The French defence procurement agency (DGA) and DCNS have validated the functional integration of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the combat system of a warship. The successful physical and functional integration of a tactical VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV on board a surface combatant by DCNS, with no impact on flight safety, represents a major breakthrough for naval air forces
The Dutch maritime company IHC Merwede has selected IFS to support its key business processes in a contract worth about 2 million Euros. IFS Applications will be implemented as IHC Merwedes single ERP system supporting the companys key strategic goals; collaboration, globalisation, and growth
Beechcraft Corporation announced today that Textron Inc. has agreed to acquire its parent, Beech Holdings, LLC
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has won c ontract to supply bow sonar (ASO) and a low- frequency active towed array sonar (ACTAS) for a new frigate of the Royal Thai Navy. Together, the two systems offer active and passive sonars for the detection, tracking and classification of underwater vehicles, such as submarines, torpedoes and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV)
Rockwell Collins will demonstrate two new High Probability of Intercept (HPI) receivers at the 50th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention, October 27-30. These HPI solutions are capable of filling many needs, including detection of radar frequency (RF) signals that could interfere with launch data links on military test ranges, as well as airborne and maritime surveillance applications used to detect adversary emitters
The United Arab Emirates has received a formal bid from BAE Systems to build 60 Eurofighter Typhoon jets for the country. The Typhoon is the front-runner followed closely by Dassault with its Rafale jets for the deal which could be valued up to $6 billion
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Cassidian has developed a unique flexible airborne ground surveillance radar, which can be deployed on a variety of manned and unmanned platforms for the detection of ground and sea targets, the company announced today. As part of a major flight test series carried out from the German air base in Hohn, Cassidians “SmartRadar” showed record detection performance, now including various operating modes for maritime surveillance
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) yesterday delivered the first Lakshya-1 (Pilotless Target Aircraft) to Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad for the Indian Army. “The aircraft has been delivered ahead of schedule in record 15 months against 24 months of normal manufacturing cycle time”, says Dr