UAE Orders French Radar Systems Worth $397 Million
The United Arab Emirates has ordered 17 anti-aircraft radar systems worth about 300 million euros ($397 million) from Thales, French defence ministry said on Tuesday. The deal, clinched during a visit by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, came a day after the UAE signed an agreement worth more than 700...
BAE Systems, Bayshore To Expand Cyber Security Partnership
BAE Systems and Bayshore Networks, Inc., announced an expansion of their partnership to provide cybersecurity solutions to defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure customers facing increasingly sophisticated adversaries and Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Raytheon To Deploy Missile Defense Radar
Raytheon Company has delivered a cooling equipment unit (CEU) -- a crucial component of the AN/TPY-2 radar; more than 14 months early, supporting demand for this critical missile defense asset. The early CEU delivery, and an MDA contract awarded for AN/TPY-2 logistics support, will enable MDA to shift assets, if needed,...
Northrop Grumman Wins Two Contracts Worth $293 Million
Northrop Grumman today announced that it has won two contracts, each serving a five-year term. The first contract has been awarded by U
New CAE Command And Training System Now In Service
CAE today announced that the next generation CAE GESI command and staff training system is now in service at the German Army Combat Simulation Center located in Wildflecken. The acceptance as ready-for-training for the latest generation CAE GESI software is a major milestone of an ongoing product improvement program that will...
Raytheon Successfully Test Third Generation FLIR System
Raytheon's 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) and fire control successfully achieved proof of concept in a series of laboratory and field tests. Preliminary evaluation of the impact of firing all versions of the TOW missile was also performed
Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th F-35 Targeting System
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 100th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. EOTS is the first sensor that combines forward-looking infrared and infrared search and track functionality to provide F-35 pilots with situational awareness and air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting from a safe distance
Thales Wins Laser System Contract Worth €60 Million
Thales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), in Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
U.S. Army Begins Integrated Electronic Warfare System Unit Development
The U.S
IIT Exelis, SAIC Team Up To Support Radar Countermeasure Program
IIT Exelis has won a contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide engineering support for the Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) program. This five-year contract could be worth $15
Raytheon Wins $279 Million U.S. Navy Contract
Raytheon Company yesterday won a contract worth $279 million from the U.S
UK Sets Up Cyber Response Teams, Allocates £70M To Improve Capabilities
UKs Minister of Defense Equipment Philip Dunne today announced the formation of cyber response unit. “Our new Joint Forces Command, which stood up in April this year, leads on that response, ensuring that we consider cyber in all of our future planning and operations; that we have in place the structures and capabilities to operate and defend our systems against cyber attack; and that we have made the vital investment in our people to ensure they have the skills and training needed to do so,” he said
White House Seeks $7.3B for Columbia, Virginia Submarines
German Navy Completes Trials for Israel-developed BlueWhale Autonomous Submarine
Altay Tank Delivery to Turkish Military Set for 2025
Ukrainian ATACMS Attack Targets Russian S-400; Russia Developing Echeloned Defenses
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...