether the...
November 9th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Radar Still a Lucrative Market, Despite Economic Woes
NEWTOWN, Conn: Forecast International projects that the worldwide radar market will be worth $52 billion over the 2009-2018 timeframe. Its recently published analysis "The Market for Radar Systems" further projects that more than 15,000 individual radar units will be produced over the next decade.
The...
November 5th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
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UAE Selects Pilatus PC-21 Training System
November 18, 2009 05:11
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UK’s largest fully-autonomous Unmanned Aircraft completes flight trials
November 18, 2009 05:11
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Russian missile cruiser leaves Singapore
November 18, 2009 05:11
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Pakistan says towns cleared in Taliban offensive
November 18, 2009 05:11
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US Afghan supply flights over Russia still not on: US
November 18, 2009 05:11
