Sikorsky Aircraft Corp has won a contract from the US to provide UH-60M helicopter to Jordan. The company announced Thursday that the work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut with an estimated completion date of Dec
Saab has won a warhead production contract from MBDA France for MMP medium-range missile. The order has been placed with Saabs subsidiary Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland (SBDS)
CAE has won multiple defense contracts that include MH-60R maintenance and rear-crew trainers for Royal Australian Navy, two UH-72A Lakota FTDs for US Army, two full-mission simulators for undisclosed customer in the Europe/Middle East/Africa region. CAE today announced that the defense contracts are valued at more than C$150 million (US $117 million) to provide simulation products as well as training services for global military customers
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales have conducted risk reduction flight tests for the integration of NATO STANAG 7085 data link on board the Heron Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV). Through a joint effort between IAI and Thales, Thaless data link terminal, the TMA 6000, together with Elisra Radio Frequency Modules and antennas, have been integrated on board the Heron system and successfully demonstrated in flight
China has reconditioned a front-line airfield for patrolling the Diaoyutai islands over which it is in a dispute with Japan. The drone flights are intended for the surveillance and reconnaissance of the Diaoyutai islands which are currently under Japanese rule
Kazakhstan has acquired four fourth generation Russian-built Su-30SM aircraft. Kazakhstans recent military parade in May confirmed that the central Asian country is operating at least four Su-30SM aircraft, BellingCat reported today
FLIR Systems has introduced today the next generation FLIR ONE(tm) thermal imager for Android and IOS mobile phones The company announced that its next-generation thermal imager is available for iOS devices from today onwards on FLIR.com/FLIRONE and the Android-compatible version is available in July
Drone Aviation Corp (DAC) has won a contract from BAE Systems for enhancing and supporting two WASP aerostat systems for upcoming Department of Defense (DoD) exercises. WASP Aerostat systems are owned and operated by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command Battle Lab (SMDCBL)
Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it has won a $74 million production contract to bring digital and high definition video from the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting System to F-16 fighter jet's cockpit. With the upgrade installed, pilots will be able to take full advantage of LITENING G4's high definition sensors and advanced image processing, giving them a new level of image clarity and situational awareness
The Russian Air Force demonstrated the new Merlin-21b surveillance drone that is equipped with dual-band radar at the Army-2015 forum. "The new Russian unmanned aerial vehicle Merlin-21b is equipped with a proprietary compact radio-radar station and was demonstrated at the Army-2015 forum," the press office of Defense Ministry reported