October - 2011
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Turkey requests AH-1W helicopters
US Congress has been notified of the possible sale to ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman wins C-RAM contract
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $124 million contract for ...... read more
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Elbit Systems wins Spanish Army mortar contract
Elbit Systems has announced that it has won a contract ...... read more
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Thales and DCNS move forward with D2AD
Thales and DCNS have announced the launch of a supplementary ...... read more
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French DGA orders the modernisation of seven Cougars
The French defence procurement agency, the DGA (Direction Gén ...... read more
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Cassidian unveils new ground surveillance radar
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has unveiled ...... read more
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Airbus Military details A400M water ingestion tests
Airbus Military has announced successfully completed tests to demonstrate the ...... read more
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Bell Helicopter announces Mexican deliveries
Bell Helicopter has announced the delivery of four Bell aircraft ...... read more
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RDECOM demands back-to-basics integration approach
The director of the US Army's Research, Development and ...... read more
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RTI calls for defence 'apps' store
The global defence industry has not progressed far enough in ...... read more
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Bell 212 FastFin gains FAA approval
BLR Aerospace has announced an FAA-certified performance increase for its ...... read more
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US Army calls for 'Net Ready' vehicle platforms
A senior US Army official responsible for the Ground Combat ...... read more
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RSAF begins A330 MRTT flight training
Airbus Military has announced that the Royal Saudi Air Force ...... read more
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TAI's Anka undertakes test flight
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced that Anka MALE UAV ...... read more
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Swedish Maritime Administration takes over responsibility for SAR helicopters
The Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) is taking operational responsibility ...... read more
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GVA 'errors' erased with version update
The latest version of the UK Ministry of Defence's ...... read more
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Eurocopter begins work on Mexican structures and parts plant
Construction work has begun on Eurocopter's new manufacturing plant ...... read more
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Boeingâ??s Tapestry selected for CAMPS
Boeing wholly owned subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has been selected as ...... read more
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Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-171Sh to Peru
On 25 October Russian Helicopters announced that the second batch ...... read more
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API receives UK MOD order
API Technologies announced on 26 October that they have received ...... read more
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General Dynamics wins additional Stryker contract
General Dynamics announced on 25 October than they have been ...... read more
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AEL to provide systems for KC-390
Elbit System’s Brazilian subsidiary AEL Sistemas has been awarded ...... read more
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USMC progresses with MTVR tests
The US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has completed a ...... read more
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Raytheon receives US Marine Corps Excalibur order
Raytheon has received an urgent operational order from the US ...... read more
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Canadian CH-147F programme reaches development milestone
The Canadian Department of National Defence announced on 21 October ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman demonstrates SiVAN
Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated advanced technologies for ground vehicle ...... read more
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US Navy receives 12th C-40A aircraft
The 12th C-40A derivative aircraft was delivered to the US ...... read more
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Global Hawk to participate in NASA hurricane study
Northrop Grumman has announced that the Global Hawk High Altitude ...... read more
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UK MoD gives go-ahead for WCSP
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has selected Lockheed Martin ...... read more
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NC3A hit-list to aid ISAF handover
NATO’s Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) highlighted a ...... read more
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Construction begins at French NH90 training centre
French officials have laid the first stones in the foundations ...... read more
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Baltimore Police Department orders four EC120s
The Baltimore Police Department has ordered four EC120 light helicopters ...... read more
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Bell 429 earns certification in China
The Bell 429 has been awarded type certification by the ...... read more
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China signs contract for firefighting Kamov Ka-32
The civil administration of Ordos in Inner Mongolia has signed ...... read more
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S-76D engines gain type certification
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S engines which power Sikorsky's ...... read more
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GD awarded $1 billion LAV upgrade
General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has been awarded a $1 billion ...... read more
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FBHeliservices awarded Dutch Caribbean Coastguard contract
FBHeliservices, the joint venture between Cobham and Bristow, has been ...... read more
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Argentina signs deal with CATIC to develop helicopters
The Argentinian government has signed a deal with China's ...... read more
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US Army, Lockheed Martin demonstrate MS GUI
Lockheed Martin announced on 21 October that it had been ...... read more
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Heli-Power 2011: Eurocopter autorotation system may bring environmental benefits
A Eurocopter programme to improve the safety of single-engine helicopters ...... read more
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Zala announces development of new small VTOL UAV
Zala Aero Group announced on 21 October that it plans ...... read more
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Turbomeca do Brasil signs contract with Brasilian MOD
Turbomeca do Brasil (Safran group) has signed a five year ...... read more
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Alenia Aeronautica signs contract with the Lithuanian air force
Alenia Aeronautica has recently signed a contract with the Lithuanian ...... read more
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More Brazilian companies sought for KC-390 programme
Around 80 Brazilian companies from the Brazilian aerospace cluster participated ...... read more
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Boeing delivers 50,000th CSEL system
The Boeing Company today delivered the 50,000th Combat Survivor ...... read more
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Heli-Power 2011: Delays for Danish ambitions in Afghanistan
Danish plans to deploy two AgustaWestland EH101 Merlins to Afghanistan ...... read more
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Heli-Power 2011: Teething troubles hamper Dutch NH90s
The industry team behind the NH90 medium helicopter has focused ...... read more
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Thales to incorporate Esri Geospatial Technology into C4I solutions
The latestgeospatial technology from Esri will be embedded into Commander ...... read more
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UMAT takes off from Federal Police ship
On 16 September ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH together with Swiss ...... read more
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Ultra Electronics tri-fuel engine flies SPEAR UAS
Brock Technologies, Incorporated, a fast emerging rapid unmanned systems solutions ...... read more
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Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust orders AW169s
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the ...... read more
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Milestone Aviation Group to acquire 5 EC-130B4s
Transport Conference the sale to Milestone of five new Eurocopter ...... read more
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Elbit Systems awarded contract to supply Asian nation with WiT
Elbit Systems Ltd., announced today that it was awarded a ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin to support army training ranges
The US Army selected Lockheed Martin to install and support ...... read more
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SELEX Elsag awarded contract to enhance Alliance satellite
SELEX Elsag, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a major ...... read more
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US Army awards $383m contact to Lockheed Martin
The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $383 million contract ...... read more
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Tapestry Solutions to conduct US Army training in Europe
Boeing today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Tapestry Solutions ...... read more
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Honeywell Spectra strengthens combat helmets
Honeywell announced today that its Spectra Shield II ballistic materials ...... read more
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Boeing delivers 737 AEW&C to South Korea
When the first Boeing Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning ...... read more
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New DVCS6100-equipped Bell 429 deliveries
Mercy Flight Inc. of Buffalo, NY and San Juan Regional ...... read more
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Becker Avionics announces new DVCS6100 features
Becker Avionics announces the introduction of a new version of ...... read more
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SOA integrates CamoScience for iPhone 4S
Special Operations Apps (SOA) has announced the release of CamoScience ...... read more
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ADF selects ICT industry partners
The Australian Department of Defence has selected five "Preferred Industry ...... read more
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PHI selects Sagem Avionics AGS
Sagem Avionics (Safran group) company today announced that PHI, Inc ...... read more
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Brazilian C295 fleet reaches 25,000 flight hours
The Brazilian C295 fleet, consisting of twelve Airbus Military aircraft ...... read more
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SkyBuilt Power to provide US Navy with solar/wind power
SkyBuilt Power announced today that it had been selected to ...... read more
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Harris Corporation receives $66.3m order from US Army
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has ...... read more
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Boeing establishes new C4ISR business division
The Boeing Company today announced it has created a new ...... read more
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US DOD awards contract to CCDS
The US Army Space and Missile Defence Command/ Armed Forces ...... read more
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First Euro Hawk delivered to German Armed Forces
Euro Hawk, the premier Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Unmanned Aircraft System ...... read more
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General Dynamics awarded cyber security contract
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics ...... read more
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DART Helicopter Services maintenance kits approved
DART Helicopter Services (DHS) is pleased to announces that DART ...... read more
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Supacat announces Australian operations
Supacat announced today the operational launch of Supacat in Australia ...... read more
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Raytheon Excalibur Ia-2 ready for use in Afghanistan
Raytheon Company successfully fired nine rounds in US Army lot ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman unveils integrated vehicle area network
Northrop Grumman Corporation today unveiled the new Smart Integrated Vehicle ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin introduces wireless intrusion detection network
A wireless sensor network system developed by Lockheed Martin can ...... read more
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Zala Aero upgrades UAS to HD video payloads
Zala Aero has announced today that it plans to launch ...... read more
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Commando Sea Kings return from Helmand after four years
It is mission accomplished for veteran Naval helicopters over Afghanistan ...... read more
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First MEADS battle manager begins integration testing
MEADS International (MI) has begun integration testing on the first ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin completes system test of MUOS satellite
The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) military communications satellite ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Saab places hopes on LEDS
Saab North America is using AUSA to showcase the capabilities ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Chinook flight issue deemed to be an "isolated incident"
The US Army is confident that issues with the CH-47D ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Older Kiowas returned to the fight
A US Army initiative to replace OH-58D Kiowa Warriors that ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: US Army adopts ADAS
The US Army has awarded Raytheon a $14.6 million ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Army not planning to weaponise Shadow fleet
The US Army UAS project office has reaffirmed that it ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: DRS unveils upgrade for Driver Vision Enhancer system
DRS Technologies has demonstrated an upgrade for its Driver's ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Meprolight reveal uncooled sighting systems
Israeli company Meprolight and its sister company Pulse Inteco have ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: First contract for FELCO
ITT and Mercury Computer Systems (MCS) have received a contract ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Waters clear on Kiowa replacement
With the US Army starting to show its hand on ...... read more
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Helistar orders three more EC145s
Colombian operator Helistar has signed a contract with Eurocopter de ...... read more
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Kiowa Warrior successfully proves manned/unmanned capability
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. companytoday announced that its OH ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman demonstrates G/ATOR
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Marine Corps Program Executive ...... read more
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MD Helicopters delivers first 3 MD 530Fs
MD Helicopters, a leading manufacturer of commercial and military helicopters ...... read more
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MD Helicopters wins $14m logistics contract
MD Helicopters, a leading manufacturer of commercial and military helicopters ...... read more
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SAIC launches GeoRover Mobile
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced GeoRover Mobile, a ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin battle command system in testing
Active Army units have been testing a Lockheed Martin web-based ...... read more
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UGCS integrated with Orion UAS and Centaur OPA
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Flight demonstration plan bad news for Sikorsky
The US Army plans to hold flight demonstrations of the ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: BAE Systems continues pursuit of AMPV
BAE Systems is continuing to advocate its solution to the ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Textron receives further ASV reset award
Late last month Textron Marine And Land Systems (TMLS) was ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Raytheon examines larger calibre LPWS
Raytheon, in partnership with the US Army and Navy, has ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: eCORE targets export market
Northrop Grumman is developing an exportable version of its eCORE ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: iRobot announces UGV production start date
The first production model of iRobot's latest UGV, the ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: AVX bullish about the future
AVX Aircraft has received a shot in the arm with ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: ITT unveils next-generation NVGs
ITT has revealed the new i-Aware network-integrated range of night ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: AAS-72X development continues apace
With the US Army looking to a competitive flight demonstration ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: US Army backs NIE evolution
US Army officials have expressed their enthusiasm and 'absolute belief ...... read more
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BAE Systems selected for F-35 JSF NVG HMD
BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin, prime contractor ...... read more
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BAE Systems introduces new gun shield
Responding to the need to make gun shields easier to ...... read more
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LifePort fitting Bell 407 with armoured flooring
LifePort, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a commercial ...... read more
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Vectronix introduces revolutionary PTLS
Vectronix AG, the Swiss and US-based global leader in portable ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman completes NGATS Product verification test
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Next Generation Automatic Test Station (NGATS ...... read more
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Cubic DCID-TALON completes assessment
A combat identification system developed by Cubic Defense Applications, the ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman delivers LRS-2000 M1A1 Abrams tank
Northrop Grumman Corporation has begun delivering LRS-2000 Rate Sensor Assembly ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin wins VNsight Sensor production contract
The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $19 million follow-on ...... read more
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ST Engineering, General Dynamics team for CHS-4
ST Engineering's US subsidiary, VT Miltope, today announced that ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman demonstrates HAMMR
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully demonstrated the Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar ...... read more
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General Dynamics' new Sidewinder Vehicle Mount
The new Sidewinder Vehicle Mount, built by General Dynamics C4 ...... read more
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Goodrich launches TASE400 Stabilized Microgimbal
Goodrich Corporation today announced the release of the TASE400, the ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Urdan showcases new engineer systems
Israeli manufacturer Urdan is showcasing four new engineering vehicle add-ons ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Sikorsky bets on X2 technology
Sikorsky is betting heavily on its X2 coaxial configuration as ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Oshkosh takes wraps off L-ATV
Oshkosh Defense is using this year's AUSA exposition to ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: GD300 targets Joint Battle Command requirement
General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) is ‘very confident’ in its ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: Hesco launches new design barrier
Hesco Bastion is introducing its new 2012 force protection barriers ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: LM pushes EQ-36 counter-fires radar
Lockheed Martin is exhibiting its Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 (EQ-36) Counter-fire ...... read more
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AUSA 2011: ITT unveils secure smartphone
ITT has developed an Android-supported smartphone and tablet for the ...... read more
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Bulgarian Navy takes delivery of first Panther
The Bulgarian Navy has finally taken delivery of its first ...... read more
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Navistar Defense unveils light tactical vehicle
Navistar Defense, LLC today unveiled its International Saratoga light tactical ...... read more
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CH-47D Chinook helicopters resume flying operations
Army has lifted the precautionary suspension of flying operations for ...... read more
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Faun Trackway develops new UAV landing mat
Faun Trackway USA today announced the development of a new ...... read more
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RAAF C-17 working with New Zealand to deliver aid
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the New Zealand Defence ...... read more
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Quantum3D unveils latest version of ExpeditionDI
Quantum3D, Inc., a leading provider of visual computing solutions for ...... read more
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AAI UAS introduces multi-mission payloads for Shadow UAV
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron ...... read more
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Vigilx System completes US flight trials
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, recently completed the first tranche ...... read more
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EADS North America begins deliveries of Lakota helicopters
EADS North America has achieved another significant milestone on the ...... read more
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Long Beach Police replace air support units with cost efficient fleet
The Long Beach Police Department has acquired two air support ...... read more
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US Army orders $9m in Boomerang components
Raytheon BBN Technologies received a $9 million order to deliver ...... read more
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Bell Helicopter's 407GX earns FAA certification
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that its ...... read more
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Raytheon's CIRCM can shield UAVs
Raytheon Company's Common Infrared Counter Measures solution for US ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman deploys first STARLite radar
Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the first deployment of the ...... read more
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Eagle Industries wins contract for USMC Pack
Alliant Techsystems announced today that its Eagle Industries business has ...... read more
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Goodrich, KNK team to develop ISR technology
Goodrich Corporation has signed a teaming agreement with UK-based Knowledge ...... read more
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Elbit Systems wins contract for repairs to ANVIS/HUD
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its subsidiary in the ...... read more
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Kratos wins TRCS contracts
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions ...... read more
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Northrop Grumman unveils laser-based solution for CIRCM
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Daylight Solutions have announced the successful ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin supplies DCGS-A upgrade tools
Sorting through the massive amounts of operational intelligence available to ...... read more
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AAI UAS introduces next-gen Shadow M2
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron ...... read more
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Vietnam's Southern Service Flight Company orders a third EC225
The Southern Service Flight Company (SSFC) of Vietnam has signed ...... read more
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Boeing awarded contract for PBL sustainment of C-17
Boeing has received a performance based logistics (PBL) contract from ...... read more
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General Dynamics wins US military network contract
General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin powers on the GPS III Pathfinder
The Lockheed Martin team developing the US Air Force's ...... read more
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Elbit Systems delivers 1000th Enhanced Vision System
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ...... read more
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Simplex to help build airframe icing test system
Simplex manufacturing has been selected by Battelle to develop a ...... read more
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General Dynamics to bid for USMC PERM
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of ...... read more
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Arista Power introduces micro wind turbines
Arista Power, Inc., a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of custom-designed ...... read more
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Lockheed Martin's JLTV resists mines at lower weight
Recent government blast tests demonstrated that Lockheed Martin's Joint ...... read more
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General Dynamics awarded $5m for vehicle barrier
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has been awarded a ...... read more
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SELEX Elsag demonstrates UK MoD Operating Base
SELEX Elsag builds on success as open communications systems architect ...... read more
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USMC selects ATK's BLACKHAWK! SERPA holster system
ATK announced that its BLACKHAWK! branded SERPA holster system was ...... read more
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TS2 to offer Iridium Extreme handset in Poland
Today, in the Marriott Hotel in Warsaw, a new Iridium ...... read more
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TMD Technologies unveils X band radar MPM
TMD Technologies has significantly upgraded its PTX8400 microwave power module ...... read more
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RELM Wireless receives orders for P25 trunking radios
RELM Wireless Corporation today announced that it has received orders ...... read more
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Dewey Electronics receives $7.9m order
The Dewey Electronics Corporation, announced today the recent receipt of ...... read more
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Fury 1500 UAS achieves 14-hour flight
AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) announced today another successful ...... read more
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ScanEagle streams live video to tactical ops center
Insitu Inc. announced today that its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system ...... read more
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Harris Corporation receives $16m order from US DOD
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has ...... read more
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General Dynamics wins US Army CPOF award
The US Army has awarded General Dynamics C4 Systems a ...... read more
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General Dynamics receives ADF CSAR radio order
General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a $12.7 million ...... read more
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InterImage awarded $3m US Army NRMC contract
InterImage, Inc. won a contract to provide IT support services ...... read more
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Timken introduces new engine test cell
The Timken Company recently completed construction of a new state-of-the-art ...... read more
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LORD announces successful C-130 flight test
LORD Corporation -- a leader in the management of vibration, noise ...... read more
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USMC to deploy K-Max to Afghanistan
The US Marine Corps (USMC) will deploy the Lockheed Martin ...... read more
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Elbit Systems debuts ENGAGER
Elbit Systems debuted today, during a media and analysts visit ...... read more
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General Dynamics awarded $243m for Stryker vehicles
The US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General ...... read more
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iSTART UAV unveiled
A pioneering Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) developed by Bedford-based BlueBear ...... read more
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THAAD achieves intercept of two targets
The US Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense ...... read more
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SteelCloud announces support for DoD Android mobile devices
SteelCloud, Inc., a leading developer of mobility appliance and VMware ...... read more
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Saab receives Multi-Mission Radar order from the US
Defence and security company Saab has received an order for ...... read more
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Point Blank Solutions receives $30m to support US Military
Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a leader in the field of ...... read more
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Airbus Military details recovery plan with PT Dirgantara Indonesia
Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) today signed ...... read more
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Electric Step Replacement Pneumatic Actuator approved
DART Helicopter Services announces Transport Canada Approval of DART Aerospace ...... read more
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Norwegian MoD chooses Thales for NORMANS
The Norwegian Defence has decided to purchase NORMANS digitised soldier ...... read more
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ATK, General Dynamics team to offer PERM for USMC
ATK and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have signed ...... read more
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Raytheon to upgrade ATM systems in Kyrgyz Republic
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $24 million contract to ...... read more
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Boeing FAB-T demos high-data-rate communications
Boeing today announced that it has successfully demonstrated high-data-rate transmissions ...... read more
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HeliFlite introduces private helicopter airport transfers
HeliFlite announces 24/7 airport helicopter transfer services. Airport transfers ...... read more
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SMAT F1 conducts successful triple-platform flight
Three European UAS have flown simultaneously in civil airspace for ...... read more
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Raytheon enhances UAS "see and avoid" picture
Raytheon Company has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology ...... read more
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ThalesRaytheonSystems Sentinel radars for US Army
ThalesRaytheonSystems today announced that the US Army will procure 56 ...... read more
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Oshkosh Defense introduces TAK-4i system
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has launched its ...... read more
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US DOD orders M777 Howitzers
The US Department of Defense has ordered 70 BAE Systems ...... read more
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Saab receives ACCS order from Thailand
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from ...... read more
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Jalisco takes delivery of S-70i Black Hawk
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter ...... read more
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Boeing returns E-4B to USAF service
The Boeing Company has successfully completed a regularly scheduled programmed ...... read more