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As per reports, the U.S Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency  (DARPA) has reportedly handed out $1 million to the Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, thereby giving the institution the responsibility of designing and an autonomous flight system, for the agency’s newest project, The Transformer TX, where DARPA envisions a four [...]

Taking a step toward Cloud 2015, Intel helped create the Open Data Center Alliance, a coalition of more than 70 major companies that together represent more than $ 50 billion annual investment in IT and have research projects on clouds underway. The Alliance Steering Committee includes BMW, China Life, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, [...]

One of the primary contribution towards air pollution and the rise of the global warming has been done by the aviation industry, both civilian and military. Nowadays, out skies packed with civilian passenger airlines and cargo or freight transports, that on a continuums basis travel back and forth continents delivering supplies, cargos and other items. [...]

The current ongoing operations in Afghanistan by the United States armed forces are specifically being led by the special operation units of the U.S special forces and is now being aided by a technological edge of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). One of the principal defense contractor to the U.S Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin has initiated [...]

Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first flight tests of the Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB). This test is a first in series of tests to evaluate the highly precise and destructive Paveway series of laser guided ammunition for the U.S Navy. The all new Paveway II Plus is outfitted with the next generation laser guidance package, providing [...]

The much awaited delivery of Lockheed Martin’s Space Based Infrared Satellite (SBIRS) for the U.S Air Force has been scheduled for the year 2010. The infrared satellite had been going through some rough times, with unexpected glitches and errors popping up during the test phase. However, Lockheed Martin, one of the principle defense contractors [...]

One of the principle contractors to the U.S Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1 billion contract to equip all the Aegis class ship with ballistic missile defense systems. This contract in under the continuing Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon System Program, initiated by the Missile Defense Agency of the Pentagon. As per [...]

One of the primary clients for Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Multirole Fighters, Pakistan is all set for delivery of 18 new state of the art F-16 fighter aircraft for its air force. At Forth Worth, Texas, Lockheed Martin unveiled the 18 new aircrafts in front of high level officials from both the United States and Pakistan. Air Chief Marshal of Pakistan, [...]