BeiDou Navigation System-Equipped Chinese Airliner Completes Test Flight
Chinas home-made BeiDou Navigation System was successfully tested aboard an ARJ21-700 commercial airliner on Saturday. The test was carried out by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)
Saab to Supply Sea Giraffe Radar for US Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels...
Saab has received a $16.8M order to provide the Sea Giraffe Agile Multi Beam (AMB), Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) for the US Navys newest Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)
South Korea to Mass-produce Digital Tactical Communication Network
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration of South Korea has decided to mass-produce the next-generation military communication system called Tactical Information Communication Network (TICN) by 2019. This follows the successful field trial operation of the first prototype
Raytheon's Air & Missile Defense Radar Tracks Ballistic, Cruise Missiles Simultaneously
Raytheon Company's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar acquired and tracked multiple threat- targets simultaneously during its third test at the U.S
Leonardo Seaspray AESA Radar For Bangladesh’s Dornier 228 Surveillance Aircraft
Leonardo has signed a contract with RUAG Aviation to provide its Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for the two RUAG Dornier 228 multi mission surveillance aircraft ordered by the Bangladesh Navy. The new aircraft will be used to help monitor and protect Bangladeshs 120,000 square kilometers of maritime...
Lockheed Martin Develops OF-Board EW System for MH-60 Helicopters
The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system, developed by Lockheed Martin, passed Preliminary Design Review on schedule. The AOEW system will provide MH-60 helicopters with enhanced electronic warfare surveillance and countermeasure capabilities against anti-ship missile (ASM) threats
BAE Systems to Demo Digital Periscope for Australia's Collins Class submarines
BAE Systems will demonstrate its 3D immersive technology including a digital periscope for Australia Collins Class submarines at the SimTecT event, being held in Sydney this week. The 3D immersive technology combines the ‘DNA from CAD and gaming software, BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive Glynn Phillips said, adding, “this technology provides for a ‘single point of truth for designers and engineers – as well as our customer – regardless of where they are located
L3 awarded Contract for Ship-borne MK 20 Electro-Optical Sensor System
L3 Technologies (L3 KEO) is being awarded $7 million contract for MK 20 Electro-Optical Sensor System (EOSS) and MK 46 Optical Sight System retrofit, refurbishment, and upgrade services and depot spares. This order includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $17,224,144, a US DoD release said
BEL Sets Up AESA Radar Test Facility Near Bangalore
Indias Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has set up a Near Field Antenna Test Range (NFTR) near Bangalore to calibrate and test Radars with AESA (Active Electronically Steerable Array) based Antenna arrays. A BEL statement said it is a critical infrastructure for calibration and testing of Radars and communication antennas
Turkey Claims Arrest of Qatar News Agency Hackers
Five persons suspected to have hacked into the Qatar News Agency (QNA) website in April, were arrested in Turkey earlier this week. “Our friends in Turkey answered us a short time ago
Lockheed Martin Developing Ultra-lightweight Electro-Optical Sensor For Drones
Lockheed Martin has revealed plans for an ultra-lightweight electro-optical sensor system that can provide space-telescope capabilities in a package that can be mounted on UAVs and drones. Weighing 90 percent less than a typical telescope, the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER) opens a path for extremely lightweight optical instruments, allowing its use in smaller spacecraft, a Lockheed Martin statement said today
General Dynamics Introduces HOOK3 Combat Survival Radio
General Dynamics Mission Systems has introduced the new HOOK3 Combat Survival Radio (CSR) that automatically activates and securely transmits location data when specific G-Force or the presence of salt water is detected. The Hook3 provides direct line-of-sight voice and encrypted two-way data communications to help combat search and rescue teams quickly and accurately locate and rescue downed pilots and isolated military personnel
U.S. Approves $510M Sale of JDAM Guidance Kits to Israel
Turkey to Prioritize 10-Ton Multi-Role Helicopter over ATAK-2 Combat Chopper
Russia Shows All-weather Anti-drone Electronic Warfare System 'Radon-O'
In a First, Australian Army Fires Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile from NASAMS Surface-to-Air...
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...
