Lockheed To Develop Fuel Cell Generator For U.S Navy
Lockheed Martin has won a contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research for the design and development of solid oxide fuel cell generator set as an alternative to traditional battlefield power generation equipment. The fuel cell technology will be integrated with solar panels, providing the military with the...
UK MoD Accepts New Manpack Electronic Warfare System Into Service
Roke Manor Research Ltd has delivered the much awaited Electronic Surveillance and Countermeasures system to the UK Ministry of Defence. Gavin O'Connell, Business Development Manager at Roke, said, "Roke was originally selected to supply EW Manpack equipment in response to the MoD's Urgent Operational Requirement for its SEER programme...
Rockwell Collins Introduces Real Time Kinetic GPS Technology
Rockwell Collins has launched a stamp-sized MicroGRAM device, the Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) technology that can provide precise and secure GPS technology. The Rockwell Collins SAASM GPS is a single, tamper-resistant multi-chip security module that can be combined with other components and software into...
Sukhoi Begins Testing Onboard Radar System For T-50 Aircraft
Russian aircraft maker, Sukhoi, has begun testing a new onboard radar system for its 5th generation T-50 fighter jet. Developed by Moscow-based Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design using nanotechnology, the new X-band active phased array radar has been installed on the third prototype of the T-50 fighter
India, Russia Begin Anti-Terrorism Drills
In an effort to combat terrorism, Russia and India will hold an official opening of joint INDRA-2012 anti-terrorism military exercises in the Siberian Pepublic of Buryatia on Tuesday. With 50 Russian combat vehicles, participants of the exercises will carry out firing, tactical and driving drills with 500 servicemen about...
Raytheon To Supply Multi Spectral Targeting Systems To U.S
Raytheon has announced that it has won a $23 million firm-fixed-price contract for supplying 24 Multi-Spectral Targeting systems to the US defense. The system is an airborne, electro-optic, forward-looking infra-red, turreted sensor that provides long-range surveillance, high altitude target acquisition, tracking, range-finding, and laser designation, and for tri-service and NATO laser guided munitions
Kiowa Flight Instructors To Train On New Boeing Helicrew Stimulator
In an effort to improve the capabilities of flight instructors, Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has installed a Helicrew stimulator at the Oakey army aviation training center. The Helicrew is designed to replicate the Bell 206B-1 Kiowa and allows the BDA qualified flying instructors to further hone and test their training procedures through a variety of simulated situations
U.S Navy’s New Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Training Simulator To...
The US Navy has introduced the T-6 Texan II simulator for remotely piloted aircraft pilots training which also saves millions of dollars in traditional simulator training. When using the traditional T-6 simulators, which cost about $3 million each, would have cost upward of $27 million total, which doesn't count the price of a new building it would require to house them
Raytheon To Supply Dual Band Radar To U.S Navy
Raytheon has been awarded two U.S
Serco Wins U.S Navy C4ISR Contract
Serco Inc. has won a $73 million contract with the Defense Department joint program office to upgrade C4ISR equipment and systems on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles with an overall value of $73 million
Cassidian Introduces New Airborne Ultra-High Resolution ‘SmartRadar’
Cassidian has introduced an airborne ground surveillance radar that uses the newest ultra-high-resolution radar technology to monitor wide areas with stationary targets while at the same time detecting and tracking moving targets at great distances. The utilisation of a special modular architecture permits scalability of bandwidth, frequency band and processing performance
U.S. Clears $310M Ukraine F-16 Training and Sustainment Deal to Bolster Air...
U.S. Approves $371M Sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles to Norway
Ukrainian Forces to Get Reward Points for Killing Russian Soldiers, Destroying Equipment
Japan Seeks India's Participation in Sixth-gen Fighter Project
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...
