News

• Defence Helicopter

  Kratos wins Black Hawk Avionics Trainer contract

  20th August 2012

  Kratos Defense & Security has announced that it has received a contract award to develop full-fidelity Black Hawk Avionics Trainers (BHAT-M) for the M model …

• Land Warfare

  Kongsberg announces US Army CROWS contract

  20th August 2012

  Kongsberg has announced that it has been awarded a new framework agreement from the US Army for production, system support and technical engineering support of …

• Digital Battlespace

  First AEW&C aircraft delivered to India

  17th August 2012

  Embraer Defense and Security announced on 16 August 2012 that it has delivered the first EMB 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) class of …

• Military Logistics

  Iraq requests US Air Traffic Control system

  17th August 2012

  The government of Iraq has requested the possible foreign military sale (FMS) of the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control and Landing System/Navigational Aids and …

• Naval Warfare

  BAE Systems awarded MK45 gun system contract

  17th August 2012

  BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to overhaul and upgrade two Mk 45 naval guns bringing …

• Defence Helicopter

  Chinook programme reaches 50 year milestone

  17th August 2012

  Boeing has marked the 50th anniversary of delivering the first H-47 Chinook military helicopter, having delivered more than 1,200 Chinooks to 18 operators around the …

• Military Logistics

  HMS Echo returns from 19 month deployment

  16th August 2012

  The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that the Royal Navy (RN) survey ship HMS Echo has returned to her home port of Plymouth …

• Land Warfare

  USMC to test and evaluate Havoc 8X8

  16th August 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has received a contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) to test and validate its Havoc 8x8 vehicle as …

• Digital Battlespace

  MEADS MFCR programme moves forward

  16th August 2012

  MEADS International has announced that the first Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) has been integrated with a MEADS battle …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin announces US Army THAAD contract

  16th August 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has been awarded a contract from the Missile Defence Agency (MDA) to produce Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) …

• Land Warfare

  Cobham announces C-IED contract wins

  15th August 2012

  Cobham has announced that it has been awarded a number of orders over the past months to supply unnamed European customers with hand-held Improvised Explosive …

• Military Logistics

  ASI gains patent for unmanned convoy system

  15th August 2012

  Autonomous Solutions Inc (ASI) has announced that it has been awarded patent rights by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the Guideline …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army orders BAE Systems' laser target locators

  15th August 2012

  BAE Systems has announced that it has received an order from the US Army for its advanced, lightweight laser target locator module (LTLM), TRIGR (Target …

• Digital Battlespace

  More JTRS HMS Rifleman radios for US Army

  14th August 2012

  General Dynamics C4 Systems has announced that it has received a new order from the US Army for an additional 13,000 Joint Tactical Radio System …

• Military Logistics

  Cobham wins another KC-390 contract

  14th August 2012

  Cobham has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Embraer Defense and Security to develop and supply the Auxiliary Fuselage Fuel Tank (AFFT) …