Thales Launches New Soldier Secure Radio At DSEI 2015
Thales has launched SquadNet, a new radio that combines a networking waveform with built-in GPS, Bluetooth and programmable encryption at DSEI 2015. The new radio also provides assured, secure communications in affordable, class leading size as well as weight and power package
BAE Systems Displays Armored Vehicle 360 Degree Viewing System at DSEI
BAE Systems will display a 360 degree viewing system for armored vehicles, BattleView 360, at the DSEI exhibition in London this week. The company announced today that it has used fighter jet technology to create a situational awareness system that allows armored vehicle crews to ‘see through their vehicles...
Lockheed Martin To Support Combined Arms Tactical Trainer
Lockheed Martin has won a $17 million contract from UK MoD to extend its support to its Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT). CATT, the virtual training system, is based at the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster, the company announced today
Boeing Subsidiary Insitu To Fit Cosworth AG Engine On US Navy's RQ-21...
Insitu has won a $6.9 million contract from US navy to adapt the Cosworth AG heavy fuel engine for the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
General Dynamics Showcases AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle At DSEI 2015
General Dynamics has presented new AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle at DSEI 2015. The new armoured fighting vehicle is the replacement for the currently deployed Alvis Scimitar recce vehicle developed some 40 years ago
MBDA To Upgrade UK Typhoons' Air-To-Air Missile
MBDA has won a $462 million contract to sustain air to air missile that is being used by Typhoon jets of Royal Air Force. Under the eight-year contract, MBDA (UK) will design and build the new variant of their Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missile, incorporating updated sub-systems into the current ASRAAM design
China To Equip Its Tanks With Electric Reactive Armor
The Chinese peoples liberation army will equip its main battle tanks with electric reactive armor to prevent damage caused due to anti-tank weapons. Electric reactive armor is usually made of two electrical plates separated by an insulator to make a high-power capacitor, Global Times reported today
AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor sets speed record
The Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has set a speed record on a 1000 km ‘point-to-point journey. The aircraft, with its combination of the turboprop airplanes speed and helicopters take-off and landing capabilities, flew from its Yeovil facility in southwest England to its Cascina Costa facility near Milan, Italy, a distance of 1161 km, in just 2 hours 18 minutes
Saab Starts Construction Of A26 Next-Gen Submarine For Swedish Navy
Saab has started construction of the next generation submarine A26 for the Swedish Navy. The construction phase for the Swedish Navys A26 next-generation submarine has officially begun on 4 September 2015 at the Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona
Uk Royal Navy's Merlin Helicopter Achieves Full Operating Capability
The UK Royal Navys anti-submarine warfare helicopter the Merlin Mk2 has achieved Full Operating Capability (FOC) on time and under budget. The £807 million programme has now been met, following the delivery of 24 out of a total of 30 Merlin helicopters to the Royal Navy
US To Deploy Fifth-Gen F-35 Jet Next Year
The US will possibly deploy the fifth generation F-35 fighter jet following the completion of its initial operating capability (IOC) next year. General Hawk Carlisle, in charge of the Air Combat Command, could decide to deploy the F-35 jets before the August 1, 2016
Schiebel Exhibits Compact Mine Detector At DSEI
Schiebel has presented its new generation hand-held COMID Compact Mine Detector at the DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International) in London. The mine detector incorporates advanced technology whilst retaining all of the capabilities of Schiebels mine detection product range with the most operational benefits possible, the company announced today
Chinese Carrier Based J-35 Jets Could Fly off Proposed New Russian Aircraft...
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
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
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...