France has awarded contract to Thales for VENUS command vehicles
The French Defence Procurement Agency has awarded Thales the [prime] contractorship for the Urgent Operational Requirement VENUS (nomadic command vehicles communicating via satellite) in order to equip armored vehicles with mobile satellite communication systems. This new Satcom On‑The-Move communication capacity in X bandwidth (7 to 8 GHz) will...
BEL displays vehicle underbody scanner at Indesec 2009
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), India’s premier defense electronics company has displayed a vehicle underbody scanner (VUS) at Indesec expo 2009, as part of its new focus on homeland defense equipment. The heart of the system is the detection engine, which is a centralized module housed within the plant or control...
US Army has awarded $133 million contract to Lockheed Marteen for persistent...
Lockheed Martin recently received a $133 million award to provide the U.S
Indra to supply acoustic weapon locating system to Spanish Army
Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, was awarded a EUR 2.3 million contract to supply an acoustic weapon locating system (HALO) for the protection of the military bases and troops on missions
U.S. Navy has awarded $49 million contract to ATK for AAR-47 missile...
Alliant Techsystems has been awarded a $49.3 million contract by the U
Northrop Grumman has awarded $40 million contract to Cobham for digital vehicular...
Cobham plc (Cobham) announces that its Defence Systems Division has received two Delivery Order releases valued at US$40m from Northrop Grumman for the ongoing supply of its ROVIS (AN/VIC-3) digital vehicular intercom systems for the US Army. All deliveries of the intercom system, which provides enhanced communication and situational awareness to users of armoured and light tactical vehicles including MRAPs, will be made by the end of first quarter 2010
France orders 500 SITEL vehicle-mounted tactical information systems from Sagem
French defense procurement agency DGA has ordered an additional 500 SITEL (Système d’Information Terminal Elémentaire) vehicle-mounted tactical information systems from Sagem (Safran group) for the French army. The contract also includes crew training, integration of the terminals in vehicles, and maintenance
QinetiQ North to deliver 235 more Ears/SWATS sniper detection systems for Afghanistan,...
QinetiQ North America announced today that it has been asked to deliver 235 more of its Ears/SWATS (shoulder-wearable acoustic targeting systems) sniper detection systems to the U.S
General Dynamics wins $140 million contract from U.S. Coast Guard for IT...
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, will provide enterprise information technology (IT) support to the U.S
ITT,Northrop Grumman win US Navy's JCREW spiral 3.3 development and demonstration Contracts
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Cubic has been awarded $40 milion contract for training of US Military
Under a contract modification worth more than $40 million, Cubic Applications, Inc., the mission support services unit of Cubic Corporation will train thousands of U
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
Su-57 Influence? Indonesia Drops Joint Production of Korean KF-21 Fighter, Mulls...
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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