Axis Unveil New Air Recognition Training Simulator At Defexpo 2014
Axis Aerospace & Technologies Ltd (AAT) unveiled today their Air Recognition Training Simulator (ARTS) at the Defexpo 2014. ARTS is a 3D training tool which trains Air Defence operators to use WEFT Methodology to identify the major features of an aircraft - the Wings, Engines (s),Fuselage, and Tail features of...
Iraq To Buy US Air Traffic Control Equipment Worth $700 Million
Iraq has requested a $700 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of air traffic control and landing systems, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced. Iraq has requested the commercially available FAA Air Traffic Control (ATC) Equipment Suite and Airfield Navigational Aids Suites for air bases in Tikrit, Al Basra, Al Kut, and...
Elbit Systems To Operate and Maintain Israeli Ground Forces Simulators
Elbit Systems has won a $23 million contract for the operation and maintenance of ground simulators in use by the Israeli Ground Forces. The contract includes a variety of simulators, both fixed and mobile, dedicated to training for tanks, armored combat vehicles, driving simulators, intelligence training and other applications
Camero To Supply Xaver100 Systems To South Asian Customer
Camero announced a contract for the supply of its Xaver100 systems to an unidentified South Asian customer at DEFEXPO 2014. The contract is presumed to have been awarded by India, following its previous purchase and successful integration of the Xaver400, although Camero refuses to identify its customer
BEL To Highlight Network Centric Warfare Capabilities At Defexpo 2014
India's domestic firm Bharat Electronic Limited ( BEL) will be showcasing indigenously-built network centric warfare (NCW) systems in addition to its R&D capabilities at DefExpo 2014, in New Delhi. NCW solutions for the Indian Navy will include combat management system, which automates tactical data from the ship's sensors to provide decision...
Rockwell Collins To Unveil Next-Generation Radios At Singapore Air Show 2014
Rockwell Collins will showcase its next-generation radios in addition to MultiScan ThreatTrack weather radar, the EVS-3000 enhanced vision system and the HeliSure family of products for helicopters at the Singapore Airshow 2014 taking place Feb. 11-16
Raytheon Begins New Phase Of DARPA Persistent Close Air Support Program
Raytheon Company is beginning Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program estimated $25.5 million
Lockheed Martin To Provide Air Operations & Missile Defense Software
Lockheed Martin has won a $8 million contract to provide an air and missile defense software planner that will be integrated into the US Air Force Air Operations Center. "This planner offers an unprecedented capability to analyze multiple sources of information to support rapid and efficient deployment decisions," said Rob Smith, vice president of C4ISR for Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions
Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers To Get New Surveillance Systems By 2019
The UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed plans to accelerate the Crowsnest carrier-based airborne surveillance and control programme ensuring its operation by 2019. Intended to replace the RN's current Sea King ASaC
Boeing Wins $24 Million Combat Survivor Evader Locators Contract
Boeing has won a $24 million contract from US Air Force to supply additional 2,550 Combat Survivor Evader Locator radios, which are vital to the rescue of downed pilots and other warfighters in dangerous situations. A global emergency call system that enables the safe, fast and efficient recovery of warfighters in harm's way, CSEL is used by the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy for search and rescue operations
Indian MoD Approves BEL, Thales JV To Develop Radars
The Indian Ministry of Defense has approved the formation of a Joint Venture Company with Thales for the design, development, marketing, supply and support of civilian and select defence radars for Indian and global markets. Thales will hold 26 per cent stake in the company, as per the Defence foreign direct investment (FDI) norms that India prescribes at present
Samtel, General Dynamics Team Up For Digital Display Systems
Indias domestic firm Samtel Avionics and General Dynamics have signed an agreement to co-produce digital display systems for the Indian Army. Samtel is expecting to promote display systems market for the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, estimated to be worth $90 million, according to Defense News
F-35 Jet Crashes in Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
Handcuffed and Shackled, Illegal Migrants Head Home on U.S. Military Planes
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Suspends New Contracts Amid Procurement Review
France Provided €6B in Military Aid to Ukraine since Russian Invasion
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