Sierra Nevada Successfully Flight-Tested New UAV Sensor
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully completed its second airborne demonstration for its Multi Sensor Detect Sense and Avoid (MSDSA) program using a prototype radar sensor. This new Airborne Sense and Avoid (ABSAA) sensor, utilized on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), repeatedly detected and tracked airborne intruders resulting in over 60 seconds...
ThalesRaytheon Wins 136 Million Euros NATO Deal
ThalesRaytheon Systems has won a €136 million deal from NATOs Communications and Information (NCI) Agency to upgrade the alliances theater missile defense command and control capabilities, with completion by 2015. This upgrade is aimed at bringing new capabilities to NATOs Air Command and Control System (ACCS), the organization announced at Paris...
Northrop Grumman Wins $17 Million U.K. Modification Contract
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.K
HAL, SAGEM To Setup Facilities In Hyderabad
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has signed a contract with SAGEM at the Paris Air Show to set up manufacturing and depot level maintenance facilities for Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) LRUs (Line Replacement Units) including sensor at HAL, Hyderabad. The Transfer of Technology (ToT) will enable HAL-Hyderabad to in-house manufacture and...
Sikorsky, Boeing To Offer Saudi Arabia Rotorcraft Training And Logistics
Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing have formed a joint venture to compete for sustainment services in support of the Saudi Arabia's rotorcraft fleet. The joint venture will help advance the Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify its economy, expand the technological expertise of its aerospace and commercial sectors
Raytheon Unveils Excalibur Projectile With Semi-Active Laser Capability
Raytheon Company has initiated an internally funded program to enhance its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) end-game targeting capability. Addition of the SAL seeker will allow the munition to attack moving targets, attack targets that have re-positioned after firing, or change the impact point to avoid casualties and collateral damage
Beechcraft Introduces Baron G58 With ISR Capabilities At Paris Air Show
Beechcraft Corporation yesterday announced during the Paris Air Show that it is offering the Baron G58 with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. The company recently delivered the first Baron G58 with an ISR package to the Fuerzas Unidas de Rápida Acción (FURA), an agency within thePuerto Rico Police Department that uses the aircraft for law enforcement surveillance missions within the region
BAE Systems Wins Survivability Technology Contracts
BAE Systems announced significant developments on two survivability technology contracts. First, the company completed initial deliveries of its Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems to support contractor-led testing activities, with all CIRCM units being delivered ahead of schedule and some even as early as three months in advance
Israel Wins Contracts Worth $100 Million
Israel recently won several new contracts valued more than $100 million from the foreign customers. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will upgrade a special mission aircraft with its Electronic Support Measures and Electronic Intelligence (ESM/ELINT) system, and will supply its best-selling maritime patrol radar (MPR) and communication intelligence (COMINT) systems
Raytheon Wins F-15C AESA Radar Contract
Raytheon has won a follow-on contract from Boeing, for the sixth production lot of APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radars for U.S
Raytheon Wins Two Radio System Contracts From U.S. Army
Raytheon Company has won two contracts from the U.S Army; first being a modification contract for adding new capabilities to the Identification Friend or Foe interrogator and the second is for the EXF1915, an upgraded version of Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS)
Container Ship Rescues Russian Pilots Bailed Out From Downed Su-30SM
ZALA Unveils "Deeply Modernized" Z-16 Recon Drone for Frontline Use
Ukraine Rejects Russian Truce Offer around May 9 Parade, Launches Kursk Offensive
Poland Begins Construction of Second Miecznik Frigate
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...
