Selex ES Demos Directed Infrared Countermeasure System At NATO Trial
The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was successfully demonstrated in March 2014 as part of NATO Trial EMBOW XIV, according to an official statement. During the flight trial, witnessed by 100 multi-national VIPs, the Miysis DIRCM system autonomously acquired, tracked and jammed the trial...
CAE Introduces Improved Flight Simulator
CAE today announced at the World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) in Orlando the introduction of the CAE 7000XR Series full-flight simulator (FFS), the latest evolution of CAE's industry benchmark FFS. Designed in collaboration with our customers, the CAE 7000XR Series sets a new standard in level D full-flight...
Saab Wins $33 Million Support Contract From British Army
Saab has won a $33 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for support and service of the Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator System (DFWES). Since 1994, Saab has supplied and operationally supported the DFWES system which is designed to enable live collective Battle Group training in the UK,...
GD Nexus Makes Need Statement For ISR Available Online
GD Nexus, an online community of technology providers created by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, has made available its first Need Statement for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) domain. With a focus on the intersection of analytics with image and video processing, the Need Statement will match a technology solution...
CAE Wins $140 Million In Training Contracts Globally
CAE today announced that it has won a series of contracts valued at more than C$140 million to provide a range of training systems and services for global defence customers. These include four P-8A simulators sold to Boeing for the United States Navy, a contract to provide an SW4 helicopter simulator...
AgustaWestland, Italian Air Force To Develop New Rotary-Wing Training Capabilities
AgustaWestland and the Italian Air Force today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent aimed at further strengthening their already well-established cooperation through the future set up of joint training solutions. The announcement was made on the occasion of the official ceremony for the maiden flight of the first HH-101A CAESAR helicopter for the Italian Air Force held at Yeovil plant, UK, today
World’s First AW189 Full-Flight Simulator Certified And Approved For Training
The world's first AW189 full-flight simulator (FFS) today was certified Level D by ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA). Rotorsim, the joint venture owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, today made the announcement
South African Company Develops Military-Grade Encryption For Mobile Communications
A South African company that builds software security solutions, iSolv Technologies (iSolv), has developed an avant-garde way to help secure sensitive communication from being intercepted. SecCom offers military-grade encryption for all your mobile communications, including voice calls and text messaging
Lockheed Martin's Sniper ATP-SE Achieves IOC
Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) and the US Air Force has now deployed the system to support combat operations in theater. An enhanced configuration of Sniper ATP, Sniper ATP-SE provides U
GD NASSCO Wins $128.5 Million Contract For MLP 3 Afloat Forward Staging
General Dynamics NASSCO has won a $128.5 million contract from the US Navy for the detail design and construction of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) 3 Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB)
Exelis Wins $75 Million ALQ-211(V)-9 EWS Contract For Turkish F-16D Program ...
Exelis Inc. has won a $75 million contract for ALQ-211(V)-9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) pods in support of the Turkish Air Force F-16D Block 50 program
Radio Tactics, Wynyard Group To Deliver Advanced Crime Analytics Software
Radio Tactics has signed a partnership agreement with Wynyard Group, a New Zealand based provider of critical threat assessment and advanced crime analytics software. The global partnership delivers an advanced mobile device data network and analytics solution for rapidly capturing and extracting data from seized mobile devices, and connecting it to other data sources, according to an official statement
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...
