US Marine Corps’ Systems Command has updated what it called the new satellite communication system or tactical satellite system that provides increased communication for soldiers on the battlefield. According to the Marine Command, the upgraded satellite communication technology is performing beyond expectation, based on field user evaluations. “We tested the system through user evaluation exercises…
Russia’s Sunflower (Russian: Podsolnukh) over-the-horizon radar can detect the stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft or any other jet that was designed to avoid detection, Russian media, Svobodnaya Pressa reported. The Russian Sunflower radar is capable of detecting even the most advanced Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft present in the Pentagon’s arsenal. According to Sputnik News,…
The Pentagon is experimenting to use cutting-edge cloud networks and artificial intelligence systems to predict adversary’s moves even before they actually make them. The US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) conducted a series of experiments, they called it the Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE). These tests combined global sensor networks, artificial intelligence systems, and cloud computing resources…
Microsoft has won a contract to provide US Army soldiers with augmented reality vision systems. The contract is worth $21.88 billion. Under the contract, Microsoft will provide 120,000 mixed reality headsets to the Army. The contract duration is 10 years. A spokesperson from Microsoft told CNBC. A 3% increase in Microsoft shares has been observed…
France and Germany are negotiating on the next step in the development of the 6th-generation fighter aircraft. The Government in Berlin said last month. The next-generation Franco-German Combat Aircraft and drones will be developed under the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program. The FCAS is a key instrument in ensuring future European autonomy and sovereignty…
The British Military is not fully fit for the fight and the ‘Russians are laughing at us’. A former British Army Chief of the General Staff, Baron Dannatt warns that years of cuts have made our military unfit to fight. Lord Dannatt said, the Russians are laughing at us as years of cuts have made…
The US Air Force is looking for a new clean sheet 4.5-generation fighter jet to replace its F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet. The officials were once thinking of replacing the F-16s with the 5th-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But the cost of the later jet remains sky-high. So the officials are looking for another budget-conscious, clean…
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division will soon start testing a secret new aircraft “Speed Racer”, using an all-new digital engineering process known as StarDrive. Skunk Works Division: The Skunk Works, headquartered in Maryland, is Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program (ADP), formerly known as Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for developing solutions in…