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Australia selects RAND for Future Submarine design capability study
US-based consulting and analysis group RAND Corporation has been contracted by Australia's Department of Defence to complete a Domestic Design Study to examine indigenous ...
03-Nov-2009
*Coastal Defense demonstrates capabilities of MVR-IV receiver
A quad-band handheld Multi-channel Video Receiver (MVR-IV), recently taken into service with the US Air Force (USAF), was displayed by US company Coastal Defense ...
30-Oct-2009
Heckler & Koch in pole position for USMC rifle contract
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has selected Heckler & Koch (H&K) Defense to supply its 5.56 mm Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR), according to industry ...
30-Oct-2009
*Sweden set to sail ahead with multirole support ship
Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) expects to begin the project definition phase for a purpose-built combat support ship next year intended to enter service in...
30-Oct-2009
UK seeks 60 mm training ammunition as calibre of choice for Afghan missions
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking extra quantities of 60 mm mortar ammunition for training as this calibre of mortar becomes increasingly ...
30-Oct-2009
*General Dynamics lightens the WIN-T load
General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) has conducted private venture work on two nodes within the Warfighter Information Net-Tactical (WIN-T) communications network to improve its ...
28-Oct-2009
*US special forces prepare for additional SCAR influx
Initial fielding of FNH USA's Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) to the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is expected to conclude in December...
28-Oct-2009
Oshkosh secures contracts to support M-ATVs in Afghanistan
Within weeks of the first seven mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicles (M-ATVs) being airlifted into theatre, Oshkosh has won two new contracts totalling USD28 ...
28-Oct-2009
*US blue-force tracking contenders jockey for position
Both contenders for the production contract for the upgrade to the satellite-based element of the US Army's blue-force tracking (BFT) were on display at ...
28-Oct-2009
Industry days reveal US Army's future armoured vehicle requirements post FCS
The US Army's much-anticipated Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) - a replacement for the cancelled Future Combat Systems (FCS) vehicles - will soon be heading to...
27-Oct-2009
DARPA outlines lofty ambitions for Vulture II flight demonstration
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is taking forward plans to develop and flight-test an ultra-long endurance airborne payload carrier that could ...
27-Oct-2009
*Ultra showcases man-portable versions of ADSI
Ultra Electronics showcased portable versions of its Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI) software, which provides tactical datalink (TDL) interfaces, at the Association of the ...
27-Oct-2009
Raytheon aims new intelligence products at lowest tactical levels
Raytheon is expanding on its development of the Distributed Common Ground System [DCGS] Integration Backbone (DIB) and the latest v3.1 release to develop equipment ...
26-Oct-2009
US Army consolidates C2 systems
The future roadmap for some of the US Army's tactical command-and-control (C2) systems was revealed at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) annual convention...
26-Oct-2009
*Elbit systems aim to aid interoperability
Elbit Systems of America (ESA) showcased two new products at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) Annual Convention in Washington, DC, both refined ...
26-Oct-2009
*FNH launches 100-round drum magazine for assault rifles
FNH USA unveiled a new 100-round drum magazine, compatible with 5.56 mm light machine guns (LMGs), at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) ...
23-Oct-2009
*Raytheon to supply IED Training Simulation to JIEDDO
The US Joint IED (improvised explosive device) Defeat Organisation (JIEDDO) has ordered a new IED Training Simulation system from Raytheon. Designed in conjunction with...
23-Oct-2009
*New remote weapon stations break cover in Belarus
Belarus' state-owned design bureau Display unveiled several indigenous remote-controlled weapon system (RCWS) prototypes during a display staged at the Baranovichi airbase. These prototypes were...
22-Oct-2009
*Belarus shows off new laser bomb jammer
An equipment presentation laid out for inspection during an official visit by the Belarus and Russian presidents to the Baranovichi airbase, near Minsk, included ...
21-Oct-2009
US Navy BAMS demonstrator completes first deployment
A Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle forming part of the US Navy's (USN's) Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) system returned ...
21-Oct-2009
*Rockwell Collins launches military GPS for the iPhone generation
Rockwell Collins has drawn on commercial technology to develop a GPS receiver as an alternative to its widely used Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR), of...
21-Oct-2009
*Uniflex cancelled as Norway and Sweden adopt DM72 for Archer
One of the casualties of the 'industrial balance' agreement surrounding the Swedish/Norwegian Archer 155 mm 52-calibre self-propelled howitzer (SPH) acquisition programme is the Uniflex 2...
21-Oct-2009
AH-6i helicopter makes maiden test flight
Boeing used the recent Association of the US Army (AUSA) annual meeting to spotlight the 16 September first flight of the new AH-6i (International) ...
20-Oct-2009
New US Army contracts mean beginning of the end for T-10 parachutes
The US Army has kick-started the phasing-out of its existing inventory of 52,000 T-10 parachutes with a hat-trick of contracts, worth a total of ...
20-Oct-2009
*South African software-defined radios enter home straight
Reutech Communications is under contract to complete final development, including productionisation and pre-production, of a new family of fast frequency-hopping, digitally encrypted, software-defined radios (SDRs)...
19-Oct-2009
*IMI reveals new Iron Fist APS spin outs
Israel Military Industries (IMI) has developed two new derivatives of the Iron Fist vehicle-mounted active protection system (APS): one for dismounted troops and the other...
16-Oct-2009
*KMW aims to test C-RAM capability on Donar SPH
A counter-rocket and -mortar (C-RAM) capability is planned to be introduced for the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) 155 mm 52-cal autonomous gun module (AGM), which ...
16-Oct-2009
*Marauder and Matador enter production
South Africa's Paramount Group has begun building the Marauder and larger Matador mine-protected vehicle (MPV) family in Azerbaijan, Jane's has learned. Work began...
15-Oct-2009
*UK and US consider assisted carriage systems
Lockheed Martin's Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) is being lined up for a limited deployment with US forces to Afghanistan in 2010 in a bid...
15-Oct-2009
John Deere unveils R-Gator utility vehicle
John Deere introduced its new R-Gator manned/unmanned utility vehicle for military sale at the annual Association of the US Army (AUSA) Conference in Washington, ...
14-Oct-2009
*Thales Nederland's VARIANT selected by German Navy
Thales Nederland has signed two separate contracts for the supply of its VARIANT dual-band 2D surveillance radar for installation on board German Navy Type ...
14-Oct-2009
*Textron completes TRAPS testing ahead of JLTV participation
Textron Defense Systems has successfully completed testing of its Tactical Rocket Propelled Grenade Airbag Protection System (TRAPS) with the US Army as it bids to...
14-Oct-2009
*UK MoD selects Insight thermal vision devices
Insight Technology has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply 130 weapon mounted/handheld night vision devices in a contract worth ...
14-Oct-2009
*QinetiQ's PACSCAT technology demonstrator set to start trials
A UK-built prototype PACSCAT (Partial Air Cushion Supported CATamaran) high-speed landing craft is set to begin initial at-sea trials at the end of October. ...
13-Oct-2009
*EAPS expands NLOS-LS role in base defence
A proposed Extended Area Protection and Survivability (EAPS) interceptor was shown off by Northrop Grumman Information Systems Defense Systems Division at the AUSA 2009 exhibition...
12-Oct-2009
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