News

• Naval Warfare

  HMAS Sirius deploys to Southwest Pacific

  10th July 2019

  The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Sirius has deployed to Fiji marking the beginning of a six-month programme of official activities throughout the region. Along with …

• Naval Warfare

  LCS returns to Asia in tight-lipped deployment

  10th July 2019

  After a 19-month hiatus, the USN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) returned to Singapore, this time deploying the Independence-class USS Montgomery (LCS 8). Montgomery called into …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman to provide Norway satellites

  9th July 2019

  Northrop Grumman will design, manufacture and integrate two satellites for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) under a contract with Space Norway. The ASBM …

• Military Logistics

  KBR named on automated fuel systems contract

  9th July 2019

  KBR has received a place on the US Defense Logistics Agency’s automated fuel systems installation services IDIQ contract. The development allows KBR to bid on …

• Military Logistics

  First Canadian C295 flies

  9th July 2019

  The first C295 for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has completed its first flight in Seville, Spain, Airbus announced on 5 July. The aircraft, …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems wins DARPA work

  9th July 2019

  BAE Systems will integrate machine-learning (ML) technology into platforms that decipher radio frequency signals under a $4.7 million contract awarded by DARPA. The Controllable Hardware …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin, ELTA complete sense-off demo

  9th July 2019

  Lockheed Martin and ELTA Systems have demonstrated their radar solution for the US Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) programme. The ELTA …

• Land Warfare

  Talisman Sabre 2019: US demonstrates HIMARS rapid-insertion capability down under

  9th July 2019

  A day after Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 kicked off, the largest ever in the biennial exercise series, US and Australian militaries combined to demonstrate a …

• Training

  HMS Duncan deploys for training exercise

  9th July 2019

  Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer, HMS Duncan, has arrived in the Port of Odesa on the Black Sea ahead of Exercise Sea Breeze 2019. Alongside …

• Land Warfare

  Saab logs new ammunition order

  9th July 2019

  Saab has received an order for Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system ammunition from an unnamed customer. Deliveries under the order will run through 2019-2020. Görgen Johansson, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Singapore rolls out SATCOM VAMTAC and MAN SX45 wrecker

  9th July 2019

  The Singapore Army unveiled a new SATCOM variant of the URO VAMTAC ST5, as well as MAN SX45 8x8 wreckers, in Singapore’s National Day mobile …

• Naval Warfare

  Opinion: Russia's reducing naval might

  8th July 2019

  The Russian Navy has unveiled its latest plans to build two helicopter carriers (LPH) over the next 10 years, which will form the basis of …

• Land Warfare

  Royal Marines tests LMM against Banshee

  8th July 2019

  The Royal Marines has tested Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) against aerial targets during an exercise in south Wales.  Air Defence Troop of Plymouth-based 30 …

• Digital Battlespace

  UK's new weapon location system project becomes Serpens

  8th July 2019

  The new Next Generation Weapon Locating System (NGWLS) project, introduced by the UK MoD at DVD 2018, will now be known under a new name, …

• Training

  Guatemala becomes first export customer for Pampa III trainer

  8th July 2019

  Guatemala has committed to acquiring two Pampa III aircraft from Argentina, the first export success for the advanced jet trainer.  The nation’s main aerospace manufacturer, …