Hensoldt Acquires Kelvin Hughes
Kelvin Hughes is acquired by HENSOLDT (formerly Airbus Defence Electronics) as a result of an agreement by its owners ECI Partners to sell its investment in the company. Completion of the transaction remains subject to regulatory clearances
Thales Unveils New-Gen Ground Fire Radar: Paris Air Show 2017
Thales will unveil its Ground Fire family, a range of latest-generation multifunction ground radar at Paris Air show 2017 starting this week. The radar system, which is fully digital, will carry out air defence and surveillance missions simultaneously
Leonardo Unveils Its Lightest-ever Radar For Unmanned Aircraft: Paris Air Show 2017
Leonardo has unveiled its new Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) surveillance radar integrated onto the companys ‘Hero mini unmanned rotorcraft. The system will be on display at the Paris Airshow Le Bourget 2017
China Develops First Microphotonic Radar Prototype For Enhanced Target Imaging
Scientists at Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a first prototype of microwave photonics-based radar, which analysts said could revolutionize the detection and imaging of targets for a wider range of military and civilian applications. The new radar is said to have the features of fast-imaging, high resolution and clear identification...
USAF Awards $108M Advanced Radar Threat System Contract To Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has won the US Air Force contract worth $108 million for Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2 (ARTS-V2). ARTS-V2 is a pre-Milestone B Program to develop and field a high fidelity threat emitter for live aircrew training for anti-access/area denial environments
Argentina Modernizes Elta Radar System With Wireless Communication Capability
Argentina's Ministry of Defense has upgraded an Elta radar systems with ability of wireless communication between the transceiver and the processor, permitting the system to record plots, and remember plots represented on the screen. The Air Force personnel has upgraded a single unit to use as a prototype in order to test the upgrades to fulfill operational requirement for more flexible display systems
Russia Preparing To Create ‘Antimissile Umbrella’ To Shield Entire Territory
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin stated on Wednesday that the country plans to open an antimissile ‘umbrella over its whole territory. Russian Defense Ministry is considering the proposal on a rational missile defense option that has been suggested by the defense industry, TASS reports
US To Equip Saudi Arabia With Radars, Projectiles To Counter Incoming Ballistic...
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale worth $662 million to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 26 AN/TPQ-53(V) radar systems and related support. Saudi Arabia intends to use Lockheed Martin manufactured AN/TPQ-53(V) radars to enhance its border security and modernize its armed forces with a more current capability to locate and counter the source of incoming ballistic artillery, rockets, and mortars, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency press release said
Northrop Grumman Wins $243M USAF Order For AESA Radars
Northrop Grumman has won a $243 million contract from the US Air Force for 72 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
China Claims World’s First 2-D Airborne Active Phased Array Fire Control Radar...
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China's Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute has claimed the development of the world's first two-dimensional airborne air cooled active phased array fire control radar. The radar has been tested during flight evaluation, an article in Global Times said adding that the radar system, replaces pulse-doppler radars on jet fighters with active phased array radars
Saudi Arabia's AWACS Aircraft Fleet Gets Radar Upgrade
Boeing has completed a series of upgrades that substantially enhance the technological capabilities of Saudi Arabias E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Among the enhancements to improve radar capabilities and reduce repair time for the airborne surveillance fleet are systems that increase the original equipments radar sensitivity and expand the range for tracking targets
Israeli Navy Gets Advanced ALPHA Radar System On Saar 4.5 Missile Ship
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently completed the installation of the advanced ALPHA radar system on the Saar-4.5 missile ship and is proceeding to operational sea trials
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
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...