Russian Air Force To Get New Flight Simulators This Year
The Russian Air Force will get about 20 new flight simulators for training fighter and ground-attack crews later this year, according to RIA Novosti. The trainers are to simulate a number of new types of aircraft now entering service, including new variants of Sukhoi and MiG fighters and ground-attack aircraft, as...
Austria To Buy Selex Air Defence Radar System.
Selex ES has been awarded a contract by the Austrian Ministry of Defence to provide a RAT31DL/M deployable air defence radar system. The system will enter into operation in 2016
Rockwell Collins' Radar Sensor System To Equip MH-65E Aircraft
Rockwell Collins has been selected by the US Coast Guard to provide the Radar Sensor System (RSS) for 102 MH-65E aircraft. Rockwell Collins RTA-4114 MultiScan Weather Radar with enhanced ground/shoreline mapping and a new maritime surface search mode will provide the Coast Guard with a lightweight, flexible, and supportable solution...
General Dynamics To Support Raytheon For US Navy Air and Missile Defense...
General Dynamics has won a contract from Raytheon in January 2014 to support the engineering and manufacturing development of the US Navy's next-generation integrated Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). Under the contract, General Dynamics will support Raytheon as they build, integrate and test an open, highly scalable and energy efficient...
Pakistan To Get More Exelis Electronic Warfare Systems
Exelis has won a $9 million contract from the US Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing contract. The original contract, awarded in December 2011, granted Exelis $53 million to supply Pakistan with ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS)...
Russian Military Forces To Get New Laser Technology: Report
Russias scientists have developed a new laser technology which protects the sensitive elements of the optical devices used in military equipments, according to RIA Novosti. “Our army may face this challenge, so we have designed special built-in filters that could ensure protection from laser attacks,” Dmitry Chesnokov, a dean of the faculty of nanotechnologies at the Siberian State Geodesic Academy was quoted as saying, adding that these filters can also be used to increase combat survivability of unmanned aerial vehicles
Raytheon Wins $123 Million Phalanx Weapon Systems Contract
Raytheon Company has won a $123 million contract to supply nine Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the Republic of Korea Navy. Under the direct commercial sale, the largest ever for the Phalanx program, Raytheon will deliver the Phalanx systems for installation aboard the FFX Batch II frigate-class ships and AOE II-class fast combat support ships
Engility Corp Wins $39 Million EW Weapon Systems Contract
Engility Corp has won a $39 million modification contract for electronic warfare (EW) weapons systems for the US Navy and Australian EA-6B, EA-18G, E-2C, MH-60R, BAMS, P-8A aircrafts. This contract also includes the support for Unmanned Air Systems, flight simulators, training systems, other advanced electronic attack derivatives and initiatives
Thales Order Book Valued At $14.17 billion, Increases 7% in 2013 From
Thales revealed their annual result for the year 2013, stating the order intake has increased about 7% from the previous year totally valued $14.17 billion
Sikorsky Wins $110 Million US Navy Pilot Training Support Contract
Sikorsky Aircraft has won a $110 million maintenance and support services contract for more than 360 aircraft operated by the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). "We are very proud to manage this contract again and support CNATRA and the Naval Air Training Command
Apache AH-64E Modernized Day Sensor Assembly Tested
Lockheed Martin yesterday conducted a test flight of the Apache AH-64E Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) during an event at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. The test flight demonstrated the maturity of M-DSA and the enhanced capabilities it brings to the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), the precision targeting and pilotage system for the AH-64D/E Apache helicopter
Boeing Super Hornet Tested With Infrared Sensor
The US Navy recently tested the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor for the first time on board Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft that will find hard-to-detect targets over long distances. Boeing and Lockheed Martin are developing and integrating IRST, an essential upgrade to the combat capability of the Navy's Super Hornets
Pakistan Plans 4.5 Gen Upgrade for JF-17 Fighter with New PFX Version
Russian Missile Strike Destroys F-16 Fighter at Dnepropetrovsk Airport
Netherlands Retires Zr.Ms. Makkum Minehunter after 40 Years of Service
L3Harris Wins $999M U.S. Navy Communications Contract
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...