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Indian Air Force To Replace Integrated Radio Systems With Software Defined Radios

December 16, 2014 @ 08:08 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to replace the Integrated Radio Communication set (INCOM) with Software Defined Radio Systems (SDRs) in a phased manner to meet the urgent operational requirement to replace radio sets in many fleets, Defense Minister of State (MoS) Inderjit Singh said in an answer to a question in the parliament today. The INCOM was required to operate in Conventional mode, Secure mode, Jam-resistant mode and Secure + Jam-resistant mode
Saab To Overhaul Swedish Navy’s HMS Södermanland

December 16, 2014 @ 08:04 AM

Saab has received an order valued at SEK121 million to overhaul the Swedish Navys submarine HMS Södermanland. The order is part of the letter of intent regarding Swedish armed forces underwater capabilities, which was announced on 9 June 2014 and covers the period 2015-2024
BAE Systems To Upgrade Royal Navy’s Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes

December 16, 2014 @ 08:00 AM

The UK MOD has awarded a £270 million contract to BAE Systems to upgrade the Royal Navys Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes. Earlier this year, BAE Systems was also awarded a £600 million contract to run Portsmouth Naval Base and a £70 million Type 45 destroyer support contract that combined sustains more than 2,000 jobs in the Portsmouth region, including skilled engineering roles
US Army Receives New Lightweight Mortar System

December 16, 2014 @ 07:52 AM

Picatinny engineers have begun delivering the new lightweight M252A1 81mm system to the US Army, which is 12 pounds, or 14 percent, lighter than its predecessor, the legacy M252 mortar system. "The new lightweight system reduces the load for dismounted battalion mortar platoons, while retaining the same durability, rates of fire, and range of the legacy system," said Lt
Rockwell Collins Wins $420 million ARC Radio Systems Contract

December 16, 2014 @ 02:43 AM

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 Wins USAF Radar Signal Simulators Contract

December 16, 2014 @ 02:31 AM

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 Wins $235 Million US Navy's MK41 Vertical Launch System Contract

December 16, 2014 @ 02:24 AM

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
USAF Approves Production Of JASSM-ER Missile System

December 16, 2014 @ 02:18 AM

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 Wins Polish, German And New Zealand Defense Forces' Contracts

December 16, 2014 @ 02:11 AM

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
HMS Richmond Test Fires Seawolf Missiles

December 15, 2014 @ 05:32 PM

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

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