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Raytheon Wins 769.4 Million Patriot Air-Defense System Batteries Upgrade Contract

March 31, 2015 @ 03:15 PM

Raytheon announced Monday that it has won a $769.4 million contract to upgrade Patriot Air and Missile Defense System batteries to the latest configuration currently fielded
Singapore’s Hermes 450 Drone Fully Operational

March 31, 2015 @ 03:13 PM

Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s Hermes 450 (H-450) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) status, Singaporean Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen announced Monday. Ng said, "The Hermes 450 is one of the most capable UAVs in its class and indeed, the world
DARPA Issues RFI For Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Vessel Programme

March 31, 2015 @ 02:28 PM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) programme. The programme aims to develop a new unmanned surface vessel to independently track ultra-quiet diesel-electric submarines over thousands of miles, Shephard reported on Tuesday
India To Upgrade Six Kamov Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopters

March 31, 2015 @ 02:08 PM

India will upgrade six of its Russian made Kamov 28 anti-submarine warfare helicopters besides overhaul of another four. The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the proposal for the upgrades on Saturday, an unnamed defense source was quoted as saying by PTI
NATS To Continue Work With QinetiQ To Facilitate Live Weapon Tests

March 31, 2015 @ 01:54 PM

UK ‘s air traffic services provider NATS has won a seven year contract extension to continue its work with QinetiQ to facilitate live weapons tests at ranges, including the use of state of the art fighter aircraft, armoured vehicles, ships and Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). QinetiQ operates and manages some of the MODs core Test and Evaluation (T&E) Air Ranges, which are operated under a 25 year Long Term Partnering Agreement for delivering T&E and training support, services to the MOD, NATS announced in its press release on Monday
Russia To Unveil New Drones In June

March 31, 2015 @ 01:51 PM

Russia will unveil its new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including “Eleron”, “Orlan-10″, “Forpost” and “Gorizont” drones at the first International Forum Army-2015 held from June 16-19, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. "Complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles, both short and medium range, as well as helicopter drones will be presented as part of the first Army-2015 International Forum," the ministry's press release read
L&T Wins $228 Million Contract For Indian Offshore Patrol Vessels

March 31, 2015 @ 01:11 PM

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won $228 million contract from the Indian Ministry of Defence to construct seven Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The contract is part of the governments initiative to strengthen Indias coastal security, the company announced in its press release on Tuesday
Avionics Services To Produce Heron-Based UAV

March 31, 2015 @ 01:08 PM

Avionics Services, the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) arena, is heading to produce Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV, the “Caçador”. The manufacturing process will be taken by the local industry
Ingalls Shipbuilding Wins $604 Million US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Contract

March 31, 2015 @ 01:05 PM

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has won a $604.3 million modification to fund construction of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Aegis guided missile destroyer DDG 121 contract for the US Navy
HAL Orders Saab’s Integrated Defense Aids Suite For Indian Dhruv Helicopter

March 31, 2015 @ 12:19 PM

Saab announced today that it has received follow-on orders worth US$ 78 million (SEK 740 million) from Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL), India, to produce integrated electronic warfare self-protection system for installation on the Indian Armys and Air Forces Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv. Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) protects crew by enhancing platform survivability in sophisticated, diverse and dense threat environments

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