Search Results
-
Lockheed Martin Tests Missiles Ground Launch Capability
September 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn two separate DAGR missile flight tests, Lockheed Martin recently fired the missiles from a prototype pedestal launcher which successfully hit a stationary target. In each flight test, an inert DAGR missile locked onto the laser spot illuminating the target before launch
-
Boeing Begins Laser JDAM production For U.S Navy
September 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing has begun a full-rate production to meet the Navy’s Direct Attack Moving Target Capability (DAMTC) program requirement. Under the terms of the $22
-
ISR Group, Vanguard Defense Agree To Develop UAS Program
September 19, 2012 @ 12:00 AMISR Group and Vanguard Defense Industries have signed an exclusive agreement for ISR Group to perform flight operations, operator training, and maintenance services in support of Vanguard Defense’s Shadowhawk unmanned aircraft system platform. This agreement will allow unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) systems to support U
-
Electric Boat To Restore Nuclear Submarine Damaged By Fire
September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics’ Electric Boat Corp has won a $94 million contract to repair and restore the fast attack nuclear submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) that was damaged in a fire. A fire aboard The USS Miami damaged the vessel while it was undergoing work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard earlier this year
-
MBDA Tests Latest High–Energy Laser Demonstrator
September 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMMilitaries around the world are turning their attention to laser powered weapons with full force and have begun mass scale production and development of high energy lasers. MBDA Germany announced Tuesday that it has achieved a power of 40 KW using its high-energy laser demonstrator during a laser firing campaign
-
Boeing To Supply Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition To U.S Navy
September 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing has won a $23 million contract for the first full rate production contract of the Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition ( Laser JDAM) from the U.S Navy
-
GE Completes Lynx Radar Testing
September 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical System announced that it has completed the integration and operational testing of its Lynx Multi-mode Radar. The next-generation facility, it integrates Synthetic Aperture Radar, Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI), and Dismount Moving Target Indicator (DMTI) radar into one
-
Raytheon Concludes High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Tests
September 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon has completed testing the more precise, accurate and lethal High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) which suppresses or destroys surface-to-air missile radars, early warning radars and radar-directed air defense artillery systems. The upgrade, called the HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM), is part of an ongoing U
-
U.S Army Awards $16million UAV Contract To AeroVironment
September 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAeroVironment has won a $16 million contract from the United States Army with a total projected value of $65 million for the supply of RQ-11B Raven systems, new miniature gimbaled payloads and initial spares packages. Delivery of systems, spares and payloads is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2013
-
MBDA's Viper Strike Munition Is New Anti-Terrorist Weapon
September 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMMBDA’s viper strike munition GBU-44/E mounted on the Cessna Caravan aircraft scored a direct hits against several high speed vehicles in the US government sponsored test. Viper Strike hit eight vehicles travelling at high speeds in varying realistic scenarios
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles