Sagem To Integrate SIGMA 30 Pointing Systems On Vertical Launch MICA Missiles
Sagem (Safran) announced today that it has signed a contract with MBDA to integrate SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems on several VL MICA surface-to-air weapon systems. Sagem designed SIGMA 30 pointing system will provide air defense systems independent deployment and firing capability in the absence of GPS
India’s Battlefield Management System Prototype To Be Ready By 2017
Indias INR 50,000 crore (US$8.01 billion) Battlefield Management System (BMS) project prototype will be ready by 2017, KK Singh, CMD of Rolta India said during an interview with an Indian News Channel
India’s First Public Funded-Privately Executed Defence R& D Project Gets Underway
Indian Government will be funding its first “Make” contract that involves two private consortia (BEL-Rolta and Tata Power and L&T) for a battlefield management system development project of the Indian armed forces. The government will be funding 80 percent of the prototype cost and the remaining 20 percent will have to...
BEL Consortium Selected For $8 Billion Indian Battlefield Management System Project
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Rolta India announced today that their consortium has been selected for the $8.01 billion (INR 50,000 Crore) Battlefield Management System (BMS) development project by Indian Defense Forces
Deals worth US$680 million announced at IDEX 2015
Day four of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX)in Abu Dhabi saw cumulative deals worth AED 2.534 billion (US$680 million approx)being announced
Clavister Wins Contract For Embedded Military Security Solutions
Clavister has partnered with a major provider of secure military communications technology, to develop a new range of communication platforms for mobile systems with its built-in security technologies. Clavister will deliver advanced, embedded security solutions to secure critical communications infrastructure and command and control systems against data interception and next-generation threats
Rostec Offers Communication Systems Upgrade For India’s Su-30MKI Fighters
Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has offered to upgrade the communications systems modules of the Su-30MKI fighters. A press release from Rostec, the parent company of UIMC said that presentations will be made to the Indian air force and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) during the Aero India show in Bangalore
Lockheed Martin Delivers Electronic Automated Support System To US Navy
Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday that it has delivered the first electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) to the US Navy for maximizing aircraft readiness. "With eCASS, the Department of the Navy will enable a cost avoidance of more than $1 billion annually by averting the repair of avionics at the next level of maintenance or sending the parts back to the original equipment manufacturer," said Chris Giggey, deputy program manager for Automated Test Systems at the US Navy Naval Air Systems Command
Exelis Completes Sea Acceptance Test Of Command And Control Technology For Norwegian...
Exelis has completed sea acceptance test of their latest Command Management Information System (CMIS), installed on board the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Senja. The test formed part of a wide-ranging modernization effort of the ship's command and control (C2) capabilities that include integrating tactical data link, computer and display upgrades, a navigation distribution upgrade, and security enhancements
Elbit Systems Wins $117 Million Israeli “Digital Army” Project
Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded $117 million worth contract for the supply of Command, Control, Computer, Communications and Intelligence (C4I) systems and communications systems to Israeli Ministry of Defense. Most of the contracts will be performed over six-year period
WIN-T Increment 2 SNE Supports US Army Field Artillery Operations
General Dynamics-built Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 Soldier Network Extension (SNE) proves successful in helping a US Army field artillery team increase their communications reach and by improving their call-for-fire response time. The Soldier Network Extension(SNE) supported call-for-fire mission 'threads' during the Development Test 2 and Network Integration Evaluation 15
Italy, Egypt Sign Bilateral Agreement On Training And Border Control
Italy and Egypt signed a joint statement last Saturday on boosting the military cooperation in preparation for a bilateral agreement in the defense field, particularly training and borders control. The two sides have also held bilateral talks regarding international relations, addressing regional crisis such as current situations in Libya, and state of Italian-Egyptian bilateral cooperation relations
Northrop Grumman Wins $7B for B-2 Modernization
Israelis Petition to Send Decommissioned Patriot Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
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Brunei MoD Orders Six H145M Multipurpose Helicopters
Peru Selects Hyundai Rotem's K-808 White Tiger Armored Vehicles
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