Boeing Completes Talon HATE Program Final Design Review
Boeing has completed the final design review for the U.S
Harris Corp To Supply 1,500 Falcon III Radios To USAF Special Operations
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $19 million IDIQ contract to provide the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) with up to 1,500 Falcon IIIAN/PRC-152A wideband radios and accessories. The AN/PRC-152A is a key component of AFSOCs communication system, providing mission critical ground-to-air communications and enhanced situational awareness of the...
Rheinmetall Showcasing Its Multitude Defense Portfolios At AAD 2014
Rheinmetall is showcasing a sampling of its products and projects at the African Aerospace & Defence (AAD), the company said in a statement. “Rheinmetall has for many years been a partner of South Africas armed forces and defence industry
Bulgarian Naval Academy Gets VSTEP Simulators
Bulgarias Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna purchased a 360° Class A Full Mission Bridge simulator and an Incident Management Simulator for training of its Naval and Merchant marine students. The NAUTIS DNV Class A Full Mission Bridge (FMB) Simulator and the RescueSim incident Management Simulator were delivered and installed...
Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests New Solution For Live, Virtual, Constructive Training
Lockheed Martin successfully tested a new solution for integrated live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training during a flight demonstration at the company's Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas.During the flight test, a pilot flying in a live F-16 engaged in a synthetic training exercise with a pilot flying as wingman...
Lockheed Flight Tests Aircraft Laser Turret For DARPA
Lockheed Martin, in partnership with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the University of Notre Dame, has demonstrated the airworthiness of a new beam control turret being developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and AFRL to give 360-degree coverage for high-energy laser weapons operating on military aircraft. A research aircraft equipped with the Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control (ABC) turret conducted eight flights in Michigan
Aeroflex To Be Merged With Cobham’s Advanced Electronic Solutions and Communications
Cobham announces that its acquisition of Aeroflex Holding Corp has been successfully completed following the receipt of regulatory and shareholder approvals. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximately US$1,460m
Denel To Discuss Trends In The International Defence Industry At AAD 2014
South Africas position in the global defence and aerospace industries will be in the spotlight at the inaugural Denel Aerospace and Defence Conference, which brings together military decision-makers, industry leaders, senior public servants and defence sector participants for intense discussions on the challenges and opportunities currently facing the industry. The Denel Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Conference, taking place in Centurion tomorrow, will feature senior speakers from the SA National Defence Force as well as top decision-makers in the global defence technology environment and government
Harris To Supply Falcon III Radios Worth $88 Million Middle East Nation
Harris Corporation (HRS) has received an $88 million order to provide a country in the Middle East with Falcon III wideband tactical radios and accessories as part of an overall modernization effort. The system leverages the latest software-defined radios from the Harris Falcon III RF-7800 family
IESA To Host Deftronics 2014 In Bangalore, India
India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), the premier body for the ESDM industry in the country, in partnership with Messe München International (MMI) will host DEFTRONICS 2014, an international industry symposium focused on “Aerospace and Defence Electronics” to be held on September 23 – 24, 2014 at BIEC, Bangalore. DEFTRONICS 2014 is scheduled during Electronica India and Productronica India 2014, Indias leading trade fairs for the electronics industry and will focus primarily on these aspects: policy and business related matters and issues in defence
Scotland Split Could Shake Up UK Defence Preparedness and Industry
The UK defence establishment could be significantly impacted if Scottish voters vote “yes” on the Sept. 18 referendum over independence from the UK
Indian Army, DRDO Test Indigenous Anti-Tank Guided Missile System
MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Could Be Upgraded to Support Surveillance, Strike Missions
Leidos' Gibbs & Cox Unveils MODEP Concept to Convert Oil Rigs into...
Iranian Hypersonic Missiles Hit All Intended Targets in Israel: Report
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