General Dynamics To Supply Software Upgraded Digital Modular Radios To US Navy
General Dynamics has won a $29 million contract to supply 56 Digital Modular Radios (DMRs) and related equipment to the US Navy. The newly built AN/USC-61(C) DMR radios will be capable of using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform, the digital dial tone needed to make voice calls to the...
Britain Awards $2.3 Billion To Secure ‘New Style of IT’ And Communication
Britain has awarded two contracts worth $2.3 billion to provide a secure ‘New Style of IT (NSoIT) and communication systems
NSA To Get GD Protected Smart Phones
General Dynamics C4 Systems recently received the Defense Mobile Classified Capability (DMCC) contract from the US National Security Agency (NSA). As part of the contract, General Dynamics will deliver up to 1,000 Samsung KNOX™-enabled Galaxy S4 smartphones provisioned with added GD Protected® software for the U
Thales, IAI Integrate Data Link Capability On Heron UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales have conducted risk reduction flight tests for the integration of NATO STANAG 7085 data link on board the Heron Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV). Through a joint effort between IAI and Thales, Thaless data link terminal, the TMA 6000, together with Elisra Radio...
Australia Approves $900 Million Telecommunication Network Contract
The Australian Government today has approved $900 million contract to provide battle space telecommunications network capability to its defense forces. The program (LAND 2072 Phase 2B) is a critical milestone in achieving a modern, networked Army
General Dynamics Wins $219 Million Contract For WIN-T Increment 2 Systems
General Dynamics has won a $219 million first full rate production contract from the US Army to build additional Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 systems. The company announced Wednesday that the contract includes the production of more than 300 vehicle-based network communication nodes along with related equipment and materials
Germany Approves SecuVoice For NATO Mobile Voice And Text Communication
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is continuing its evaluation process of the SecuVOICE for BlackBerry 10 solution for potential use for NATO mobile voice and text communication following the solution being approved by the BSI for the NATO restricted security classification. The evaluation includes equipping a select group of NATO and NCI Agency employees with the solution
US Army Approves General Dynamics For WIN-T Increment 2 Full Rate Production
General Dynamics announced Monday that it has received approval from the US Army for full rate production of the Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 system. Warfighter Information Network, WIN-T Increment 2, provides commanders and soldiers with an ability to communicate, share information and intelligence while on patrol, with connectivity rivaling that found in a stationary command post
General Dynamics' LTE Technology Achieves Distance Milestone
General Dynamics announced Friday that LTE cell-site of its Mission Systems has successfully communicated at a range of 67 miles during the test at Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR). PSCR tested long-range operations by mounting General Dynamics' high-sensitivity eNodeB on a tower at the US Department of Commerce's Boulder Atmospheric Observatory in Erie, Colorado
Lockheed Martin Wins $72 Million Contract to Support US Coast Guard C4ISR...
Lockheed Martin has won a $72 million contract to support the US Coast Guard's efforts to enforce maritime sovereignty and address at-sea threats through the National Security Cutter (NSC) program. Through this contract received from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Lockheed Martin will provide the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) system for the US Coast Guard's eighth National Security Cutter, the future USCGC Midgett
Tactical Data Link Solutions Certified For US DoD's Secure Internet Protocol Router...
Tactical Communications Group (TCG) announced that its Battlefield Operations Support System (BOSS) and Ground Tactical Data Link System (GTS) have received Software Certification from the US Air Force Network Integration Center (AFNIC). The certification allows the Tactical Data Link (TDL) solutions to be used in the US Department of Defense's (DoD) Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) and provides the United States Air Force (USAF) a common and sustainable GTS capability to conduct realistic training and enhance daily operations
Thales To Equip French MRTT With TopShield-400 Antenna System
Thales announced today that it has been awarded contract for its new TopShield-400 Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna system (CRPA) for the future French Tanker. Thales will provide Airbus Defense & Space with its new GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna system TopShield-400 to equip the 12 MRTTs (multi-role transport tanker) ordered by the French Procurement Agency (DGA)
AeroVironment Unveils Artificial Intelligence Capability, Autonomy Kit for Drones
General Atomics' Mojave UAS Destroys Static Targets in Live-Fire Tests
Thyssenkrupp Launches Fourth Type 218SG Submarine for Singapore
Austal Tests Autonomous Patrol Boat for Australian Navy
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...