News

• Naval Warfare

  Sagem announces new EOMS-NG maritime order

  1st March 2013

  Sagem will supply its Electro-Optical Multifunction System – New Generation (EOMS-NG) for four large French navy amphibious and projection vessels being built by the French …

• Defence Helicopter

  FlightSafety’s EC135 simulator receives FAA NVG qualification

  28th February 2013

  FlightSafety has announced that its Eurocopter EC135 Level D qualified full flight simulator located at the Dallas Learning Center has received night vision goggle (NVG) …

• Digital Battlespace

  Saab to upgrade Brazilian Erieye

  28th February 2013

  Saab will perform work to upgrade the Brazilian Air Force’s Erieye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) mission system under a new 380 MSEK order …

• Defence Helicopter

  Avalon: Australian Aerospace chief confident of Tiger service entry

  28th February 2013

  Australian Aerospace is confident that problems which have plagued the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter have been solved and it will soon be declared operational and …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Avalon: Please stop droning on

  28th February 2013

  There’s a word not being used around the Australian Airshow or at least only being whispered in dark corners away from the prying ears of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Avalon: Australian opposition hints at return to BAMS

  28th February 2013

  Northrop Grumman has noted a commitment by Australia’s conservative opposition that Australia would return to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system, but is not …

• Defence Helicopter

  General Dynamics wins Hydra-70 rocket contracts

  27th February 2013

  General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has received two contracts totalling $224 million to provide the US Army with Hydra-70 air-to-ground rockets and supporting engineering …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Phantom Eye demonstrates capabilities during 2nd flight

  27th February 2013

  Boeing’s Phantom Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) completed its 2nd flight on 25 February at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Another Ground Master 400 radar base for France

  27th February 2013

  ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) will supply the French Air Force with a third Ground Master 406 (GM 406) radar for the Lyon Mont-Verdun airbase. The order includes …

• Military Logistics

  A330 MRTT accepted into Saudi Air Force fleet

  27th February 2013

  Airbus Military has announced that the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has formally inducted into service the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) new generation …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Avalon: Victoria police to trial new UAV control interface

  27th February 2013

  Police in the Australian state of Victoria will shortly trial a new tablet-based control interface for use with an Aerobot Mikrokopter quadcopter UAV with the …

• Military Logistics

  Avalon: Airbus expects A400M type certification mid-year

  26th February 2013

  Airbus Military aircraft expects the type certification of the A400M transport and refueling aircraft before the middle of 2013 after the aircraft completed cold weather …

• Defence Helicopter

  Indian Army orders HAL Cheetal helicopter

  26th February 2013

  HAL has revealed that it has signed a contract with the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver 20 Cheetal helicopters and associated equipments to …

• Land Warfare

  Thales to supply Sophie XF to German armed forces

  26th February 2013

  Thales will manufacture and supply ten sets of Sophie XF Type long-range cooled thermal imagers to the German armed forces under a new agreement announced …

• Military Logistics

  Avalon: RAAF operational with MRTT

  26th February 2013

  The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for its Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. The aircraft has …