Rockwell Collins To Develop New Generation Software Defined Radios
Rockwell Collins has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a direct conversion digital receiver based on photonic technology under a three-year contract worth $8.5 million
French Navy Deploys Thales' Commander Training System
Thales Commander Training System has entered service with the French Army under a contract to the DGA French defence procurement agency. The OPOSIA system will be used to instruct and train commanders of company-level combined-arms task forces, as well as section and platoon leaders
Northrop Grumman Demos Virtual Air Refueling For USAF
Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted a high-fidelity virtual aerial refueling demonstration, networking geographically dispersed flight simulators and providing a realistic simulation of an air-to-air refueling process. The US Air Force Air Mobility Command has pursued integrating the separate systems used today for training pilots, air crews and boom operators to simulate...
U.S. Navy Accepts Lockheed Martin MUOS-2 Satellite And Ground Stations
Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite and handed over spacecraft operations to the U.S
Russia To Develop Unmanned Arctic Radars
Russia plans to develop fully automated air defense radars and deploy them to the Arctic, a senior aerospace defense official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “We are significantly cutting the number of service personnel operating air defense equipment,” Maj
CEA Technologies Wins Australian Radar Development Contract
Australian Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston announced today that CEA Technologies has won a contract to develop high powered Phased Array Radar technology. “The CEAFAR radar is currently being fitted to the ANZAC Class Frigates as part of a major upgrade,” Senator Johnston said
Saab Wins $16 Million Technical System Support Contract
Saab has received an order worth $16 million (SEK 107 million) to provide technical system support to the Swedish Armed Forces during 2014. The order is a further option under an earlier agreement signed in June 2012 with FMV for performance-based support and maintenance of the Gripen fighter
Northrop Grumman Completes US Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Demonstration
Northrop Grumman have successfully demonstrated a warfighter-focused, net-centric battle command system for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD). The US Army demonstration, conducted from Oct
NATO Launches ‘Cyber Coalition 2013’ Exercise
NATO today launched a three-day major cyber defense exercise named ‘Cyber Coalition 2013 to ward off massive, simultaneous attacks on member states and their partners. "Cyber attacks are a daily reality and they are growing in sophistication and complexity," Jamie Shea, a NATO official specializing in emerging security challenges, said in a statement
Royal Thai Air Force To Buy Northrop Grumman's Air Defense Radar Systems
Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to supply additional AN/TPS-78 air defense and surveillance radar systems. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will begin supplying equipment to the Royal Thai Air Force in 2015
Exelis Completes Laser-Based Communications Technology Test
Exelis have successfully completed an extensive series of evaluations of the jointly developed Tactical Line-of-Sight Optical Network (TALON) free-space optical communications system. Conducted in collaboration with the U
Kongsberg To Supply Sea Protector Weapon Stations For Norwegian Combat Vessels
Kongsberg has won a contract to deliver Sea Protector remote weapon stations (RWS) for Royal Norwegian Navy's (RNoN) combat vessels. The Sea Protector is a remotely controlled, fully-stabilised sensor platform and weapon mount, designed to enhances the ability of the host vessel, supporting surveillance- and control missions
Bulgaria to Take Delivery of First F-16 Block 70 in U.S. Ceremony
India Oks Pinaka Rocket Deal worth $1.2B
Morocco to Receive First Batch of AH-64E Apache Helicopters: Reports
American Airlines Jet, U.S. Army Black Hawk Collide Near Washington, Crash Into...
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