News

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop integrates data collected from AQS-24B to SeeTrack

  4th July 2018

  Northrop Grumman is partnering with SeeByte to incorporate AQS-24B mine hunting sensor data into the SeeTrack system to enhance its autonomous target recognition (ATR) capability. …

• Defence Notes

  Opinion: Carter’s capability challenges

  4th July 2018

  General Sir Nick Carter has now formally taken on the role of Chief of the Defence Staff for the British Armed Forces. Carter comes to …

• Defence Notes

  PLA shows its skills in Hong Kong

  4th July 2018

  The Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened three of its camps to the public on 30 June and 1 July, allowing …

• Digital Battlespace

  Vendors await delayed Indian RfP for SDRs

  4th July 2018

  An RfP for assorted software-defined radios (SDR) for the Indian Army is still awaited after suffering an indefinite delay. The deadline for two separate RfI …

• Digital Battlespace

  ​Insight: Australia on China’s AI shopping list

  4th July 2018

  China’s advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are closely entangled in obtaining talent and dual-use technologies in both Australia and the US, according to a new …

• Defence Notes

  Trudeau to visit Latvia ahead of NATO summit

  3rd July 2018

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Latvia for a two-day visit starting July 9, ahead of the NATO summit in Brussels, his office …

• Digital Battlespace

  Israel accuses Hamas of targeting soldiers with World Cup app

  3rd July 2018

  Israeli military intelligence on 3 July accused Hamas hackers of creating a World Cup app and two online dating sites to tempt soldiers into downloading …

• Defence Notes

  Greek coalition partner vows to block Macedonia deal

  3rd July 2018

  The head of Greece's junior coalition partner on 3 July vowed to block a disputed name deal with neighbouring Macedonia, questioning the government's legitimacy to …

• Digital Battlespace

  DetectaChem receives SEEKERe EDK contract

  3rd July 2018

  DetectaChem has received a $10 million IDIQ contract from the US Navy to provide its SEEKERe explosive detection kit (EDK), the company announced on 27 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Oshkosh to integrate PLS vehicles with autonomous technology

  3rd July 2018

  Oshkosh Defense has received a $49 million contract to integrate existing Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicles with autonomous technology as part of the US Army’s …

• Military Logistics

  Inventus introduces new battery

  3rd July 2018

  Inventus Power has added a high-capacity BB-2590 rechargeable battery to its portfolio of military-standard batteries, the company announced on 28 June. The BB-2590 has been …

• Defence Helicopter

  JAGM achieves milestone C decision

  3rd July 2018

  Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board review and achieved milestone C, the company announced on 27 June. …

• Digital Battlespace

  MyDefence introduces Pitbull C-UAS jammer

  3rd July 2018

  MyDefence has developed Pitbull, a wearable counter-UAS solution that utilises jamming technology to defeat enemy UAS, the company announced on 28 June. Pitbull has been …

• Special Operations

  USSOCOM looks to austere basecamps

  3rd July 2018

  USSOCOM has announced that it will host a Generation X Austere Basecamp capabilities assessment event (CAE) on 28-29 August 2018, at the SOFWERX facility in Tampa, …

• Land Warfare

  Leonardo DRS down-selected for IM-SHORAD programme

  3rd July 2018

  Leonardo DRS' mission equipment package has been down-selected by the US Army for the Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) programme, the company announced on …