USAF Awards Honeywell $3.52B GPS Inertial Navigation Contract
The US Air Force has awarded Honeywell $3.52 billion for Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation System Modernization (EGI/EGI-M) follow-on production and sustainment
Israel’s Elbit Unveils New Airborne EW Training and Simulation System
Elbit Systems has launched its new Aircrew Mobile Simulation and Training Field (AMSTF), an Electronic Warfare (EW) system enabling Training and Simulation (T&S) for pilots against EW threats. Housed in a standard mobile container, the
BAE Systems Wins US Navy's Radio Communication & C5ISR Contracts
The US Navy's Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has contracted BAE Systems to provide radio systems for naval ships and a seperate contract to provide logistics and engineering solutions for C5ISR systems on all present surface ships and related shore sites. Under the first contract worth $212 million, the...
German Bundeswehr to get Puma IFV Laser Duel Simulators
Rheinmetall has won an order potentially worth €142 million to supply the German Bundeswehr with AGDUS duel simulators for their Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). At the end of 2019, Rheinmetall received orders to this effect from the consortium responsible for the Puma for the AGDUS duel simulator, which had in...
Raytheon Developing Next Gen Jammer for EA-18G Growler Aircraft
Raytheon was awarded a $403M System Demonstration Test Articles (SDTA) contract with the U.S
Pakistan Army Gets New EW, Ground Surveillance Radar Facility
The Pakistan Army has set up new laboratories to test indigenously developed electronic warfare equipment and ground surveillance radars (GSRs) at National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC), Haripur. On Friday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated the facility established to evaluate the military hardware designed for the Armed Forces of Pakistan
Indonesia to buy Leonardo’s RAT 31 Air Defence Radar
Leonardo has signed a contract with Indonesian company PT Len Industri (Persero) to provide a RAT 31 DL/M radar system for the Indonesian Air Force (IAF). The IAF will operate the radar to strengthen the air defence system of the Republic of Indonesia
Cyber-Attack on Mitsubishi Compromises Japanese Defense Ministry Communications
A massive cyber-attack against Mitsubishi Electric has compromised e-mail exchanges between the Japanese MoD, the Nuclear Regulation Authority as well as documents related to projects with private firms, railway operators, communications and car manufacturers. Mitsubishi said Monday in reports quoted in the Japanese media that no “highly sensitive” information related to defense had been compromised in the cyber-attack
Air National Guard F-16s Get Northrop’s Fifth-Gen AESA Radars
The F-16 fighters of Air National Guards are the first to receive Northrop Grummans AN/APG-83 SABR fifth-generation Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. “The US Air Force has completed installation of Northrop Grumman Corporations AN/APG-83 SABR radars on Air National Guard F-16s at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to meet a US Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need (JEON) for homeland defense,” Northrop said in a
Raytheon Wins $250M for Additional SPY-6 Radars for US Navy Destroyers
Raytheon will build two additional shipsets of SPY-6 next generation, integrated air and missile defense radars for the US Navy's DDG-51 Flight III destroyers under a $250 million contract. "The company is now contracted to deliver a total of nine radar shipsets to DDG-51 Flight III destroyers," Raytheon said in a statement Friday
German Naval Troops Begin Training With NH90 Helicopter Simulator
The ground personnel of the German Navy have begun all-round training on the usage of NH90 Sea Lion helicopter with Rheinmetall having delivered the simulators in June 2019. "Thanks to advanced simulation technology from Rheinmetall, ground personnel of the German Navys new NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter are already able to start training
Czech Republic to Replace Russian Radars with Israeli 3D Mobile Air Defense...
Czech Republic has entered into an agreement with Israel for the acquisition of eight units of 3D mobile air defense radars (MADR) for CZK 3.5 billion ($153
Thales’ Hybrid Kits to Support French Army Vehicle Communications with 5G, OneWeb
Denmark Joins Multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $4.94B Contract for Precision Strike Missiles
Denmark Invests $290M in Soldier Equipment Through Acceleration Fund
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...
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...