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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has appointed Northrop Grumman to its Electronics Resurgence Initiative in a concerted effort to drive microelectronic technologies. Led by the DARPA Microsystems Technology Office, the Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) has a potential worth of $1.5 billion, which will be divvied up between the initiatives’ many industry and academic […]

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Rockwell Collins will assist numerous US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft to obtain safety-critical Required Navigation Performance – Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) capabilities via a contract issued by the Naval Air Systems Command ‘Air Combat Electronics’ programme office. Under the agreement, Rockwell Collins will provide Mission Flight Management Software (MFMS-1000) and Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance […]

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Work at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde is well underway, which will see the base become the home of the entire UK Submarine Service. Recent work has seen the refurbishment of 34 service family homes in Helensburgh, helping to improve the lives of Royal Navy families already living in the area, as well as the […]

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The long awaited F-35B Lightning has carried out initial air trials equipped with UK-built weaponry, Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced during a visit to the Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) in Wales. From Edwards Air Force Base in southern California, the F-35B took to the skies, flown by a British pilot from RAF […]

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The Royal Air Force has officially handed responsibility for the NATO Enhanced Air Policing mission over to the Royal Canadian Air Force. During a ceremony held at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Southern Romania, 135 Expeditionary Air Wing relinquished command of the NATO mission to their Canadian counterparts. Royal Canadian Air Force Hornet fighter jets […]

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The nerve centre of Britain’s second next generation aircraft carrier, christened HMS Prince of Wales, is up and running two months ahead of schedule. From this sprawling operational HQ, the crew of HMS Prince of Wales will monitor potential threats, track the flight paths of its F-35B Lightning fighter jets and Merlin helicopters, and carry […]

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The UK-led Baidoa Security Training Centre in Somalia has celebrated its 500th graduate, as Britain reaffirms its commitment to supporting peace and prosperity throughout the region. Since January 2017, British service personnel have trained the Somalian National Army (SNA) in medical best practice, leadership development, intelligence gathering, equipment care, logistics and human rights. “The training […]

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The world’s first neural network able to explain itself is in development at Raytheon as part of the DARPA Explainable Artificial Intelligence programme. Through the programme DARPA aims to establish a suite of machine learning techniques with the ability to produce explainable models without compromising on performance. This will allow human users to better understand […]

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life today, but the cyber threat is now ever-present and evolving at breakneck pace. This is the age of the Internet of Things after all, with more devices online than there are people in the world. And while the digital trend looks set to continue, our reliance on connectivity brings […]

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Boeing has successfully completed the first suite of synchronised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using new on-board autonomous command and control technology in Australia. Conducted at a regional Queensland airfield, the flights saw five UAV test beds equipped with the Boeing on-board system safely complete in-air programmed missions as a team without input from […]

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The US Navy has accepted delivery of two Littoral Combat Ships, the future USS Sioux City and USS Wichita, during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard. Sioux City and Wichita, respectively, are the 14th and 15th Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) to be delivered to the US Navy and the sixth and seventh of […]

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