The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a $420 million contract to Rockwell Collins to continue the delivery of its legacy ARC-210 radio systems aboard military aircrafts for the next four years. Now in its fifth generation, the ARC-210 provides multimode voice and data communications to more than 180 types of military aircrafts and employs several frequencies for radio communication that are resistant to enemy jamming
Exelis announced Monday that it has won an US Air Force $6.3 million contract to provide AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulators (RSS) to test radar warning receivers on various aircraft
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has won a $235 million US Navy contract to continue building MK 41 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) with options that, if exercised, would increase the value to $356 million. The VLS fires a wide range of missiles, primarily off of U
The US Air Force announced today that it has approved full rate production for Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range (JASSM-ER). JASSM-ER successfully completed U
CAE announced today that it has won a series of contracts worth more than $98.5 million to provide a range of simulation products and upgrades and other support services
The Royal Navy's warship, HMS Richmond test fired two Seawolf missiles in live firing exercise conducted on Dec 12. Royal Navy warship is an agile, adaptable, multi-purpose frigate that may be deployed at short notice in a wide variety of scenarios, Weapon Engineer Officer Lieutenant Commander Jim Sampson said, was quoted as saying by IB Times
Northrop Grumman announced today that it has delivered its first APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to Lockheed Martin which will be used for US and Taiwan Air Force F-16 radar modernization program. "Northrop Grumman's fire control radars have provided vital capabilities for the F-16 and other fighter aircraft for the past four decades," said Jeff Leavitt, vice president, combat avionics systems business unit, Northrop Grumman
Indias guided missile destroyer INS Kolkata will fire a long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) in 2015, The Hindu reported Saturday. “The vertical launch units of the LR-SAM, also called Barak 8, have been built into the vessel and the MF-STAR (multifunction surveillance and threat alert radar) is in place for missile guidance
Russian next generation nuclear powered attack submarines will continue to have a double-hull structure, according to Malakhit design bureaus deputy general director Nikolai Novoselov. “The displacement will be roughly similar to that of the Yasen-class subs – some 12,000 tons or even slightly less,” Malakhits deputy general director Nikolai Novoselov said in an interview with RIA Novosti
The Indian Goverment has approved training of Vietnam Air Force pilot on Sukhoi-30 aircraft, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar issued a statement in Parliament on December 12. By 2015, Vietnam will have a modest fleet of around 35 Su-30 MK2 jets