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• Land Warfare

  Cassidian selects projection design for STINGER system

  5th May 2011

  On the eve of ITEC 2011, Europe's largest military training and simulation event, leading high-performance projector and image processing manufacturer, projectiondesign announces the supply of …

• Defence Helicopter

  Arkansas Guard rescues boy scouts stranded by flood waters

  5th May 2011

  The Arkansas Army National Guard deployed a UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter just after midnight, May 2, in an effort to assist in the search …

• Land Warfare

  Weapon simulators sold to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  5th May 2011

  Don Andrus, VirTra Systems' President and COO, today announced the sale of multiple weapon simulators to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The purchase includes borderless …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman challenges Emirati students to think unmanned

  5th May 2011

  Showcasing unmanned technology while raising student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Northrop Grumman Corporation sponsored the first Unmanned Systems Rodeo competition in …

• Defence Helicopter

  First day in new role for AgustaWestland's Orsi

  4th May 2011

  AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi has stepped into his new role as the head of Finmeccanica. Orsi took over from Pier Francesco Guarguaglini on 4 May …

• Land Warfare

  Curtiss-Wright controls wins Lockheed Martin contract

  4th May 2011

  Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to provide the turret drive servo system for use in the UK's …

• Military Logistics

  Embraer selects Rockwell Collins avionics system

  4th May 2011

  Embraer Defense and Security has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Pro Line Fusion flight deck for the KC-390 tanker/transport aircraft. The Brazilian Air Force …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Subsea 7 completes design, build of first commercial AIV

  4th May 2011

  Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, today announced that it has completed the design and build of the first commercial …

• Land Warfare

  ATK receives $488m in small-caliber ammunition orders

  4th May 2011

  ATK has received orders totaling more than $488 million for small caliber ammunition pursuant to an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the US Army …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Surface microphones selected for nEUROn

  4th May 2011

  Brüel & Kjær has been selected by Dassault Aviation to provide high-pressure surface microphones for the development of the nEUROn experimental Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle …

• Military Logistics

  Honeywell wins $38m FAA contract

  4th May 2011

  Honeywell has won a 5-year, $38 million contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to maintain security systems at more than 1,000 locations in the …

• Digital Battlespace

  LynuxWorks, Themis unveil latest product

  4th May 2011

  LynuxWorks, a world leader in the secure virtualization market, and Themis Computer a leading supplier of high-performance board and system-level products for military applications, today …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Miniature liquid level sensors improve mission optimisation for UAVs

  4th May 2011

  Mission optimisation is a key factor for both military and commercial users of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). This could mean maximising payload, flying further or …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Boeing Phantom Ray completes 1st flight

  3rd May 2011

  The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system (UAS) successfully completed its first flight April 27 at NASA's Dryden Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin to leverage C4ISR expertise for US Navy

  3rd May 2011

  Lockheed Martin has been selected to help the US Navy develop technologies that will accelerate the ability of military, government, and civilian agencies to respond …