Travis air base in California has produced the first certified 3D printed aircraft parts with the 60th Maintenance Squadron.

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BAE Systems has launched its next-generation XTS Guard 7, which provides US intelligence organisations with secure access to geospatial imagery and data through multi-directional transfer of different data types across classified and unclassified domains. XTS Guard 7 is a cyber security appliance solution that resides between networks with differing levels of security classification, and is […]

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Raytheon and the US Navy have completed the first system-level tests of SPY-6(V)2, the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, Virginia. In the first test the radar searched for, detected, identified and tracked numerous targets – including commercial aircraft. In a second exercise, the maturity of EASR integration […]

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Geoff Anderson, CEO, PixelPin writes for Defence Online and argues that biometric solutions might not represent the future of security after all… Anyone of a certain age who grew up with an interest in sci-fi will have seen characters open doors and log in to computers with either a press of their fingerprint or a […]

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Director of the DIA Army Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley Jr. has outlined the top three priorities needed to modernise intelligence in the USA. 

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The UK government has announced its themes for the International Defence Industry Show including technology and international relations.

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Saab has signed a supply contract worth around SEK 160 million with the Belgian MoD for the deliveries of training systems to the Belgian Army. The contract with Saab includes providing a complete training centre with infantry simulators, anti-tank simulators, vehicle systems and communication systems for controlling, monitoring and collecting training data to enable detailed […]

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The USS Gravely took part in PASSEX with Denmark’s HMDS Absalon for a passing exercise in the Arctic circle. The Arleigh Burke-class USS Gravely and command and support ship HMDS Absalon completed the PASSEX passing exercise off the coast of Greenland. The operation tests cooperation, communication, and interoperability between international navies. The ship’s crews were […]

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The US DOD has adopted a new file exchange system to increase security and accommodate larger files.

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Raytheon has received security certification for new GPS modules and receivers from the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The new Raytheon modules and receivers will give military aircraft, ships, ground vehicles and weapon systems secure and reliable access to modernised GPS. Eric Ditmars, Vice President of […]

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The US Air Force met with NATO allies to conduct air surveillance in Iceland as part of this year’s exercise.

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The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) have concluded Joint Minex Pandu at Changi Command and Control Centre in Singapore. Held in Batam, waters off Bintan, and Singapore, the bilateral mine-countermeasure (MCM) and clearance diving exercise was conducted to enhance the two navies’ ability to counter underwater threats together. Joint […]

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