The US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $100 million contract for a secure encryption program to process classified messaging traffic. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation has been awarded a maximum $99,900,00 contract for Programmable Inline Encryption Devices (PIEDs) to process classified messaging traffic via the Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P) program,” the Defense Department said yesterday
Hanwha Thales has bagged a contract from the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration(DAPA) to develop unmanned ground surveillance sensors for monitoring North Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The South Korean defense procurement agency said Tuesday that the deal between the DAPA and local company Hanwha Thales, a joint venture between Thales and Hanwha, is worth 3
Australia has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the purchase of a tracked and turreted Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) to meet the LAND 400 Phase 3 Mounted Close Combat Capability requirement. The LAND 400 Phase 3 RFI Industry Brief will be conducted in Canberra on Friday 27 November 2015
Germany has fined Airbus $14 million for the delayed delivery of two A400M military transport planes due this year. The sum relates to two planes that the German Air Force was supposed to receive by the end of this year, according to a letter from Deputy Defence Minister Ralf Brauksiepe to the rapporteur of the Budget committee
The joint venture of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Thales has launched the production of radars for the Indian Air Force. BEL holds a 74 per cent stake in the joint venture
The Czech Republic Army has conducted a live-firing with Saabs latest generation missile system known as RBS 70 NG. The exercise was held at the Boletice Military Training Area in the Český Krumlov region on 26th October 2015
US warplanes dropped bombs against Islamic State (IS) targets destroying 116 fuel trucks yesterday even as French air strikes hit weapons depots and a training camp in response to the attacks in Paris. However, there were no reports of airstrikes or missile attacks on IS or other terrorist group targets by Russia over the weekend
Turkey has cancelled a tentative agreement with China to buy a $3.4 billion long-range missile defense system and will instead build its system with help from its NATO partners
India has commissioned a Torpedo Defence System known as Mareech that can divert under-water torpedo attacks on ships and submarines. The decoy system has been developed by Vishakapatnam-based Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL)
At least 200 terrorist operatives could have been involved in the planning and execution of the attack on six locations in Paris that led to the death of 127 people and 8 attackers, Israeli news website, Debkafile reported. Quoting ‘counterterrorism experts it said coordinating so many simultaneous terror attacks by a large team called for months of preparation, precise intelligence, a variety of weapons and a large team of dedicated killers backed by exceptional staff work and organization