BAE Systems Delivers 150th Shipboard Friend-Or-Foe Antenna To US Navy
BAE Systems has delivered its 150th OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antenna to the U.S
Boeing To Provide Engineering Services In Support Of Hornet, Growler Aircraft For...
Boeing has been awarded a $22 million worth contract to provide engineering services in support of F/A-18 Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft for the Navy and the government of Australia. The Department of defense announced Friday that under the awarded contract, Boeing will procure “the non-recurring engineering required for the redesign...
Ukroboronprom’s New Fire-Fighting Tank Gets Approved For Operations With Ukrainian Armed Forces...
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has approved operation of the most-advanced fire-fighting tank GPM-72, manufactured by UKROBORONPROM SE “Lviv Armored Plant”, by the countrys armed forced, after successful completion of departmental tests. The fire-fighting tank GPM-72 was created on the initiative and at the own expense of the "Lviv Armored...
Lockheed Martin To Provide Modular Active Protection Systems For US Military Vehicles
The US Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a next-phase contract to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software and to support government integration efforts ahead of platform demonstrations scheduled to take place through 2019. MAPS is...
US Navy Picks 5 Firms for C4I Technical, Engineering Support Contracts
The US defense contractors have been awarded multiple contracts by the US Navy to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence, or C4I, software applications, the Department of Defense announced Friday. The companies tapped to provide the Navy with C4I software include Forward Slope Inc
Indian Navy’s Oldest Training Institute INS Valsura Sets Up Medium Voltage Lab...
Siemens India established Medium Voltage Lab at INS Valsura, the Indian Navys oldest training establishment, inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lamba on January 24, the company announced today. The facility will be used for training personnel on the nuances of medium voltage power generation, protection and distribution, the press release said
Israeli Defence Firm SCD Completes Acquisition of US-based Quantum Imaging
SCD, an Israeli firm jointly owned by Elbit Systems and Rafael, has completed its acquisition of US company Quantum Imaging, business newspaper
Boeing Completes Acquisition Of Aurora Flight Sciences
Boeing has completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems. Aurora will operate under Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology as a subsidiary called Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company
Leonardo To Equip US Naval Air Stations With Instrument Landing Systems
Leonardo has been selected through a competitive procurement as the provider of up to 31 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) by the US Navy to equip Department of Navy installations. In more details, Leonardos subsidiary, Selex ES Inc
BAE Systems to Demo Digital Periscope for Australia's Collins Class submarines
BAE Systems will demonstrate its 3D immersive technology including a digital periscope for Australia Collins Class submarines at the SimTecT event, being held in Sydney this week. The 3D immersive technology combines the ‘DNA from CAD and gaming software, BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive Glynn Phillips said, adding, “this technology provides for a ‘single point of truth for designers and engineers – as well as our customer – regardless of where they are located
Northrop Grumman To Integrate Infrared Countermeasures On US, UK and Australian Naval...
Northrop Grumman won $13.9 million contract for hardware to integrate US, UK and Australian Navys large aircraft infrared countermeasures on combat aircraft
US Navy’s Third Ford-class Nuclear Powered Supercarrier To Get Advanced Arresting Gear...
General Atomics will manufacture and install an advanced arresting gear for the third next-generation Gerald Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 80) under a $195 million contract. The advanced arresting gear is the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
First 6 Rafales for the Croatian Air Force just Landed in Zagreb
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...
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...