BAE Systems announced today that its advanced threat infrared countermeasures (Atirm) system for helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles has been approved by the Pentagon for export. BAE and the US Army developed the system to protect Army helicopters against shoulder-fired missiles
Piaggio Aerospace will deliver three P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), 6 air vehicles and 3 ground control stations to Italian Air Force, the company said in a statement
Saft has won order from Thales Australia to deliver Li-ion battery systems which can power up to 1,300 Hawkei military tactical vehicles. Saft will begin deliveries of advanced Li-ion batteries for use in prototype vehicles in the first quarter of 2015 and, upon success, will extend to a follow-on contract for further vehicles early in the third quarter of 2015
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has won a contract at Aero India 2015 from Elbit Systems for the production of Elops Compact Multi-Purpose Advanced Stabilized Systems (CoMPASSTM). This is in addition to an earlier order for the supply of CoMPASS, received by BEL from Elop in 2014
AMREL now offers turn-key night vision solutions, fully compliant with MIL-STD 3009 and CECOM (CSLP) standards. "AMREL's rugged laptops, tablets, and handhelds are the perfect platforms for night vision solutions," said Kalvin Chen, AMREL's VP of Operations
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has selected Kelvin Hughes to supply SharpEye radars and an Agile Tracker as part of Lockheed Martin prime contract for the Frigate Systems Upgrade project. Kelvin Hughes will be supplying their S-Band solid state upmast 2D navigation and surveillance radar SharpEyeTM, for two ship sets along with their tactical Naval MantaDigitalTM display software and processors
Rockwell Collins has developed the Remote Secure Receiver (RSR) that features smallest, lowest power, protected, secure and trusted Selected Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS solution for the soldiers. The RSR which was recently ordered by the Battlefield Airmen Office of the Air Force Special Operations Command, offers the warfighter assured PNT information, enabling increased situational awareness, and the ability to support highly effective fires missions that reduce fratricide and collateral damage
Harris Corporation will acquire Exelis for an approximate $4.75 billion at $23
The wreckage of an armed drone was found in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, closely resembling the Chinese drone. According to War Is Boring, pictures of the wreckage was posted on Twitter showing an unmanned combat aerial vehicle that resembles the CH-3 drone made by the China
Airbus Helicopters has delivered 471 helicopters from the companys civil, parapublic and military product lines and booked 402 net orders last year. In addition, the backlog was adjusted to include a reduction of 33 NH90s