Sagem (Safran) has selected OIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) as the Indian Manufacturer of its AASM Hammer Bomb Guidance and Glide Kit. Under the agreement, the two companies have entered into Joint Venture collaboration for manufacturing the weapon system in India
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has successfully carried out its initial evaluation of Finmeccanicas BriteCloud decoy - a new-generation anti-missile countermeasure. The RAF purchased a number of decoys and has carried out trials against a range of simulated threats featuring real radar systems
Indias Bharat Electronics (BEL) will allow private defense entities to use its test facilities. BEL has prepared a policy to allow private defense entities to use its test facilities, the company said in a statement Thursday
The Royal Navy of UK will be conducting a NATO Joint Warriors exercise using the maritime autonomous systems in the autumn of 2016. The exercise “Robo-Wars”, to be held in Scotland in October, will focus mainly on the use of unmanned and autonomous maritime craft – both on the surface and under the waves – and air surveillance
India is planning to double production of its indigenously developed Akash surface-to-air missile to 100 per month. "
Thales and AMST have been awarded a contract from the UK MOD to improve pilot safety through new high G-force training service for fast-jet pilots. The service, being developed at RAF Cranwell, will improve pilot safety and offer a cost-effective training solution
Finmeccanica today demonstrated D-BOX (Demining tool-BOX), a comprehensive solution for mine clearance operations. Finmeccanica, through its Land and Naval Defence Electronics division, lead the projects technological innovation component and was responsible for the final demo
Honeywell announced that it is no longer pursuing a strategic combination with United Technologies (UTC) due to their unwillingness to engage in negotiations. Honeywell was interested in a combination because of compelling value creation for both sets of shareholders and a readily executable transaction due to two largely complementary business portfolios
Sikorsky on Tuesday introduced a program that will enable operators to upgrade their S-76C+ helicopter to the S-76C++ configuration. The announcement was made at the 2016 Helicopter International Association Heli-Expo show
BAE Systems has won $11 million contract from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop next-generation electronic warfare (EW) technology that will quickly detect, locate, and identify sources of radio frequency signals. Known as the Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver (FSSR), this technology will enable near-instantaneous battlespace situational awareness, emitter tracking, threat warning, and countermeasure cueing