L-3 Communications has been awarded a contract to deliver state-of-the-art Ground Laser Target Designators (GLTD) to the Republic of Korea (ROK). L-3s new Scarab system is a modular laser designator equipped with rangefinding and an IR thermal imager, providing accurate target designation during the day, night and in nearly all battlefield conditions
The Brazilian government is going ahead with plans to move away from “US-centric internet” only a month after President Dilma Rouseff called on the UN to oversee a new global legal system to govern the internet. The urgency to shield her country from the US National Security Agency (NSA) comes after whistleblower Edward Snowden exposed the US of using the to spy on both allies and enemies by accessing the emails and phone tapping, including that of political leaders, government departments and private companies
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking increased protection for Russian weapons manufacturers intellectual property rights on the global arms market. “The world arms market is rife with examples of illegal copying of others designs, and we have encountered these problems on past occasions,” Putin was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti at a meeting of the Russian Commission for Military-Technological Cooperation with Foreign States
Elbit Systems will present cutting edge solutions designed to enhance the capabilities of the U.S
The Pentagon decides to put on hold the F-35 helmet development in order to further mature the Rockwell Collins-Elbit Systems America Vision Systems Generation 2 helmet currently used in training and testing. The program will recoup approximately $45 million in funds it had originally allocated for the development of the alternate helmet
Sofradir has teamed up with Frances Onera research organization to develop new thermal imaging technologies under a five-year partnership deal. The deal, known as a partner research innovation (PRI) agreement, will see the two concerns develop thermal imaging technologies for next-generation infrared detectors
India is likely to conduct a trials on its ballistic missile system by the year end, for intercepting the 'enemy or target ballistic missile', at a distance 'longer than 100 kilometres. "We know that the talks about installing the BMD system at Delhi and some other cities have been doing the rounds for quite some time
AeroVironment has won a contract for Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the U.S
Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at $28 million to build i-Aware Tactical Mobility Night Vision Goggles (TM-NVG). The i-Aware TM-NVG is an advanced, multipurpose night vision goggle that connects individuals to the larger battlefield network, enhancing situational awareness for both the soldier and command and control elements
Raytheon Company has won a $10 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the research and development of the long range imaging LADAR (LRIL) transceiver. The LRIL will demonstrate the state-of-the-art in inverse synthetic aperture LADAR (ISAL) technology with the objective of producing an ISAL image from a space object in geosynchronous orbit