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Global Defense Market

Leonardo Teams Up to Pitch Helicopter to Polish Army

Two international companies have partnered to offer a new combat helicopter to the Polish army.

Global Defense Market

Company Offering New Battery Chargers For Small Drones

Delta-Q — a Vancouver, Canada-based industrial battery charger company — has begun developing lithium ion-based battery chargers that can help small drones operate for longer periods of time, said a company executive.

Air Power

Engine Upgrades, Digitization to Keep B-52s Flying Into 2050s

The Air Force has begun a series of major upgrades to its oldest aircraft — the B-52H Stratofortress — to keep the fleet viable until about 2050.

Air Power

Air Force Light Attack Vision Inches Closer to Reality

The Air Force’s light attack aircraft experiment, also known as OA-X, can be viewed as one of the Pentagon’s key attempts to try to break the cumbersome acquisition paradigm. Less than two years after the effort was announced, the service is moving toward procuring a new aircraft.

Research and Development

IARPA-Funded Initiatives Could Thwart Biothreats

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has enlisted Ginkgo Bioworks — a Boston-based synthetic DNA company — in several initiatives meant to get ahead of potential biological threats such as infectious disease outbreaks or even bioterrorism.

Research and Development

Industry, Academia Working to ‘Humanize’ Exoskeletons

New research from scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Draper, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based advanced technology company, seeks to understand how to develop more functional exoskeletons.

Global Defense Market

Australia Boosts Maritime System Procurement

Australia is investing heavily in new unmanned aerial vehicles and submarine hunters as competition from China heats up, said one analyst.

Missile Defense

United States, Canada Studying Options to Replace Arctic Early Warning Radars

The United States and Canada are beginning to study potential replacements for a jointly operated network of unmanned air defense radars at the top of North America. However, the re-emergence of great power competition could prompt the close allies to develop new missile warning capabilities.