Elbit Systems To Provide Thermal-Imaging Observation Systems To European Country
Elbit Systems has been awarded contracts, in a total amount of approximately $30 million, to supply advanced thermal-imaging observation systems to a country in Europe. The systems will serve all army command levels, from the dismounted soldier to the headquarters command and will be supplied over a one-year period
Latvia and Lithuana Test Saab’s RBS 70 NG Air-Defense System
The Latvian Air Force and Lithuanian Air Force test-fired Saabs RBS 70 and the latest generation RBS 70 NG air-defense systems during the air defence exercise in Latvia. The exercise “Baltic Zenith 2016”, with the purpose of providing training to operators of RBS 70 air defence missile system by performing practical...
Cobham Wins $18 Million Airborne Electronic Warfare Order
Cobham received orders from a leading Defense firm for radio frequency (RF) microelectronics and antenna assemblies that support an airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) program. Cobham recently received a series of orders from a leading Defense firm for radio frequency (RF) microelectronics and antenna assemblies that support an airborne Electronic Warfare (EW)...
Cubic Joins USAF Warfighter Readiness Training and Research Team
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has won $200 million contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for research and evaluation of war fighter readiness and training. The Warfighter Readiness Research Division Contractor Team, led by L-3 Communications Corporations Simulation & Training Division, consists of CGD, Ball Aerospace and Leidos
Russia Begins Test Of New Electronic Warfare System
Russia has begun testing a ground-based electronic warfare system that is capable of protecting the troops and civilian facilities from an air and space attack, TASS reported Monday. A source from Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET), a subsidiary of State Corporation Rostec, told
BAE Systems Wins Electronic Warfare Contract For US Navy Ships
BAE Systems has won $11 million contract from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop next-generation electronic warfare (EW) technology that will quickly detect, locate, and identify sources of radio frequency signals. Known as the Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver (FSSR), this technology will enable near-instantaneous battlespace situational awareness, emitter tracking, threat warning, and countermeasure cueing
Rosoboronexport To Supply Mi-8/17 Mobile Service Center To Peru
Rosoboronexport is ready to supply Peru with a mobile service center to provide high-quality and timely maintenance of Mi-8/17 series helicopters, including the Mi-171SHs whose delivery was completed in December 2015. “These helicopters were purchased in full compliance with the law
X Corp Wins $50 Million Contract For Security and Counterintelligence Operations
The US Department of Defense on Wednesday awarded a contract worth $50 million to Virginia-based X Corp Solutions Inc to provide security and counterintelligence operations support services. “X Corp Solutions Inc
Israel Encrypted Drone Data Following UK Spying
Israel appears to have increased encryption across its drone fleet following spying by the UK as part of a US National Security Agency (NSA) led snooping program using a method similar to that used to protect the signals of subscriber-only TV channels. Israel also expanded encryption or scrambling of the feeds grabbed by UK's intelligence analysts based in the Greek Troodos mountains, showing up like the black-and-white snow on a TV screen
Harris Corp Wins EW Technology Contract For Turkish F-16 Jets
Harris Corporation has won a contract to provide electronic warfare (EW) equipment, spares and support services for Turkish Air Forces F-16 fighter jets. The contract was issued by the US Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Russia Offers Electronic Warfare System, Helicopters To Egypt For Mistral Warship
Russia has offered the 5P28 Pobeditel electronic warfare systems and the Kamov helicopters developed for the Mistral warship which France likely to sell to Egypt, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Corporation has said. “If Egypt decides to acquire the Mistral helicopter warships, then of course we will offer them the helicopters that we developed just for this ship,” Chemezov said in a statement to TASS
Russian Hybrid Drone System To Enable Network Centric Warfare
Russia has developed a new drone system that enhances network centric warfare capability allowing direct control from command points. “Rostec's United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (OPK) has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a new system adapted to hybrid warfare”, Sergie Soko, OPKs general director was quoted as saying by Ria Novosti Monday
Argentina gets U.S. Nod to Buy Basler BT-67 Aircraft
Netherlands, Czech Republic to Purchase Ammunition for Ukraine
First Batch of Modernized Dutch Apache Echo Helicopters Now Combat-Ready
Germany Approves Procurement of Puma Simulator, Practice Rockets for Tiger Helicopter
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U