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123793
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Nowhere is communications between air and ground more critical than in the close air support (CAS) environment. CAS remains an extremely demanding process involving the integration of information from many sources and the repid establishment of a common mental picture of the battlefield between, for example, a tactical leader who needs support, a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) and the pilot of a strike aircraft, attack helicopter or armed UAV who need talking onto the target.
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132165
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2014.
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In 1991, U.S. President George H. W. Bush decided to retire almost all the tactical nuclear weapons operated by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. His reasons were simple: these short-range weapons were militarily useless and imposed significant burdens on the armed forces in terms of money, manpower, and time. Twenty-three years later, only one type of tactical nuclear weapon remains in the U.S. inventory: the B-61 gravity bomb. In addition to the several hundred B-61s located at home, the United States currently deploys around 180 of them in Europe, at bases in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey. In the event of a nuclear conflict on the continent, NATO would deliver the bombs via U.S.-built F-15 or F-16 aircraft or European-built Tornado fighters, operated by some combination of Belgian, Dutch, German, Italian, and U.S. crews. Originally intended to prevent Soviet forces from penetrating Western Europe, the planes could travel as far east as Russia. But owing to their slower speed and lower altitude, they would be much more vulnerable to Russia's ground-based air defenses than would longer-range strategic bombers and missiles.
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132237
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2014.
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Saab electronic defence systems - EDS has moved ahead of its closest rivals Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin with the launch of two new S- and X band classes of its Giraffe surface radar in May 2014, using gallium nitride (GaN) active electronically-scanned array (AESA) technology.
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129134
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2014.
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Striking a compromise on a controversial issue, Congress in January passed legislation to provide $537 million, the full amount the Obama administration had requested, for the program to rebuild the B61 nuclear gravity bomb and require the administration to submit detailed reports on alternatives to this plan. Congress also mandated the eventual retirement of a different gravity bomb, the B83, once the B61 is ready for service. These items were part of an omnibus appropriations bill signed by President Barack Obama on Jan. 17. The new law is a $1.1 trillion conglomeration of 12 appropriations bills that had to be passed to keep the government open for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The legislation includes $7.8 billion for nuclear weapons activities conducted by the Energy Department's semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). One of the key nuclear policy questions left unresolved last year was how much money the NNSA would be allowed to spend to extend the service life of about 400 B61 gravity bombs. About half of the B61s are stored in European NATO countries for use on tactical, or short-range, aircraft; the rest are stored in the United States for use on strategic, or long-range, bombers.
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130667
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2014.
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The article focuses on tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the need to develop an effective defense against drone attacks. Existing weapons and ways to defend against drones are presented. Problems discussed include challenges in detecting and destroying small size UAV's or drones. Options for defending against tactical drones including the use of laser as weapon, powerful electromagnetic impulses that disable drone equipment and drone hunter-killers are also presented.
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132984
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2014.
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The by-pass jet turbine engine concept did not just arrive onto the aero-engine scene in the early 1960s, it made a quantum leap forward from the perspectives of 1) performance 2), efficiency and 3) technology. Development since then significantly improved these three areas and considerably increased 'dual use' uptake, in which both military and civil markets benefit from the underlying technological advances being made across the entire aerospace industry.
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133007
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2014.
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eurosatory, Europe's premier land and E marine defence show, wound up on a sober note given the general downturn in the world economy and lower defence budgets in America and Europe. Looking only at Europe, defence spending appears largely confined to the UK, France and Germany. There too, the budgets have been squeezed in an effort to get the most bang for the least buck. Some of the new products on show were a helicopter with a 25mm cannon, a shock absorbing helmet, a mini- jammer and a new medium tank concept. The jammer Solo should be of some interest in India, it weighs about five kilos and can be plugged into a vehicle's 12-volt outlet or a battery pack.
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132985
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2014.
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The F-35, lighting II is a 5th generation fighter combining advance stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment.
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131728
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2014.
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Micro and nano UAVs are emerging as the latest link in the unmanned chain and are finding their niche on the modern battlefield. However how they will develop in future remains to be seen.
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125876
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2013.
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There is renewed interest in shipborne systems that combine both small - caliber gun and precision guided weapon capabilities
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125992
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2013.
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Chairman, Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Lars-Olof Lindgren's first year in the new job has been exciting albeit a bit slow. But an old India hand (he was Swedish ambassador to India for five years from 2007-2012), Lindgren understands that in India lack of speed is not such a bad thing. On the contrary, it may even be a good thing as it gives time for repeated confabulations and, who know, reconsiderations
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2014.
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The dismal scenario regarding procurement of artillery guns across various calibres is likely to finally come to an end if the matter is taken up seriously by the new powers that be. If procurements are fast tracked, then it is still a possibility that induction of long range guns and rockets as per the roadmap for Artillery Profile 2027, can be achieved. This would be quite an achievement as trials for 155 mm artillery guns required by the Indian Army began in 2002.
The proposal for the induction of five main types of heavy calibre artillery guns has been stalled for some time now. The Indian Army requires 155mm/52 calibre artillery guns in the following categories: towed gun system, wheeled and tracked self-propelled system and Mounted Gun System (MGS). Of crucial importance in high-altitude areas is the requirement for 145 BAE systems M777 155mm/39 Calibre Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH), to be acquired through the foreign military sale route from the US. Of these, the M777 is likely to go through first.
Also, to be acquired were indigenously developed systems like the Dhanush 155/45 mm calibre gun and upgraded 130 mm guns. As of 2012, nine regiments had already been equipped with upgraded 130 mm guns. The Ordinance Factory Board (OFB) continues to develop and test the Dhanush 155/45 mm calibre gun. So far, 114 pieces are on order and deliveries for the Dhanush are expected to be completed in the 2018-2020 timeframe. The Request For Proposal (RFP) for upgradation of existing 155 mm/39 calibre FH 77B Bofors to 155 mm/45 Calibre Gun was issued in August 2008.
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132987
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2014.
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The variety of models currently under consideration for competing tenders demonstrates a disparate set of requirements for future vehicle designs in key areas such as mobility and protection. Defence materiel organizations' efforts towards standardization are beset by the growing number of recent ground -breaking technologies available for review.
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130147
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The 21st Century has come up with new innovations such as improvedand new types of ammunition, advanced aiming systems, and multi-calibre ability. As weapons evolve, the delicate balance for assault rifle systems between power, weight, recoil and terminal effects will likely shift once again in an attempt to defeat body armour, to match the range of full-power cartridges, and to penetrate through wind shields and thinskinned vehicles while still producing good terminal effects. This is an overview of 21st Century assault rifles.
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132982
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2014.
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Helmet mounted displays (HMD) help pilots to better harness human sensation, perception, and cognition to enhance their mission performance. They increase tactical capabilities of pilots, aircraft, and weapons as a single, integrated system. The introduction of these new technologies brings about a need to better understand the expectations and limitations of the human brain and its visual and auditory senses to best meld pilot with machine.
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129336
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due to the risk of jamming, one of the Israel defence force's requirements has been to develop alternatives for GPS weapon and navigation systems. however, bottom line, it seems that satellites are apparently not trusted in Israel, and the obvious tendency is to return to the navigation methods of old, primarily inertial navigation.
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132262
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A wide variety of state-of-the-art UGS systems are now available in the market
The use of unattended ground sensors (UGS) for border security applications has gained momentum in recent times across the world. For India, where the border guarding forces face significantly large number of challenges manning the open and porous borders, the UGS could provide a perfect solution. It is no surprise that Indian armed forces are now in the process of procuring these advanced sensors.
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) had issued an expression of interest (EoI) in 2013 to procure UGS systems for Border Security Force (BSF). This initiative from the MHA came after the reports of a 400 metre long tunnel was found in Jammu and Kashmir close to the international border. "Hand-held control receiver and variety of sensors like, passive infrared sensor to detect movement of object in a narrow field of view, magnetic sensors to monitor movement of metallic objects such as weapons or vehicles and seismic sensors to identify ground vibration caused by vehicles or pedestrians (should be encompassed in the device)," stated the qualitative requirements floated by the Paramilitary.
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125641
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2013.
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After more than a decade in the making, the US Navy's next generation DDG 1000 guided missile destroyer is now at an advanced stage of build, with the first of class set for launch later this year.
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132846
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2014.
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The last decade have been characterized by an ever-increasing importance of electronics in weapons systems, not only from a technological and operational point of view, but also for a high level of costs that currently represent, e.g. in the case of a combat aircraft, 60% of the total cost.
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