MKU GmbH will display a range of lightweight ballistic protection systems and unique patented attachment systems for helicopters at ILA Berlin, including its latest ULTRA LIGHT WEIGHT solution which has been developed after extensive R&D efforts and field trials in its lab in Germany. MKU GmbH is a registered NATO supplier since 1993 as well as an accredited supplier to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology & In Service Support (BAAINBw)
Airbus Defence and Spaces newly developed passive radar has proven the functionality of its underlying technology in several field tests under real conditions. In contrast to conventional systems, passive radars dont emit any radiation, but instead analyse the reflections of signals from other sources, such as radio and television stations, to detect objects
The Army's capability to project land power grew this week with the induction of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and its companion M992A3 carrier ammunition tracked vehicle into low-rate initial production, the US Army said in a statement. The M109A7 and M992A3, formerly known as the Army's Paladin Integrated Management, known as PIM, program, were both inducted during a ceremony at Anniston Army Depot where Congressman Mike Rogers, Alabama's third congressional district representative, described what the systems bring to the Army
BAE Systems has received a contract from the U.S
The Finnish Defence Forces and Millog Oy have signed an agreement on target acquisition sensors. The value of the contract is 26
MASA Group, a leading developer of Artificial Intelligence based simulation software for the defense, emergency management, and games-related markets, will unveil new logistics and corporate training use cases for its automated wargame MASA SWORD at ITEC, Cologne, May 20th to 22nd 2014. The company is also set to announce new customers, along with recent integrations of MASA LIFE, its recently released AI creative suite, into leading platforms including VBS and Unity3D
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Mexico for M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and associated equipmen worth $556 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 16, 2014
Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi delivered a proposal for further defining a European UAS to the Ministry of Defence of France, Germany and Italy. The offer proposes a Definition Phase which has been prepared by joint development teams of Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi and which is backed by an industrial agreement on workshare and a cooperative agreement to start the MALE2020 program
General Dynamics and BAE Systems are going head-to-head to win a $8 billion US Army contract to develop a large combat vehicle. The winner of the contract will replace a decades-old fleet of 2,900 armored personnel carriers
Elbit systems announced Sunday that its wholly-owned U.S