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Naval Warfare

Singapore’s navy starts naval patrols with uncrewed vessels

The unmanned patrol vessels have utilised collision-avoidance AI and expertise from Western allies in their design and construction.

Air Warfare

Lockheed sees 5% 2024 sales growth as CEO says DOGE is an “opportunity” for growth

Lockeed Martin’s aeronautics sector saw $20 billion in orders, driven by its Lot 18 F-35 and US fiscal year F-35 sustainment contract wins.

Naval Warfare

US Navy seeks the best combinations of crewed vessels with commercial UAVs and USVs

The service will conduct Operation Southern Spear to identify the most appropriate manned/unmanned formations for domain awareness and counternarcotics operations.

Land Warfare

UK and US militaries advance mobile directed energy weapon systems

Recent tests have demonstrated how the UK and US armed forces have been scaling DEWs for mobile field-based operations.

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Digital Battlespace

Thales launches Watcher

10th November 2010

Today at IndoDefence, Thales introduces Watcher, a full radio remote control allowing communicating with every single Thales radio on the battlefield. Innovative and easy to …
Military Logistics

First C-130 featuring Rockwell Collins avionics upgrade delivered to the RSAF

10th November 2010

The first of ten C-130 aircraft to be modernized with Rockwell Collins Communications, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) technology has been delivered to the …
Land Warfare

Spartan Motors awarded subcontract by BAE Systems

10th November 2010

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc., has been awarded a subcontract order from defense contractor BAE Systems to support the production …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation awarded $15m IT services contract for Air Force software development

10th November 2010

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been competitively awarded a $15 million contract, including one base year and a one-year option, …
Military Logistics

BAE Systems receives new soldier equipment orders worth $22m from US Army

10th November 2010

BAE Systems has been awarded two contracts valued at more than $22 million to produce Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) for the US Army. …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing receives $106m Small Diameter Bomb contract extension

10th November 2010

Boeing today announced it has received a $106 million contract extension from the US Air Force for nearly 2,700 Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB …
Military Logistics

CSC deploys ERP system to support US Air Force logistics modernization

10th November 2010

CSC today announced that it successfully fielded the first portion of the United States Air Force's (USAF) Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), a major Enterprise …
Digital Battlespace

SIE Computing Solutions unveils new 3U CompactPCI enclosure

10th November 2010

SIE Computing Solutions, Inc. , a provider of rugged electronic systems for mission-critical and performance-critical embedded computing platforms deployed in harsh environments, today introduced a …
Defence Helicopter

UAE requesting Apache Block III

9th November 2010

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress November 3 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of 30 AH-64D Block II …
Uncrewed Vehicles

RAAF upgrades Heron UAS for Afghanistan operations

9th November 2010

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has begun operational use of its Kestrel Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) in Afghanistan, according to payload manufacturer Sentient. …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Horizon's fuel cell triples flight duration capability of South Korean close-range UAV

9th November 2010

The newly developed AEROPAK hydrogen fuel cell power system recently announced by Horizon Energy Systems (HES) of Singapore helped set a new record for electric …
Defence Helicopter

Turkey orders nine more T129 helicopters

9th November 2010

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for nine T129 combat helicopters. The contract is valued at …
Military Logistics

Peli launch the 9440 Remote Area Lighting System

9th November 2010

Peli launch the 9440 Remote Area Lighting System, this unit can be rapidly deployed - offering light at speed. The 9440 is an innovative rechargeable …
Uncrewed Vehicles

One million combat flight hours flown by US Army unmanned aircraft

9th November 2010

The US Army's unmanned aircraft fleet surpassed the 1 million combat flight hours mark on 27 October 2010. Earlier in 2010, the Army's unmanned aircraft …
Defence Helicopter

Bell Helicopter improves collaboration and Time-to-Market with Dassault Systemes V6 PLM Platform

9th November 2010

Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today that Bell Helicopter, a Textron …
Military Logistics

Airbus Military A400M drops paratroopers for the first time

8th November 2010

The Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has dropped paratroopers for the first time in a successful demonstration of one of its key roles. Six freefall …
Defence Helicopter

Bell Helicopter and US Army sign agreement to develop drive system technologies

8th November 2010

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company and the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate have signed a $30 million Technology Investment Agreement to develop state-of-the-art …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman to provide 40 STARLite radars for US Army's UAVs

8th November 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply an additional 40 STARLite wide area surveillance radars featuring synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SAIC awarded $39m task order by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

8th November 2010

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it was awarded a task order by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide engineering and technical …