Lockheed Martin To Showcase New Training Technologies At I/ITSEC 2013
Lockheed Martin will demonstrate the latest advancements in simulation and training for the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Dec. 2-5
Gripen Jets To Be Equipped With Elbit Systems' Electronic Warfare System
Elbit Systems has been selected for the integration and delivery of Elisras Passive Airborne Warning System (PAWS-2) onboard the Gripen fighter. The system was selected following a comprehensive in-depth evaluation and testing of the system in various scenarios as well as in a comparative live fire test
Rockwell Collins To Develop New Generation Software Defined Radios
Rockwell Collins has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a direct conversion digital receiver based on photonic technology under a three-year contract worth $8.5 million
French Navy Deploys Thales' Commander Training System
Thales Commander Training System has entered service with the French Army under a contract to the DGA French defence procurement agency. The OPOSIA system will be used to instruct and train commanders of company-level combined-arms task forces, as well as section and platoon leaders
U.S. Navy Accepts Lockheed Martin MUOS-2 Satellite And Ground Stations
Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite and handed over spacecraft operations to the U.S
Russia To Develop Unmanned Arctic Radars
Russia plans to develop fully automated air defense radars and deploy them to the Arctic, a senior aerospace defense official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “We are significantly cutting the number of service personnel operating air defense equipment,” Maj
CEA Technologies Wins Australian Radar Development Contract
Australian Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston announced today that CEA Technologies has won a contract to develop high powered Phased Array Radar technology. “The CEAFAR radar is currently being fitted to the ANZAC Class Frigates as part of a major upgrade,” Senator Johnston said
Saab Wins $16 Million Technical System Support Contract
Saab has received an order worth $16 million (SEK 107 million) to provide technical system support to the Swedish Armed Forces during 2014. The order is a further option under an earlier agreement signed in June 2012 with FMV for performance-based support and maintenance of the Gripen fighter
Royal Thai Air Force To Buy Northrop Grumman's Air Defense Radar Systems
Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to supply additional AN/TPS-78 air defense and surveillance radar systems. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will begin supplying equipment to the Royal Thai Air Force in 2015
Exelis Completes Laser-Based Communications Technology Test
Exelis have successfully completed an extensive series of evaluations of the jointly developed Tactical Line-of-Sight Optical Network (TALON) free-space optical communications system. Conducted in collaboration with the U
Rockwell Collins, Lockheed Martin Completes MUOS Testing Using Airborne Software Defined Radio
Rockwell Collins and Lockheed Martin have successfully conducted two-phase airborne testing of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) using the new generation ARC-210 airborne software defined radio. During the first phase of the testing, the MUOS parametres were monitored and data was collected for the Lockheed Martin engineering team through a series of ground tests
Selex, BAE Team Up For Eurofighter Typhoon Electronic Warfare Operational Support
Selex ES and BAE Systems have signed a teaming agreement to provide Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) for Eurofighter Typhoon customers. The work will initially focus on current and potential future export campaigns and the Eurofighter Typhoon core programme where appropriate
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
BAE Systems Conducts First Precision Airstrike from Multirotor Drone Using APKWS
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...