The Government is providing £189m from the Treasury Reserve for new equipment for UK troops in support of operations in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today. This additional funding will be used to buy a range of base protection equipment, including surveillance equipment, communications equipment and logistics equipment
Thales Australia has been awarded a follow on contract by the US Department of Defense to supply minesweeping equipment for the US Navy’s Avenger-class Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs). The contract for four ship sets with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) includes an option for a further three ship sets, and follows several highly successful contracts for Thales minesweeping systems for the US Navy
BAE Systems has received a $44 million contract modification from the U.S
Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens today told a group of journalists that the company is committed to supporting its customers by providing affordable solutions to meet their needs in a new reality characterized by an escalating set of demands and increasing constraints on resources. Stevens addressed the group during a breakfast event designed to replace the companys Farnborough Air Show media dinner and to give reporters an update on the Corporations programs and priorities and an opportunity to interface with the Corporations senior leadership team and program experts
General Dynamics European Land Systems will display PIRANHA Class 5, the latest member of the PIRANHA family of vehicles during EUROSATORY in Paris from 14-18 June 2010. The PIRANHA Class 5 will be on display with a Kongsberg 30 mm remote turret featuring a Commanders remote weapon station, Javelin missile system and SAAB LEDS active protection
Vectronix`s recent product launch of MOSKITO has considerably heighten the level of expectation today’s buyers have when selecting their solution for portable observation and location units. The unique and outstanding performance-to-weightratio of MOSKITO has set new standards
The Office of Naval Research has awarded Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories a $2.5 million, 18-month contract to pioneer a technology that helps watchstanders manage groups of unmanned vehicles more efficiently
India’s decision to request the U.S
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company and a key player in the Electronic Warfare (EW) market is delighted to announce its successful participation in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Project Baker. The Company has been awarded contracts worth in excess of £10 Million as part of an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) to provide an integrated Defensive Aids System (DAS) for the RAF's Chinook Mk2 and Mk3 helicopters
Air Force officials here issued a contract award in mid-April that will provide highly reliable, secure and integrated voice, data and video equipment for airborne U.S