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Military Logistics
Cameroon Air Force takes delivery of CN235 airlifter
16th July 2013
The Cameroon Air Force has become the newest operator of the CN235 medium transport airlifter following the delivery of one aircraft by Airbus Military. The …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon announces new thermal sight contracts
16th July 2013
Raytheon has announced that it has recently received a new contract to deliver its uncooled thermal systems to an unnamed customer. The award brings the …
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Naval Warfare
Centurion to live test-fire later in 2013
16th July 2013
Raytheon and Chemring will conduct the first live-fire missile test of its Centurion naval protection system later this year. According to company executives, the exercise …
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Defence Helicopter
Cobham acquires full ownership of FBH
16th July 2013
Cobham announced on 15 July the acquisition of Bristow Helicopter’s 50% share in their FBH joint venture for £74 million. The move is aimed at …
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Military Logistics
Canadian subs struggling for full operational capability
15th July 2013
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has admitted that only a single Victoria-class submarine is ‘fully-operational’ with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), despite signing …
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Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter demonstrates low-noise helicopter landings
15th July 2013
Eurocopter has demonstrated new landing procedures that significantly reduce a helicopter’s perceived sound footprint as part of the Green Rotorcraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator programme. The …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy Poseidon passes evaluation milestone
15th July 2013
The US Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) has passed its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E). The maritime surveillance aircraft was found …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon’s 3rd Generation FLIR system undergoes testing
15th July 2013
Raytheon has demonstrated its 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3rd Gen FLIR) technology for the Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) in a series of laboratory …
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Land Warfare
KMW could lose out on Saudi tank deal
12th July 2013
German tank manufacturer, Krauss Maffei Wegman, could lose out on a €5 billion deal to provide 270 Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks (MBT) to Saudi …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Malfunction sees X-47B abort final carrier landing
12th July 2013
A malfunction on board the X-47B UAV forced the air vehicle to abort its third test-landing on the US Navy aircraft carrier, USS George H W Bush, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
iRobot announces US Army PackBot FasTac UGV contract
12th July 2013
iRobot will supply its PackBot FasTac unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the US Army following the award of a $30 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) …
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Defence Helicopter
Germany selects EC645 T2 LUH for special forces
11th July 2013
The German Federal Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected Eurocopter’s EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) for Germany’s Special Forces Command. The MoD has signed …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Spanish Navy first customer for Skeldar UAV
11th July 2013
The Spanish Navy has confirmed that it will be the first customer to operate Saab’s Skeldar V-200 VTOL UAV. Saab announced that it had been …
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Defence Notes
Cubic announces Asia-Pacific contracts
11th July 2013
Cubic Defense Systems will provide combat training support to a number of unnamed customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The contracts have a combined value of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ReconRobotics reaches delivery milestone
10th July 2013
ReconRobotics has announced that it has sold more than 4,000 robots to military and police organisations, following recent deliveries to police agencies in the US, …