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Thai Navy to get Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 UAS

November 4, 2019 @ 09:13 AM

Schiebel has won a contract to supply Camcopter S-100 Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). Following an extensive competitive tender process, Schiebel was awarded its first contract with the RTN, which was signed by Schiebels CEO Hannes Hecher and Admiral Prachachart Sirisawat, Director General Naval Acquisition Management office at the Royal Thai Navy, and authorised by Commander In Chief of Royal Thai Navy Headquarters in Bangkok
Finland Issues RFQ for €10B HX Fighter Procurement

November 1, 2019 @ 08:10 AM

Finland's Ministry of Defence issued a request for quotation (RFQ) for its €10 billion HX fighter competition to Boeing (F/A-18), Dassault (Rafale), Eurofighter (Typhoon), Lockheed (F-35) & Saab (Gripen), on Thursday. “The Advanced Call for Proposals sent now initiates the second negotiation phase, which will determine the final contents of the procurement packages with each bidder
Naval Group, Fincantieri, 50:50 Joint Venture is Named ‘NAVARIS’

November 1, 2019 @ 06:13 AM

Naval Group and Fincantieri have christened their equally shared joint venture as ‘NAVARIS. The incorporation of the JV, NAVARIS is expected as planned before the end of the current year
DARPA to Trial AI-based Dogfight Technology

October 28, 2019 @ 08:48 AM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology designed to take over low-level maneuvering tasks from fighter pilots. The first two trials will take place November 2019 and January 2020 near Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, which is developing and managing the simulation air environment for the AlphaDogfight Trials
Rheinmetall Delivers 3 Lynx KF41 IFVs for Australia’s LAND400 Contest Trials

October 22, 2019 @ 09:31 AM

Rheinmetall on Tuesday announced the delivery of three Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to compete in trials for the AUD 15 billion (Euro 9.5 billion or US$10
SAIC Picks Kongberg’s Turret for US Marines’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicles

October 22, 2019 @ 08:22 AM

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has selected Kongsberg to design and manufacture an advanced, remote medium caliber turret for United States Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV). The solution includes CORTEX ICS vetronics and combat services solutions for SAICs Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) offering to the Office of Naval Research and the United States Marine Corps, Kongsberg said in a statement Monday
US Army Picks Raytheon’s New 360-degree Radar for its Patriot System

October 18, 2019 @ 07:37 AM

The US Army has chosen Raytheons new 360-degree Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar for its Patriot air defense systems. “The LTAMDS is the new radar for the US Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense network
Lockheed Unveils “Raider X” for US Army’s FARA Contest

October 15, 2019 @ 10:19 AM

Lockheed Martin unveiled Raider X design as the companys entrant for the US Armys Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. The aircraft design was showcased during the annual conference of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) on October 14 in Washington
Saab, Boeing Test Small Diameter Bomb as Long-range Artillery Projectile

October 15, 2019 @ 05:42 AM

Saab has together with Boeing conducted a test firing of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB). The test firing took place at the Andoya Test Center in Andenes, Norway, September 26, 2019
China’s J-20 Fighter May Have Entered Mass Production with Increased Deployment

October 14, 2019 @ 09:01 AM

China's J-20 stealth fighter jet may have entered mass-production following its induction into an “ace unit” of the People's Liberation Army - Air Force (PLA-AF). With the J-20 fighter jets, the ace unit, which enjoys the honor of shooting down or damaging 59 enemy aircraft, will be able to better perform their duties of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, Global Times quoted Shen Jinke, the spokesperson for the PLA –AF as saying Sunday

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