Thales Reports 10 Percent Increase In Orders For Q1
Thales has announced new orders in the first quarter of 2014 totalled €2,030 million, an increase of 10% compared with the first quarter of 2013 (+13% on a like-for-like basis and at constant exchange rates). At 31 March 2014, the consolidated order book amounted to €24,175 million, nearly two years of
Leidos Wins Combatant Craft Medium Mk1 Contract
Leidos was awarded a United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) competitive acquisition subcontract for Combatant Craft Medium Mk-1 (CCM Mk1). The contract will include production of low observable systems, integration and testing of craft tactical computing systems, full life-cycle integrated logistics support, and incremental development and upgrades
India Receives MiG-29 Modernization Kits
The Russian firm MiG completed the delivery of the modernization kits for Indias MiG-29 fighters, according to ITAR-TASS. Under a 2009 contract worth $964 million, the Russian corporation agreed to modernize six fighters at its production sites and provide kits for the modernization of other Indian MiG-29 planes into the MiG-29UGP...
General Dynamics To Operate And Maintain US Navy Military Sealift Ships
General Dynamics has won a $32.7 million modification contract to operate and maintain seven large, medium-speed, roll-on / roll-off ships (LMSR) for the Military Sealift Command
USAF Issues RFP For Mini Crypto Program
The US Air Force is looking to address challenges of secure communications with its Mini Crypto program, Defense Systems reports. The service is seeking cryptographic devices that meet National Security Agency requirements while also falling within low size, weight and power, or SWaP, parameters
Airbus, Sapura Team Up For C4ISR Solutions
Airbus Defence and Space and Sapura have signed a Collaboration Agreement to establish a long-term cooperation in the field of C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance). It includes the joint development of key products in the field of planning and data fusion systems for Armed Forces digitalisation and its commercialisation in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market
Thales To Showcase Wide Range Of Products At DSA 2014
Thales will showcase wide range of equipment in the fields of Communication, Optronics and Air operations participating at the DSA 2014, held from 14 to 17 April. At the show, Thales will showcase its optronic equipment aimed at evaluating critical situations at both tactical and strategic levels as well as RAPID range of weapon systems with the 3D Ground Master radar family will be presented
Finmeccanica To Showcase Range Of Products At DSA 2014
Finmeccanica, through its companies AgustaWestland, Selex ES and OTO Melara, takes part in DSA 2014, which is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-17 April. AgustaWestland is showcasing a full scale mock-up of the new generation AW149 medium twin multirole military helicopter on static display, and presents its comprehensive portfolio of commercial and government models
Vice Chief Of The Air Staff Commissions IAF's MAFI Pilot Project
The Indian Air Forces (IAF) Modernization of Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) Pilot project - a $411 million initiative to modernize all airfields of the IAF, Indian Navy and Coast Guard, has been commissioned on March 26. The Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), Air Marshal RK Sharma said: “MAFI project, by fulfilling the need to match ground infrastructure with capability of the modern aircraft, will enhance the overall capability of the Indias Air Power,” adding, “MAFI would substantially improve all – weather capability, aid the civil aircraft that operate from the joint – user aerodromes, enhance Aerospace safety and in the...
Northrop Grumman To Display AEW&Cs, Mine Countermeasures At DIMDEX 2014
Northrop Grumman will highlight a range of its global defence and security solutions, including airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance and mine countermeasures at DIMDEX 2014. “The recent appointments of Walid Abukhaled and Doug Raaberg as chief executives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates respectively, enhances the company's presence and further positions Northrop Grumman for success in the Middle East region as the company continues to broaden its global market focus,” the company said in a statement
Rheinmetall’s 2013 Orders Reach New High With €4.6 billion, 2015 To Be
Rheinmetall today said it expects the company sales growth and improved results in both corporate sectors. After the order backlog reached a new high last year, consolidated sales of €4
Indian Weapons Import Up By 111 Percent, According To SIPRI
India continues to dominate global defense exports, importing nearly three times as many weapons as neighbors China and Pakistan in the past five years, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The total volume of arms sales was up 14 percent in 2009-13 compared to the previous five years, according to the Swedish think tank
Russian Su-57 Shown in Livery of WWII Era La-7 Combat Aircraft
Lockheed Wins $861M to Produce HIMARS Rocket Systems
MBDA Qualifies GRIFO Air Defense System with CAMM-ER Missile for Italian Army
Singaporean F-16 Fighter Crashes During Take-off, Pilot Hurt
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
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