Rockwell Collins' Radar Sensor System To Equip MH-65E Aircraft
Rockwell Collins has been selected by the US Coast Guard to provide the Radar Sensor System (RSS) for 102 MH-65E aircraft. Rockwell Collins RTA-4114 MultiScan Weather Radar with enhanced ground/shoreline mapping and a new maritime surface search mode will provide the Coast Guard with a lightweight, flexible, and supportable solution...
General Dynamics To Support Raytheon For US Navy Air and Missile Defense...
General Dynamics has won a contract from Raytheon in January 2014 to support the engineering and manufacturing development of the US Navy's next-generation integrated Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). Under the contract, General Dynamics will support Raytheon as they build, integrate and test an open, highly scalable and energy efficient...
Pakistan To Get More Exelis Electronic Warfare Systems
Exelis has won a $9 million contract from the US Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing contract. The original contract, awarded in December 2011, granted Exelis $53 million to supply Pakistan with ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS)...
Russian Military Forces To Get New Laser Technology: Report
Russias scientists have developed a new laser technology which protects the sensitive elements of the optical devices used in military equipments, according to RIA Novosti. “Our army may face this challenge, so we have designed special built-in filters that could ensure protection from laser attacks,” Dmitry Chesnokov, a dean of the...
Raytheon Wins $123 Million Phalanx Weapon Systems Contract
Raytheon Company has won a $123 million contract to supply nine Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the Republic of Korea Navy. Under the direct commercial sale, the largest ever for the Phalanx program, Raytheon will deliver the Phalanx systems for installation aboard the FFX Batch II frigate-class ships and...
Thales Order Book Valued At $14.17 billion, Increases 7% in 2013 From
Thales revealed their annual result for the year 2013, stating the order intake has increased about 7% from the previous year totally valued $14.17 billion
Sikorsky Wins $110 Million US Navy Pilot Training Support Contract
Sikorsky Aircraft has won a $110 million maintenance and support services contract for more than 360 aircraft operated by the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). "We are very proud to manage this contract again and support CNATRA and the Naval Air Training Command
Apache AH-64E Modernized Day Sensor Assembly Tested
Lockheed Martin yesterday conducted a test flight of the Apache AH-64E Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) during an event at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. The test flight demonstrated the maturity of M-DSA and the enhanced capabilities it brings to the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), the precision targeting and pilotage system for the AH-64D/E Apache helicopter
Boeing Super Hornet Tested With Infrared Sensor
The US Navy recently tested the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor for the first time on board Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft that will find hard-to-detect targets over long distances. Boeing and Lockheed Martin are developing and integrating IRST, an essential upgrade to the combat capability of the Navy's Super Hornets
Nexter, DCI Sign MoU For Training French Forces
Nexter Systems and Défense Conseil International (DCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint promotion of capability offers for the benefit of Forces in France and abroad. This move encourages joint projects built around Nexter systems combined with the provision of training, consultancy and operational assistance services that DCI can provide
Thales To Supply Radar And Sonar Systems For Royal Malaysian Navy’s LCS...
Thales has won a contract to supply six SMART-S Mk2 naval surveillance radar systems and six CAPTAS-2 towed sonar systems for the Royal Malaysian Navys Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV) Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The six SMART-S Mk2 radars will be installed on the Malaysian Littoral Combat Ships that are currently being built by Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd in Malaysia
USAF Awards CBRN Training Contract To Argon Electronics
Argon Electronics has won a contract from the US Air Force for the supply of PlumeSIM CBRN training system to enhance CBRN exercises at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. PlumeSIM will be used with Argons M4 JCAD simulators to create highly realistic CBRN and HazMat exercises, implemented in both virtual and live training environments
Ship Carrying Hazardous Cargo Sinks Off Kerala, Indian Coast Guard Rescues 24
Upgraded Russian Iskander Missiles Foxing Patriot Defense Systems Guarding Kyiv
Media Access to Pentagon Curbed
Ukrainian Special Forces Receive German Caracal Anti-Drone SUVs
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...
