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
Australian Air Force Implements PinPoint Tool Control Systems In Support Of New...
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed 48 PinPoint Tool Control Systems from HABCO Industries, throughout their maintenance facility in support of their entire C-27J transport aircraft. The Pinpoint Tool Control System is a comprehensive product offering designed and developed by aviation professionals for use in all facets of the commercial...
General Dynamics Wins $249 Million To Upgrade UK Military’s Communication System
General Dynamics has won a £175 million contract to upgrade Bowman tactical communications equipment currently used by the UK military. The contract will allow for the Bowman tactical communications equipment will help UK military to receive a series of enhancements and upgrades that will enable the system to continue to operate...
Ficosa Converts Patrol Cars Into Mobile Police Stations
Ficosa has developed the Connected Police Car, a vehicle equipped with a technology that converts patrol cars into real mobile police stations. This project, carried out in collaboration with Telefónica, has been presented at SICUR 2016 (International Security, Safety and Fire Exhibition)
Russian Defense Modernization Plan To Include Development Of EW Systems
Russian Armed Forces modernization plan will include the development of advanced electronic warfare systems Borisoglebsk-2 and Rtut-BM systems. The Borisoglebsk-2 is a multi-purpose electronic warfare system developed by Russia's United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation for the Russian Armed Forces
ID Awarded $5 Billion US Army For IT infrastructure Requirements
Intelligent Decisions (ID), Inc has been awarded an Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 Hardware (ITES-3H) contract by the US Army. The contract has a ceiling value of $5 billion and a potential period of performance of five years - one 3-year base plus two option years
Russian Electronic Equipment For Egyptian Mistral Carrier
Egypt has shown interest in procuring radio and electronic equipment from Russia for its Navys mistral class helicopter carrier. Serious progress has been made in talks between Russia and Egypt on the preparation and delivery of radio and electronic equipment for the carriers purchased by Egypt after France refused to deliver the carriers to Moscow, a spokesman from Rostecs United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation was quoted as saying by
Bittium Signs Tactical Communications Software Upgrade Contract With Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces has contracted Bittium for developing a new software package (waveform) for the Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) system under a EUR 2.8 million agreement
Swedish A26 Submarines To Feature iXBlue MARINS Inertial Navigation System
Saab has selected iXBlue as part of a 7-year contract to equip the two type A26 next-generation submarines with MARINS units, the state-of-the-art in fiber-optic gyroscope technology. Scheduled to be operational in 2024, the A26 is a unique and high-tech submarine with proven modular design
US DoD Awards Army Contracts Worth $5 Billion To 17 Firms
The US Department of Defense announced Monday the US Army contracts worth $5 billion awarded to 17 firms to provide commercial hardware, software, and related incidental services to federal clients. The awardees are Affigent, Herndon, Virginia; Telos, Ashburn, Virginia; Unicom, Suite 100, Herndon, Virginia; IBM, Maryland; Dynamic Systems, El Segundo, California; Dell, Round Rock, Texas; GTRI, Denver, Colorado; Hewlett-Packard, Herndon, Virginia; CDW-G, Vernon Hills, Illinois; Iron Bow, Chantilly, Virginia; Wildflower, Santa Fe, New Mexico ; WWT, St
Finmeccanica’s IFE Systems Selected For Swedish and Brazilian Gripen Jets
Finmeccanica has signed contracts to provide Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) systems for the Gripen Next Generation (Gripen NG) aircraft for the Air Forces of Sweden and Brazil, the company statement said today. The IFF systems will be used by Gripen pilots to identify other aircraft or vehicles as friendly (or potentially unfriendly) and to determine their bearing and range from the aircraft
General Dynamics’ QTrust Server To Maintain German Bundeswehr's IT Networks
General Dynamics partner QGroup received a contract from the Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces) to deploy and maintain QTrust Server security appliances for their secure IT networks. QGroup´s QTrust Server is based on General Dynamics Mission Systems' PitBull Trusted Operating System (PitBull)
Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
Oshkosh Defense Secures $40M Contract Extension for ROGUE-Fires UGV
European Defence Fund Supports STORE Project to Enhance Land Forces' Imaging Systems...
RTX Wins $344M to Develop Standard Missile Variants
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
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...