News

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Norway orders Hugin AUV systems

  28th March 2017

  Kongsberg Maritime has received a contract to deliver four complete Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems to the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), the company …

• Military Logistics

  EPI signs TP400 engine support contract

  28th March 2017

  Europrop International (EPI) and the Malaysian Ministry of Defence have signed a contract for the support of TP400 turboprop engines powering the Royal Malaysian Air …

• Defence Helicopter

  German Tigers ready to pounce in Mali

  28th March 2017

  The first of two German Army Tiger attack helicopters assigned to the United Nations-led mission in Mali have arrived in-country and have begun flying.Part of …

• Digital Battlespace

  IC3 announces cyber centre deal

  28th March 2017

  The Israeli Cyber Companies Consortium (IC3) will establish a national cyber centre in an unnamed Latin American country, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on 27 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  BACN completes 10,000th combat mission

  28th March 2017

  The US Air Force's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) completed its 10,000th combat mission across its manned and unmanned aircraft fleet in March, Northrop Grumman …

• Defence Notes

  EDA to enhance technology watch activities

  28th March 2017

  The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new project that aims to increase access to high quality defence technology information for the agency and …

• Digital Battlespace

  IAI awarded border protection contract

  28th March 2017

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to supply border protection systems to a South American country under a contract announced on 27 March.The solutions will include …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rheinmetall, Rohde and Schwarz enter partnership

  27th March 2017

  Rheinmetall and Rohde & Schwarz have agreed to establish a joint venture to compete for two major procurement projects of the German ground forces, Rheinmetall …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Simlat delivers UAS simulation research lab

  27th March 2017

  Simlat has delivered a UAS crew training and simulation system to Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, for research purposes, the company announced on 22 March.The …

• Defence Helicopter

  Belarus to receive final Mi-8MTV-5s

  27th March 2017

  Russian Helicopters will deliver the second batch of Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters to the Belarus Ground Forces in April 2017, the company announced on 22 March.This final …

• Military Logistics

  QNA confirms EMALS contract

  27th March 2017

  QinetiQ North America (QNA) has received a $41 million contract from General Atomics (GA) to support delivery of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and …

• Training

  VSTEP, Damen partner for RBDF simulators

  27th March 2017

  Damen has partnered with VSTEP to deliver a NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge Simulator with Alphatron Marine equipment to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), VSTEP …

• Naval Warfare

  LIMA 2017: Do 228 in box seat for Malaysian MPA?

  27th March 2017

  As the need to maintain effective maritime security in Asia Pacific intensifies RUAG, whose product line includes the Dornier Do 228NG aircraft, believes it is …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Kongsberg Maritime unveils Sølvkrona vessel

  27th March 2017

  Kongsberg Maritime has launched its new Sølvkrona research vessel, the company announced on 21 March.The vessel is designed for testing autonomous technologies, both for autonomous …

• Land Warfare

  LIMA 2017: Starstreak penetrates Southeast Asia

  27th March 2017

  Thales is in the delivery phase for its Starstreak very short-range air defence missile system to the Malaysian Armed Forces.The company is working with Malaysian …