News

• Digital Battlespace

  Saab rolls out first GlobalEye destined for UAE

  23rd February 2018

  Saab has rolled out the first of three GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C;) aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE selected …

• Naval Warfare

  Kuwait requests fast patrol boats

  23rd February 2018

  The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of fast patrol boats to Kuwait under a package worth around …

• Land Warfare

  RUAG Australia to produce ballistic armour

  23rd February 2018

  BAE Systems and Patria have selected RUAG Australia to produce ballistic armour in support of their bid for the Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 2 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  RIMS gets approval for UAS inspections

  23rd February 2018

  Robotics in Maintenance Strategies (RIMS) has received further approvals from the Korean Register of Shipping for the use of UAS for surveys of confined spaces, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  China improves cueing for Cloud Shadow UAV

  23rd February 2018

  China’s UAVs will reach farther, faster and hit the enemy harder, if current trends continue. Evidence of this was visible at the recent 2018 Singapore …

• Defence Notes

  Russia tests over 200 new weapons in Syria

  22nd February 2018

  Russia has tested over 200 new types of arms in Syria during its campaign in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a senior lawmaker said on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed launches VCSi software

  22nd February 2018

  Lockheed Martin has developed VCSi, a new control software that enables operators to simultaneously control multiple UAS and conduct ISR missions from anywhere around the …

• Digital Battlespace

  SpaceX thrusts Spanish military satellite into orbit

  22nd February 2018

  Elon Musk's SpaceX sent a Spanish military satellite into orbit on 22 February in a day late liftoff from California, extending the private space company's …

• Defence Notes

  Slovenian Army chief sacked after NATO test failure

  22nd February 2018

  Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar has given the Chief of the Army Staff his marching orders after one of its key brigades failed a NATO …

• Military Logistics

  Norway tests F-35 drag chute

  22nd February 2018

  The Royal Norwegian Air Force has carried out testing of its F-35 drag chute system at Ørland Air Force Base in Norway.The drag chute system …

• Defence Notes

  Baltic presidents to visit Trump

  22nd February 2018

  US President Donald Trump will welcome his counterparts from three Baltic states in Washington on 3 April to discuss security and economic ties, the Estonian …

• Land Warfare

  Austria completes Pandur EVO blast trials

  22nd February 2018

  The Austrian Army has completed ballistic and mine protection testing for its new Pandur EVO 6x6 armoured vehicle, ahead of an expected handover later this year. …

• Defence Helicopter

  Final assembly of first HH-60W CRH begins

  22nd February 2018

  Sikorsky has started final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) for the US Air Force (USAF), the company announced on 20 February. …

• Naval Warfare

  US Navy selects five companies for FFG(X) design phase

  22nd February 2018

  The US Navy has selected five companies to move forward with the conceptual design of its new Guided Missile Frigate FFG(X). On 16 February, the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Silicon Sensing’s DMU30 for MAS 400

  22nd February 2018

  Silicon Sensing Systems’ DMU30 inertial measurement unit (IMU) will equip the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS 400), the company announced on 20 February. The DMU30 IMU …