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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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Military Logistics

Boeing delivers final C-130 Avionics Modernization Program test aircraft

19th July 2010

Boeing on June 30 delivered the last of three test aircraft for the US Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) system design and development …
Defence Helicopter

Bell Helicopter has begun Kiowa Warrior cabin conversion

19th July 2010

Work is underway at Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, on an Army contract for the conversion of an OH-58A cabin into a D-model cabin. …
Digital Battlespace

SELEX Galileo boosts sensing capabilities at Farnborough International Airshow 2010

19th July 2010

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, is exhibiting its latest technology as part of the Finmeccanica Group pavilion at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2010. As a …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Farnborough 2010: Selex Galileo continues UAV push

19th July 2010

Steve Mogford, CEO of Selex Galileo - a subsidiary of Finmeccanica, told reporters before the Farnborough International Air Show that his company would support an Anglo-Italian …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Farnborough 2010: Northrop Grumman eyes Scavenger

19th July 2010

Northrop Grumman has offered up a brace of UAV solutions for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Scavenger ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance) …
Defence Helicopter

Farnborough 2010: Eurocopter diagnoses Australian MRH90 engine failure

19th July 2010

Eurocopter is confident it has identified the issue that caused a ‘catastrophic’ engine failure to an Australian Defence Force (ADF) MRH90 multirole helicopter in April. …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ASTRAEA drives forward on next steps to open the airspace to UAS

19th July 2010

A unique partnership of industry, public sector, regulatory and academic bodies has reconvened a programme to research, develop and validate the necessary technologies, systems, facilities …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Valkyrie VTOL UAS To Meet ISTAR Requirements

19th July 2010

Cranfield Aerospace (CAe) has successfully completed the first phase of development of a new autonomous Unmanned Air System (UAS) with vertical take-off and landing capability. …
Digital Battlespace

Q-par Angus Sinuous Antennas chosen for A400M Radar Warning Receiver

19th July 2010

Q-par Angus Ltd is pleased to announce a range of specialist sinuous antennas especially applicable for defence airborne applications. As the only European designer and …
Digital Battlespace

TMD Technologies shows advanced microwave power modules at the Farnborough Airshow

19th July 2010

Visitors to this year’s Farnborough Airshow will be able to see the latest microwave power modules from TMD Technologies, on the A|D|S stand B15 in …
Uncrewed Vehicles

New British UAV helicopter manufacturer opens for business

19th July 2010

British manufacturer, Advanced UAV Technology Ltd (AUAVT), announced on 16 July the launch of commercial operations and one of the widest ranges of unmanned rotorcraft …
Land Warfare

Raytheon awarded $55 million contract to deliver TOW missiles to Saudi Arabia

18th July 2010

Raytheon Company received a $55 million contract to deliver TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless-Guided) 2A Radio Frequency missiles to the US government as part of a …
Military Logistics

Raytheon forms Team to pursue next phase of Joint Precision Approach Landing System

18th July 2010

Raytheon Company, the prime lead for Joint Precision Approach Landing System Increment 1, has formed a team to include Rockwell Collins and Honeywell International to …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon awarded radar contract for P-8I Maritime surveillance aircraft

18th July 2010

Raytheon Company has received a contract from Boeing to develop an international version of the APY-10 surveillance radar. The long-range, multimission, maritime and overland surveillance …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ's Zephyr solar powered UAV soars to new world records

18th July 2010

QinetiQ today announced that Zephyr, the leading solar powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Air System (UAS) has been flying for the past week, smashing a …
Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter to highlight its UK market leadership at Farnborough 2010

18th July 2010

The presence of Eurocopter at this year's Farnborough International Airshow will emphasize the company's strong position in the UK marketplace, where its helicopters constitute the …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon provides tactical networked communications in Indian military field demonstration

18th July 2010

Raytheon Company has successfully proved its tactical networked communications capabilities using the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System-Extended Frequency-International (EPLRS-XF-I) during a second-phase field demonstration in …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Successful demonstration of the Atlas AUV family

16th July 2010

Atlas Elektronik with its combined Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) resources from Germany, UK and Denmark conducted a successful series of AUV demonstrations at the company …
Military Logistics

Raytheon and Serco Team for UK Joint Military Air Traffic Services Program

16th July 2010

Raytheon and Serco have teamed to provide a low-risk, cost-effective solution for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Joint Military Air Traffic Services program. Known …