Boeing and six Danish defense companies signed agreements to jointly pursue a range of business opportunities in defense and aerospace-related manufacturing, maintenance, software and simulation integration, and other areas Friday. The agreements with Danish Aerotech, Falck Schmidt Defence Systems, IFAD, Multicut, Systematic and Terma are key elements of Boeings industrial plan related to its F/A-18 Super Hornet offering to Denmark
General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a CDN$122 million, three-year contract to upgrade the Canadian Forces' existing fleet of Combat Net Radios. The radios, originally purchased in 1991, will be enhanced to allow for simultaneous operation of voice, messaging and positional awareness reporting, capabilities not currently possible with the existing radio set
Australian companies might miss out on competing with foreign companies to build its next generation of submarines, Sydney Morning Herald reported today. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused commitment to allow Australian companies to compete to build its the next generation of submarines
Saab will present the newly-developed next generation Carl Gustaf M4 at the 2014 Association of the U.S
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) program recently received Milestone C approval, the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced Oct. 9
Rockwell Collins unveiled new features, which include the integration of sensor data from the Aeryon SkyRanger small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) and the SpotterRF Ground Surveillance Radar (GSR) to its Patrol Persistent Surveillance System (PPSS) Today. The company announced the enhancements at the Land Forces 2014 trade show in Brisbane, Australia
China today refuted western media reports which claimed that two Chinese air force test pilots were killed during J-15 fighter aircrafts carrier testing and qualification. The source was a citation of the China Flight Test Establishment(CFTE) which had a mention of two pilots having sacrificed their lives
Algeria has taken delivery of "Kalaat Beni-Abbes" amphibious class vessel at a ceremony held at the Muggiano shipyard (in La Spezia) commissioned in 2011, Fincantieri said in a release. The ship was commissioned by the Ministry of Defence of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a company controlled by Fincantieri in which Selex ES also holds an interest, to serve as the national Navy's new flagship
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking the space community to submit ideas to enable a flight demonstration in the next five years and an innovative public-private partnership to jumpstart a new industry. An increasing number of expensive, mission-critical satellites are launched every year into geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), approximately 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the Earth
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)s air strikes against militants in Libya last week, has brought in focus the military capabilities of this oil-rich Sheikhdom which has never gone to war. The joint air strike conducted with Egypt with support from Saudi Arabia reportedly took Washington “by surprise” with senior US officials telling news agencies that they were “not consulted” about the attacks possibly because American weapons may have been used, violating agreements under which they were sold