Canada To Upgrade Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft With Airborne Satcom System
The Canadian Department of National Defence (CDND) is upgrading Lockheed CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft with ViaSat VR-12 airborne satellite communication systems, the Shephard News reported Monday. The upgradation of aircraft is in cooperation with L-3 Electronic System Services, an L-3 Aviation Products division
BAE Systems Helo Countermeasures Against Shoulder-fired Missiles Ready For Export
BAE Systems announced today that its advanced threat infrared countermeasures (Atirm) system for helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles has been approved by the Pentagon for export. BAE and the US Army developed the system to protect Army helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles
Sagem To Integrate SIGMA 30 Pointing Systems On Vertical Launch MICA Missiles
Sagem (Safran) announced today that it has signed a contract with MBDA to integrate SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems on several VL MICA surface-to-air weapon systems. Sagem designed SIGMA 30 pointing system will provide air defense systems independent deployment and firing capability in the absence of GPS
India’s Battlefield Management System Prototype To Be Ready By 2017
Indias INR 50,000 crore (US$8.01 billion) Battlefield Management System (BMS) project prototype will be ready by 2017, KK Singh, CMD of Rolta India said during an interview with an Indian News Channel
Lockheed Martin To Supply C-130J Virtual Maintenance Trainer To Australian Air Force...
The Lockheed Martin Australia has won a contract for supplying a C-130J-30 Virtual Maintenance Trainer and a Multi-Function Training Aid (MFTA) to support aircrew training of Royal Australian Air Force. Through this major upgrade, the RAAF will have a standardized curriculum tailored for its operations and based on decades of C-130...
India’s First Public Funded-Privately Executed Defence R& D Project Gets Underway
Indian Government will be funding its first “Make” contract that involves two private consortia (BEL-Rolta and Tata Power and L&T) for a battlefield management system development project of the Indian armed forces. The government will be funding 80 percent of the prototype cost and the remaining 20 percent will have to be borne by the consortia
BEL Consortium Selected For $8 Billion Indian Battlefield Management System Project
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Rolta India announced today that their consortium has been selected for the $8.01 billion (INR 50,000 Crore) Battlefield Management System (BMS) development project by Indian Defense Forces
Controp To Debut 3D Video Motion Detection System At GSA 2015
Controp will debut its 3D-GUARD Advanced 3 Dimensional Video Motion Detection at this year's GSA Global Security Asia 2015. The system is designed for the protection of borders, strategic facilities and perimeters, 3D-GUARD is a day/night system for 24/7 automatic detection and alert of moving targets/intruders
Rockwell To Supply Terminal Attack Controller Simulators To Australian Army
Rockwell Collins will provide the Australian Army with the latest generation Joint Fires Observer (JFO)/Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) simulator that is designed to meet services training requirements. This system, part of the RealFires family of JFO and JTAC simulators, will be located at the School of Artillery and is fully integrated with the Rockwell Collins FireStorm Integrated Targeting System
Exelis Wins US On-The-Move Network Distribution Contract
Exelis has a won a $7.6 million Global Network on the Move-Active Distribution (GNOMAD) systems contract from ADS on behalf of US Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agencys (DLA) support program, the company said in a statement Tuesday
General Dynamics Team Wins $415 US Army LT2 Product Line Management Contract
General Dynamics team announced today that it has won US Armys $415 million Live Training Transformation (LT2) Consolidated Product-line Management (CPM) Next contract. The original CPM program contract was awarded in 2009 by the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) Program Manager for Training Devices (PM TRADE)
Exelis Wins 10.7 M Contract From DARPA To Develop Next-Generation Communications Capability
Exelis has won a $10.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) to develop a new multifunctional chip for airborne radio applications
Baykar’s Akinci Drone Fires AI-enabled Mini Cruise Missile
Large Jet-Powered Ekranoplan Spotted in China, Reviving Cold War-Era Technology
China Reveals Weapons to Destroy Power Grids
Milkor and Hanwha Systems Partner to Enhance UAV Surveillance Capabilities
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...
