Saab has won AUD 24.2 million contract to supply an updated Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring System (ISCMMS) for four Royal Australian Navy Collins class submarines
Boeing has been awarded a $282 million contract to provide long lead parts associated with the manufacture of 19 P-8A Poseidon, the maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, for the U.S
Russias most advanced PL-14 handgun or Lebedev pistol will soon enter serial production, the head of Izhevsk Mechanical Factory, part of the Kalashnikov Group firearms manufacturer, said. Factory Managing Director Alexander Gvozdik was quoted as saying by TASS at a presentation of the enterprises investment program on Monday: "The serial production of the Lebedev pistol will start in the short term"
The Australian government has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to upgrade Australias long-range high frequency radar network. The $1 billion Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) protects Australias coastal approaches through a network of three remote radars in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory
Australia will be home to Boeings largest autonomous systems development program outside of the United States following a new partnership agreement with the Queensland Government. Over the next three years, the rapid innovation program will see Boeing develop next-generation autonomous systems capability in Australia to increase the independent operation of air and sea vehicles
Russia has developed a miniaturized nuclear power unit for cruise missiles and underwater drones which could potentially give them unlimited range. "Russia has completed the trials of miniaturized nuclear power units for cruise missiles of unlimited range and for autonomous submersibles of an oceanic multi-purpose system
China's defense budget in 2018 will be 1.1069 trillion yuan ($174
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has received an order from Armscor – the acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence – for three Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), 62 x 11 metres. The vessels form part of the South African Navys Project Biro which aims to develop South Africas maritime security to respond to maritime threats such as illegal trafficking and fishing
Saab rolled out the first GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the public at its Linköping site, Sweden on February 23. GlobalEye is an advanced, swing role airborne surveillance system based on a Global 6000 jet aircraft from Bombardier, which has undergone a thorough modification programme to adapt it for its role
Rustom-II, Indias first home-made Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) combat-reconnaissance drone,christened TAPAS 201, also called RUSTOM-II successfully completed its maiden flight on March 21st. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has an endurance of 24 hours and can conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions for the countrys armed forces