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The US Army's keystone modernisation programme - the Future Combat Systems (FCS) project - was officially put to rest as a formal entity in 2009,...
14-Jan-2010
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*France pushes ahead with AWACS upgrade
Boeing is to upgrade the French Air Force's four Boeing E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft under a USD324 million Foreign Military ...
08-Feb-2010
Gates urges acceleration of ISR acquisition to combat IEDs
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has outlined for Congress some steps the Pentagon is taking to combat the threat from improvised explosive devices (IEDs)....
08-Feb-2010
*French Army works towards first deployment of VBCI
Deliveries of the French Army's Nexter VBCI (Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie) 8x8 infantry carriers are continuing apace - by early February, 146 had been...
08-Feb-2010
Raytheon wins US Army contract to upgrade PAC-2s
Raytheon has been contracted by the US Army to upgrade 124 Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missiles to Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) configuration. The...
08-Feb-2010
*Thales demonstrates mobile surveillance and reconnaissance system
Thales Land and Joint Systems demonstrated its Margot 3000V system at its annual TechnoDay in Colombes, Paris, on 4 February. The mobile surveillance and ...
08-Feb-2010
ITT and MoD to create imagery exploitation tools
ITT Visual Information Systems (VIS) UK and the Ministry of Defence (MoD)-run Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) are developing a series of automated ...
05-Feb-2010
Israel takes ATV route to frontline logistics
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) has taken delivery of a series of Polaris all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), which will be distributed to infantry battalions to ...
04-Feb-2010
Strategic shift to COIN offers opportunities under US QDR
A surge in counter-insurgency (COIN) operations will signal "huge" opportunities for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets and protection, according...
04-Feb-2010
Selex wins CDAS TDP award
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Selex Galileo a contract to pursue its Common Defensive Aids System Technology Demonstration Programme (CDAS TDP). CDAS...
04-Feb-2010
*RUAG's latest RPG armour ready for qualification tests
Qualification tests with RUAG Land Systems' latest passive armour, designed to protect lightly armoured vehicles against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) such as the ubiquitous RPG-7, ...
04-Feb-2010
Canada looks to enhance soldier situational awareness
Canada's Department of National Defence expects to issue a request for proposals (RfP) in December 2010 for its emerging Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) competition...
03-Feb-2010
DARPA sets out plans for unmanned CAS demonstration
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to develop an advanced networked unmanned close air support (CAS) capability, with an unmanned flight-test...
03-Feb-2010
Israel investigates soft-kill partner for Trophy
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) is developing a formation defence-jamming system that can divert enemy anti-tank missiles from their intended flight path and protect ...
03-Feb-2010
UK's Dstl details GVA capability advances
The UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is looking to roll out its Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) programme for 'frontline' fighting vehicles later ...
03-Feb-2010
RAN upgrades submarine lighting
Oxley has been contracted to fit a Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarine with a new light-emitting diode (LED) based lighting system. Under the GBP270,000...
03-Feb-2010
Canada launches geospatial reorganisation to bolster mission support
Canada has reorganised its various geospatial intelligence producers and collectors into a single organisation, in order to provide more comprehensive support to operations. Speaking...
03-Feb-2010
*Controp prepares to unveil surveillance systems
Controp Precision Technologies of Israel is planning to launch three new products and demonstrate its proprietary Local Automatic Gain Control (AGC) software at Defexpo ...
03-Feb-2010
France and NATO make progress on C4ISR co-operation
NATO's Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) and France have moved a step closer to signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to enable ...
03-Feb-2010
UK must make better use of open source intelligence
The UK's MoD has challenged the geospatial industry to enter into a partnership to make better use of open source intelligence (OSI), according to Major...
03-Feb-2010
*MBDA unveils remote-controlled SIMBAD
European missile house MBDA introduced a remote-controlled (RC) version of its SIMBAD (Système Integré de Mistral Bitube d'Auto-Défense) shipborne lightweight short-range self-defence system at ...
02-Feb-2010
*USMC details AH-1W FMV upgrade
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is pressing into service an Israeli-designed full-motion video (FMV) transmission and reception system to fulfil an urgent universal need ...
02-Feb-2010
CATT gets revamped for Afghan operations
A rolling modification programme for the British Army's two Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT) installations has seen the capabilities of these key training assets expanded...
02-Feb-2010
DARPA plans RIMPAC 2012 demo for submarine laser communications
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has laid out plans to test an advanced blue laser-based submarine through-water communications system during a major...
02-Feb-2010
Israel trials protected UGV scout in drive for enhanced reconnaissance capabilities
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) is planning to trial a new armoured reconnaissance unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) known as 'Advanced Guard' to scout for ...
02-Feb-2010
USMC completes integrated testing of APKWS
US Marine Corps (USMC) pilots completed the integrated test phase of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) programme in early January. APKWS transforms...
01-Feb-2010
Brief: Ground cleared for M777 sale to India
The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of 145 BAE Systems M777 155 mm ...
01-Feb-2010
ViaSat wins first production order for MIDS JTRS
ViaSat Inc has been awarded a limited production order valued at USD14.4 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) ...
01-Feb-2010
Brief: Sectra to provide secure tactical radio for Swedish peacekeepers
FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, has placed an additional order for Sectra voice encryption units for secure tactical radio operation. The units will...
01-Feb-2010
Brief: ATLAS secures additional UK DII contract
The ATLAS Consortium has been awarded a USD890 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for fulfilment of Increment 3a of the ...
01-Feb-2010
*Contender prepares for Indian artillery evaluation
Manufacturer's trials are due to begin in March with the new Mounted Gun System (MGS) under development by BAE Systems Global Combat Systems, Karlskoga, ...
01-Feb-2010
Brunei selects Northrop Grumman for JOC
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Europe has beaten off competition from General Dynamics UK and Systematic to secure a contract to develop a new Joint ...
01-Feb-2010
New physical training regimes key to US deployment success
US forces operating in hot and mountainous environments while carrying heavy loads could benefit from more effective exercise routines and a better nutrition programme, officials...
28-Jan-2010
Afghan forces face accelerated growth deadline
Expansion of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) is to be intensified after the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was told by UK Prime ...
28-Jan-2010
Israeli soldiers embrace solar power
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) plans to begin distributing compact thin solar panel sheets to infantry units to provide an energy source for soldiers ...
28-Jan-2010
USMC Super Cobras set for Elbit enhancements
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded Elbit Systems USD23.8 million in contracts to upgrade the AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter with a new ...
28-Jan-2010
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