Selex EX Laser Anti-collision System Installed On Italian NH90 Helicopters
The first laser based anti-collision LOAM (Laser Obstacle Avoidance and Monitoring) system for helicopters has been installed aboard a NH90 TTH, recently delivered to the Italian Ministry of Defense. The Selex ES-made LOAM navigation aids for helicopters is able to report any type of obstacle including very thin ones such as...
Israel Using “Digital HUMINT” To Spy On Palestinian Troublemakers
Israeli intelligence officers are tapping into social media sites under a false names to connect with those about to stab, run down or shoot Israelis. Along with the undercover agents in the field, there is a new generation of Israeli “digital HUMINT” officers who are updated on the latest trends among...
Selex-ES Delivers Anti-Missile Air Defence Radars To Poland
Finmeccanica-Selex ES yesterday delivered three Fixed Air Defence Radar (FADR) systems to Poland, in the presence of NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) General Manager Koen Gijsber. The systems will significantly boost NATOs air defence capabilities
Russia Offers Electronic Warfare System, Helicopters To Egypt For Mistral Warship
Russia has offered the 5P28 Pobeditel electronic warfare systems and the Kamov helicopters developed for the Mistral warship which France likely to sell to Egypt, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Corporation has said. “If Egypt decides to acquire the Mistral helicopter warships, then of course we will offer them the...
BAE Systems’ 3D Radar Installed In UK Navy’s Future Aircraft Carrier
A 3D radar system, capable of detecting tennis ball sized objects, travelling at Mach 3 speeds more than 25Km away, has been installed in the Royal Navys future aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. Known as Artisan 3D the radar system will be used for the first time to deliver air traffic...
US To Establish Cyber Mission Force By 2018
The US Department of Defense is planning to establish a massive Cyber Mission Force by 2018 to prevent cyber crimes against the country. The Department officials said in hearing at the US House Armed Services Committee that Cyber Mission Force would comprise of some 68 Cyber Protection Teams that would help to defend the Defense Departments networks from cyberattacks, Sputnik reported
DARPA Demos Close Air Support Tech on A-10 Thunderbolt, MV-22 Osprey
The US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has demonstrated the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) technology on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft, the primary ground attack plane of the US Air Force. The A-10 demonstration flights, conducted from April through June this year, came on the heels of similar successful tests conducted earlier this year with the U
CYBERBIT Awarded Cyber-security Contracts by European and African Customers
Elbit Systems subsidiary, CYBERBIT was recently awarded cyber security contracts by a European and an African country. The contracts will be performed over a two-year period
UK MoD Orders Additional Saab Giraffe AMB Radars, Upgrades
Saab has received orders from the UK Ministry of Defence for additional Giraffe AMB radars plus upgrades of the existing system worth SEK 610 million (US$73.5 million)
Alibaba, NORINCO Partner to Offer GPS Services
E-commerce firm Alibaba and Chinese defense manufacturer China North Industries Corp. (Norinco) will offer Geo-location services to compete with the US GPS network
Russian ‘Khibiny’ Electronic Warfare System Offered for Export
KRET, a division of Russias Rostec is offering an export version of Khibiny, its latest Electronic Warfare system that protects aircraft against guided missiles. Fighter jets equipped with Khibiny are invisible to the enemy, as the system creates a radio-electronic protective field around the aircraft, causing guided missiles to lose their target
Rohde & Schwarz To Bring Smartphone Technology To BAE Systems’ Global Combat
Rohde & Schwarz has won a contract from BAE Systems to support the Royal Navys Type 26 Global Combat Ship with its integrated communications system. The core component is the R&S NAVICS, a new IP-based switching system with a security concept
Estonia Receives Six HIMARS Units From Lockheed Martin
Newly Introduced North Korean Artillery Guns Alarm Ukrainians
Taiwanese Female Officer Sucked into Fighter Jet Engine, Dies
Germany Commissions Thyssenkrupp for Submarine Missile Development
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