News

• Land Warfare

  Latvia agrees Stinger purchase from Denmark

  22nd August 2017

  The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has agreed to acquire an undisclosed number of Stinger air defence systems from the Danish Armed Forces, it was announced …

• Naval Warfare

  New UK Border Force vessels operational by 2018

  22nd August 2017

  Two additional coastal patrol vessels (CPV) for the UK Border Force will be operational by 2018 and compliment four similar craft already in service. Once …

• Digital Battlespace

  Hensoldt acquires EuroAvionics

  22nd August 2017

  Hensoldt has acquired EuroAvionics, a German supplier of avionics systems for helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the company announced on 17 August. Hensoldt expects …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Leidos demos Pathfinder vessel

  22nd August 2017

  Leidos has demonstrated its unmanned maritime capabilities at the US Navy's Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX 2017), the company announced on 16 August. During the …

• Digital Battlespace

  ViaLite’s RF links meet US WGS standard

  22nd August 2017

  ViaLite Communications’ RF over fibre links have been confirmed to be compliant with the US Army's Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) standards, the company announced on …

• Land Warfare

  Romania requests HIMARS from US

  22nd August 2017

  The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related support and …

• Training

  Flaim Trainer to enhance training safety

  22nd August 2017

  The Royal Australian Navy is working with a team of engineers led by fire fighting experts at Deakin University to develop next generation simulation tools …

• Military Logistics

  Australia wins F-35 regional warehouse assignment

  22nd August 2017

  BAE Systems Australia has been selected to manage the Asia-Pacific Regional Warehouse of F-35 Lightning IIprogramme, the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 19 …

• Training

  Raydon secures $20 million VCOT contract

  21st August 2017

  Raydon Corporation has received a $20 million contract to expand the US Army National Guard’s training infrastructure. Under the contract, Raydon will supply ten Virtual …

• Land Warfare

  SRC wins CREW Duke spare parts contract

  21st August 2017

  SRC has received a $13 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide the US Army with spare parts for the AN/VLQ-12 Counter-Remote Controlled …

• Naval Warfare

  Sea Oryx on track as corvette build confirmed

  21st August 2017

  Taiwan’s Sea Oryx missile system, currently under development with the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCIST), will incorporate a new generation imaging infrared …

• Digital Battlespace

  US forces select RADA's MHR

  21st August 2017

  RADA Electronic Industries has received an order worth more than $8 million to supply Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) to the US armed forces, the company …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Taiwan shows off its drones

  21st August 2017

  Running in conjunction with last week’s Taipei Aerospace and Defence Technology Exhibition (TADTE), the Taiwan Drone 2017 show demonstrated a range of unmanned platforms to …

• Military Logistics

  RAF’s A400M participates in Mobility Guardian

  21st August 2017

  A Royal Air Force  (RAF) A400M Atlas has taken part in Exercise Mobility Guardian in the US, the RAF announced on 14 August. The exercise …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Unmanned demos come with demanding cost

  21st August 2017

  An increasing number of unmanned demonstrations, similar to the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior in 2016, are on the horizon as end users continue to get …