The LONGBOW Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman received a $51 million contract to provide LONGBOW Fire Control Radars (FCRs) for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter to the Republic of Korea. The contract includes six LONGBOW FCR systems, spares and in-country support and production is scheduled through 2016
Termas SCANTER 4100 radar has been selected by Ultra for integration on the first of the Fatahillah Class corvettes. Ultra Electronics Command and Control Systems has been contracted by the Republic of Indonesias MoD for the mid-life modernisation of the first of the Fatahillah Class corvettes at the DSEi 2013
Kelvin Hughes, a supplier of navigation and surveillance systems will be showcasing SharpEye SCV (Small Craft Variant) with a SeaCross Marine display option at the DSEi 2013 show. The SharpEye SCV radome has a flexible interface making it possible for the core high performance element of the radar system, the transceiver, to interface with other radar displays
Following Russia's announcement of potential Su-35 sale to China, Defenseworld.net compares India's Super Sukhois with the expected Chinese Su-35
Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday signed two contracts for a total of eight Sikorsky S-76Dsearch and rescue (SAR) helicopters at the China Helicopter Exposition. The latest SAR contract is the fifth that China's MOT has awarded to Sikorsky for the S-76 series of helicopters since 2000
Lockheed Martin's paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) was successfully employed with the U.S
Bradley Manning, the 25-year old private first class from Oklahoma, who reportedly leaked over 750,000 classified Iraq and Afghanistan war logs, was found guilty of most of the charges against him including espionage, theft and fraud. Manning was detained in Iraq for suspicion of having leaked 39 minutes of classified cockpit gunsight footage from 2007 in 2010
German armed forces will spend the next two months in the UAE testing the performance of the new Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in hot climates after completing cold tests in Norway last year. The tests will be conducted under the direction of the Federal Office for equipment, information technology and operation of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) by personnel of the Bundeswehr Technical Centre (WTD) 91 Meppen (weapons) and WTD 41 Trier for mobility
Russia will procure about 60 Mi-28UB helicopters to improve Mi-28N combat training, a Russian Air Force commander said. “We will purchase four to six [Mi-28UB] helicopters for each unit that has Mi-28N in service,” Lt
Lockheed Martin has won a $223 million firm-fixed-price, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to supply Modernized-Target Acquisition Designations Sight Pilot Night Vision Sensors to South Korea. Also known as "M-TADS/PNVS", these are advanced electro-optical fire control systems that AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter pilots use to fly their helicopters and target their weapons systems in daylight, at night, and in adverse weather conditions