News

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USMC to deploy K-Max to Afghanistan

  5th October 2011

  The US  Marine Corps (USMC) will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Elbit Systems debuts ENGAGER

  5th October 2011

  Elbit Systems debuted today, during a media and analysts visit to its subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop, the ENGAGER- a new advanced remote reconnaissance gathering …

• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics awarded $243m for Stryker vehicles

  5th October 2011

  The US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, $243 million to produce and deliver …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  iSTART UAV unveiled

  5th October 2011

  A pioneering Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) developed by Bedford-based BlueBear Systems, has been launched to acclaim from the defence industry. The iSTART is a small, …

• Land Warfare

  THAAD achieves intercept of two targets

  5th October 2011

  The US Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the US Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area …

• Digital Battlespace

  SteelCloud announces support for DoD Android mobile devices

  5th October 2011

  SteelCloud, Inc., a leading developer of mobility appliance and VMware solutions today announced that MobileWorks DoD Edition for Good is immediately available to support Google …

• Digital Battlespace

  Saab receives Multi-Mission Radar order from the US

  5th October 2011

  Defence and security company Saab has received an order for the GIRAFFE AMB multi-mission radar system and related services from the US Department of State. …

• Land Warfare

  Point Blank Solutions receives $30m to support US Military

  5th October 2011

  Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a leader in the field of protective body armor, today announced that Point Blank Body Armor, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, …

• Military Logistics

  Airbus Military details recovery plan with PT Dirgantara Indonesia

  5th October 2011

  Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) today signed a teaming agreement, defining the concrete initiatives that will allow PT DI to stabilize the …

• Land Warfare

  Norwegian MoD chooses Thales for NORMANS

  4th October 2011

  The Norwegian Defence has decided to purchase NORMANS digitised soldier system based on the concept that has been designed and tested at the Norwegian Defence …

• Land Warfare

  ATK, General Dynamics team to offer PERM for USMC

  4th October 2011

  ATK and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have signed a teaming agreement to offer a full-up solution for the United States Marine Corps' requirements …

• Military Logistics

  Raytheon to upgrade ATM systems in Kyrgyz Republic

  4th October 2011

  Raytheon Company has been awarded a $24 million contract to modernize air traffic management systems in the Kyrgyz Republic, including the country's main international airport …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing FAB-T demos high-data-rate communications

  4th October 2011

  Boeing today announced that it has successfully demonstrated high-data-rate transmissions between a Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) system and a test terminal for …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SMAT F1 conducts successful triple-platform flight

  3rd October 2011

  Three European UAS have flown simultaneously in civil airspace for the first time as the first phase of the advanced land monitoring system (SMAT F1) …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Raytheon enhances UAS "see and avoid" picture

  3rd October 2011

  Raytheon Company has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology that will, for the first time, provide both military and civil air traffic controllers with …