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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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Land Warfare

Rheinmetall and Timoney join forces in the military wheeled vehicle sector

18th October 2010

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RRMV) of Munich has entered a far-reaching agreement with Timoney Technology Ltd. of Gibbstown, Ireland, to cooperate in the military …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing receives secure messaging technology contract extension from US Army

18th October 2010

Boeing today announced it has received a one-year, $4.3 million contract extension from the US Army to extend the company's engineering support for Multimedia Message …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon reaches production milestone in $1 billion Naval SATCOM program

18th October 2010

Raytheon Company achieved a key milestone in its Navy Multiband Terminal program with the first production order for next-generation NMT satellite communication terminals. The US …
Land Warfare

Saab receives British Army training order

18th October 2010

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the UK MoD to provide Counter-IED (Counter-Improvised Explosive Device*) training for the British Army in …
Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense opens new E-coat facility to support US Army vehicle program

18th October 2010

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, officially opened the doors of its new electrodeposition (E-coat) facility today in Oshkosh, welcoming political and military guests …
Military Logistics

Heroux-Devtek receives $16.4 million in new military orders

18th October 2010

Héroux-Devtek Inc. a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace and industrial products, today announced that its Landing Gear product line operations have been awarded additional orders …
Defence Helicopter

Defense Technology - Donation of Mi-17 Safety Documentation

18th October 2010

Defense Technology (DTI) announced today that they had donated the historical maintenance bulletins for the Mi-17 aircraft to the Afghan Air Force. The Mi-17 manufacturers …
Defence Helicopter

Design and Manufacturing agreement signed with AgustaWestland

18th October 2010

Curtiss-Wright Controls today announced that it has signed a follow-on, long-term Design and Manufacturing Agreement with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, to provide data recording and …
Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense expands US Army heavy fleet with additional vehicle orders

15th October 2010

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is increasing the US Army's Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV) fleet with the addition of 1,200 trucks …
Defence Helicopter

Second AW159 Lynx Wildcat makes its first flight

15th October 2010

AgustaWestland has announced that the second AW159 multi-role military helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility yesterday (14 October 2010). During its …
Military Logistics

New Airbus Military Training Centre opens in Seville

15th October 2010

The new Airbus Military Training Centre has been opened today in Seville (Spain). The facility is among the most modern in the world with space …
Military Logistics

L-3 awarded life-cycle contractor support (LCCS) contract for Army fixed-wing aircraft

15th October 2010

L-3 Communications announced today that its Systems Field Support (SFS) division was awarded a competitively-bid contract from the US Army to provide life-cycle contractor support …
Land Warfare

DARPA kicks off Transformer (TX) program

14th October 2010

To meet much of transportation needs of today's deployed Warfighter, either highly mobile multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV) are used, or helicopters, which have limited availability, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

IAI and Russia's Oboronprom Corporation sign UAV agreement

14th October 2010

In the presence of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, Mr. Viktor Khristenko, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) CEO, Mr. Itzhak Nissan, and the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Simlat awarded contract for delivering a UAV simulator to an Asian-Pacific Air Force

14th October 2010

Simlat Ltd. announces a recently awarded contract by a UAV Manufacturer to provide a UAV training system and related services to an undisclosed Asian-Pacific Air …
Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense displays advanced technologies at Pentagon Energy Security event

14th October 2010

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will have its Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A3 on display at the Pentagon Energy Security Event. …
Land Warfare

General Dynamics to upgrade USMC LAVs with improved fuel tanks

14th October 2010

The US Army TACOM Life Cycle Command recently awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, a $8 million contract to provide US …
Land Warfare

Boeing team demonstrates fully immersive training environment for US Army ground forces

14th October 2010

The Boeing Company was part of a team that demonstrated a fully immersive and integrated environment for ground forces training Sept. 29-30 at Fort Leonard …
Digital Battlespace

BAE Systems to modernize Defense Intelligence Agency workstations

14th October 2010

Today, BAE Systems announces the award of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) which will modernize the Agency's Department of Defense Intelligence …