Quantum Imaging’s Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Camera to Support US Warfighter Capabilities...
Quantum Imaging, will supply a high-definition Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) camera to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, valued at $13.5 million
Raytheon to Upgrade Brazilian Air Traffic Surveillance Radars
Raytheon has won a contract to modernize seven Brazilian Air Force's surveillance radars across the Amazon. The company will upgrade seven legacy radars to the next-generation Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar system, Condor Mk3, increasing efficiency and reducing electric energy consumption
Russian Federal Security Service Seeks IoT Intrusion Devices: Hackers Group
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has put out a contract request seeking to develop the so-called "Fronton" program, which allows to carry out cyberattacks using infected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, an Anti-Russian Hackers group, “Digital Revolution” has claimed. FSB is said to have requested its contractors to provide the...
Russia to Deploy New Radar to Monitor Aerial Threats Over Entire Europe
Russia is set to soon deploy a new, long-range radar to monitor launches of cruise and hypersonic missiles over entire Europe. The Konteiner over-the-horizon radar is expected to be deployed in Kaliningrad region in west Russia
Thales, Telstra, Microsoft Developing Security for IOT Devices
Thales and Australian telecom company, Telstra are working with Microsoft and Arduino to develop security systems for connected Internet of Things ( IoT) devices, by implementing a solution that enables trusted and secure end-to-end communication between device and cloud. The solution enables instant and standardised mutual authentication between a device and...
Raytheon Completes First Testing of Lower Tier Air-Missile Defense Sensor
Raytheon today announced the completion of the first round of testing of the first partially populated radar antenna array for the U.S
Northrop Demos Mobile, Mini-AESA radar to Track Drones
Northrop Grumman Corporation has demonstrated its mobile Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) system against a target drone to the US Army at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. During the successful live fire demonstration, Northrop Grumman used the HAMMR system, mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) as an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) sensor to detect and track an unmanned aerial vehicle target, the company said in a
Lockheed Wins $155M Moroccan Apache M-TADS/PNVS Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a contract $155 million for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System (M-TADS/PNVS) systems for the Apache attack helicopter in support of the Moroccan government. The Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) is a long-range, precision engagement and pilotage solution for day, night and adverse weather missions
CIA Waged Cyber War on China for 11 years: Chinese Anti-virus Firm
Chinese anti-virus firm Qihoo 360 revealed that a hacking group related to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has launched cyber-attacks against China for the past 11 years. Qihoo 360 discovered and revealed cyber-attacks by the CIA hacking group (APT-C-39)
DARPA Launches Program to Develop Drone IR Sensors for Navigation in Low...
The US Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a program to develop infrared (IR) sensors or “invisible headlights” for navigation in low visibility conditions to stay hidden from advesaries. "Autonomous and semi-autonomous systems need active illumination to navigate at night or underground
USAF Awards Northrop $262M F-16 AESA Radar Deal
The United States Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman to supply Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets for $262.3 million
Jordan to Procure $300M Artillery Support Software, Equipment from US
The US State Department has approved Foreign Military Sale of 700 Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) software license copies and related equipment to Jordan for an estimated $300 million. “The Government of Jordan had requested to buy up to seven hundred (700) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) software license copies with a tailored, international ballistic kernel,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
Kazakhstan Sold 81 Soviet Era Fighter Jets to U.S. for Possible Transfer...
Belgium Inaugurates Factory to Manufacture Griffon Armored Vehicles
Boeing to Use GKN Aerospace's St. Louis Facility for F/A-18, F-15 Programs...
Sierra Nevada Bags $13 Billion U.S. Air Force “Doomsday Plane” Contract
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
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...