USAF Awards CBRN Training Contract To Argon Electronics
Argon Electronics has won a contract from the US Air Force for the supply of PlumeSIM CBRN training system to enhance CBRN exercises at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. PlumeSIM will be used with Argons M4 JCAD simulators to create highly realistic CBRN and HazMat exercises, implemented in both virtual and...
Netherlands Awards Thales’ First Contract For Newly Introduced SCOUT Mk3 Radar System
Thales and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have signed a contract for the delivery and installation of a SCOUT Mk3 naval surveillance radar, according to an official statement. The radar system is to be installed on the Joint Support Ship commissioned by the Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation that is currently under construction...
Rafael Begins Work On Indigenous F-35 Guided Weapons
Israel is planning to adopt indigenously-built Stand-Off guided weapons for the F-35 fighters they are buying. Rafael has begun work to merge the Spice 1000 Electro-Optically, Stand-Off guided weapon to bomber, according to C4Defence
Brazilian Army Vehicles To Be Equipped With Thales' Sotas Intercomm System
The Brazilian Army has selected Thales Sotas communication systems for its various vehicle programmes, including the new Guarani vehicle, the Cascavel, the M113 and the Urutu refurbishment programmes. The systems will be delivered in June 2014
GD To Co-Produce Digital Display Systems With Local Avionics Firm For Indian...
General Dynamics and India-based Samtel Avionics will co-produce digital display systems for the Indian Army and GD. The partnership will produce multi-function displays (MFDs) for armoured and reconnaissance vehicles, and for civilian use in utility vehicles like those used for garbage collection
Rockwell Collins’ New MultiScan ThreatTrack Weather Radar To Equip Boeing 737s
Singapore-based SilkAir has selected Rockwell Collins new MultiScan ThreatTrack weather radar, for its 23 Next-Generation Boeing 737s. SilkAir has also chosen Rockwell Collins Dispatch 100 service and asset management program for its new Boeing fleet
Lockheed Martin Wins Saudi Arabia Apache Pilotage And Targeting Systems Support Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $22 million contract to provide Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) Special Repair Activities for the Royal Saudi Land Forces' Apache attack helicopters. Under this three-year contract, Lockheed Martin will provide tools and test equipment to maintain components of the M-TADS/PNVS system
Pakistan, Four Other Countries Get USAF Certified Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare...
The US Air Force has certified and installed the latest operational software for mission data files for Exelis AIDEWS systems in Chile, Oman, Poland, Pakistan and Turkey. Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) is an electronic warfare (EW) self-protection system that shields F-16 fighter aircraft from advanced radio frequency threats
Kinetics, L-3 CPS Sign Agreement To Manufacture InfiniDrive HMX Transmissions
Kinetics Drive Solutions Inc. has signed an agreement with L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems, which provides L-3 CPS with a manufacturing license for the Kinetics HMX Series of Infinitely Variable Transmissions
Thales Wins Support Contract For Sonar 2050 Anti-Submarine Sensor
Thales has won a five-year contract with the UKs Ministry of Defence to provide support for the Sonar 2050 anti-submarine sensor used on the Royal Navys Type 23 Duke-class frigate fleet. Sonar 2050 is a medium-range bow sonar currently fitted to thirteen Type 23 frigates and is the Royal Navys primary hull-mounted anti-submarine warfare sensor
Sagem To Equip French Navy Vessels With New Optronic Systems
Sagem (Safran) has won a contract to supply new-generation electro-optical multifunction system (EOMS-NG) for the French Navy's Horizon-class anti-air warfare (AAW) vessels and Cassard-class anti-aircraft ships. Under the contract, Sagem will upgrade the optronic systems installed aboard the Navy's four vessels, including two Horizon-class and two Cassard-class vessels
ATLAS Sonar System To Equip Indian Navy Warships
A European-firm, Atlas Elektronik has won the competition to equip Indian Navys indigenous Delhi class and Russian-origin Talwar class warships with its sonar system. The Navy officials were quoted as saying by Press Trust of India (PTI) that the firm is the lowest bidder and the Defence Ministry is yet to declare its final decision on the deal
Russian Army Mounts Kornet ATGM on Motorcycle
Hanwha Aerospace Bags $250M K9 Howitzer Deal With Vietnam
Kongsberg Defence Australia Secures $80M Missile Export Deals to Europe
South Korea Launches $34M Wheeled Armored Vehicle Upgrade Program
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...