Thales Wins New Generation Laser Designation Pod Contract
Thales has won a contract from the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to develop the New Generation Laser Designation Pod (PDL NG), with the production is expected to begin in 2018. Thales will develop the PDL NG that will provide the French air forces with new day/night imaging and engagement capabilities...
BMT To Continue Assessing UK T101 And T102 Radars
BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd (BMT) has won a three year contract extension with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Air Defence & Air Traffic Systems (ADATS) Delivery Team. BMT will continue supporting the MoD in assessing the in-service performance of its T101 and T102 radars - ensuring that they are managed...
Belarusian Army To Get New Long-Range Radar
The Belarusian army has commissioned a new indigenously developed long-range radar as it phases out Soviet-era equipment, the countrys defense ministry was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “The Belarusian-made Vostok-D radar has been put on combat duty in electronic warfare units,” the ministrys spokesman said
Huntington Ingalls To Provide Support For US Navy Aircraft Carriers
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that its AMSEC LLC subsidiary has won a contract to provide maintenance, training and planning support for U.S
Cubic Wins $25 Million P5 Combat Training System Contract
Cubic Defense Systems has won a contract worth $25 million to supply P5 combat training system (P5CTS) to the US Air Force (USAF). The system is expected to help USAF address international requirements, including delivery to several Middle East allies as part of F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft foreign military sales (FMS) contracts
Northrop Grumman To Support USMC Command, Control and Communications Facility
Northrop Grumman has won a contract from the U.S
US Navy Awards $103 Million Next-Generation Test Equipment Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $103 million contract for production of eCASS, with the first stations being used to migrate existing Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) test program sets to eCASS. The contract was awarded following the Milestone C decision achieved by US Navy, approved Dec
Kratos Wins $11.7 Million US Ballistic Missile Programme Support Contract
Kratos has won a contract for the continuing production of electronic hardware for a critical US Ballistic Missile programme. Under the $11
Lockheed Martin Wins $84.5 Million Paveway II Laser Guided Training Rounds Contract
Lockheed Martin received an $84.5 million contract on Dec
Russia To Get New Radars In 2014
The Russian Aerospace Defense Force will add dozens of radars this year, a defense official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The list includes six Nebo-M active electronically scanned arrays (AESA) and a mix of 23 Podlyot low-altitude and Sopka medium- and high-altitude radars, an unspecified number of modernized Kasta and Desna radars
iXBlue To Equip UK Tide-Class Tankers With Gyrocompass Systems
iXBlue has won a contract to supply QUADRANS fiber-optic gyrocompass systems for installation aboard the four new Tide Class tankers of the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The systems to be supplied to Kelvin Hughes Limited will be integrated as a sub-system of the Integrated Bridge Systems for delivery to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea where the vessels are under construction
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...
