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SOFIC 2018: Air Force seeking small drones to launch from Ghostrider

US Air Force special forces is calling on industry to come forward with their small UAS to launch from its fleet of AC-130J Ghostriders. Under the ...
SOFIC 2018: SOF surgery heads to the front

There are two ways to address the so-called “golden hour” of combat casualty care. The first involves the traditional process of rapidly treating and transporting ...

RH - Rotorhub

Insight: The value in the preowned helicopter market

The preowned helicopter market remains challenging, though there could be potential for improvement in values in the coming years, according to François Gautier, founder and ...

NWI - Naval Warfare

NC-212i maritime patrollers touch down in Vietnam

Two NC-212i maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) touched down in Gia Lam Air Base in Hanoi, Vietnam this week, with imagery of their arrival circulating on ...

NWI - Naval Warfare

Will more ASW capabilities be added to UK naval fleet?

As the UK invests in ASW capabilities to meet the growing threats in the naval domain, queries from parliament are rising over the reduction in ...

DN - Defence Notes

Government change likely to impact Malaysian defence procurements

The discovery by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed’s newly elected government that Malaysia has a MYR1 trillion ($251.7 billion) debt is likely to impact ongoing and ...

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Poland set to reap the benefits of being in the Patriot family

Poland’s planned purchase of the Patriot air and missile defence system significantly enhances the security picture in Eastern Europe, and brings operational, training and interoperability ...

Training/Simulation

ITEC 2018: Pennant VR parachute sim takes off (video)

The Pennant Group demonstrated its latest parachute VR training simulator in Stuttgart at ITEC 2018. In the company's estimation, the virtual reality system is viewed ...

MTSN - Training/Simulation

MASS delivers military training exercises in UK

24th May 2018

Cohort company MASS in association with Joint Warfare (JW) has delivered Exercise Joint Horizon 18 (JH18) and Joint Venture 18 (JV18) training events at Headquarters ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

USAF and MIT further waveform development

24th May 2018

The US Air Force (USAF) Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT-LL) are working together to test advanced waveforms ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

Lockheed’s Stalker XE receives VTOL upgrade

24th May 2018

Lockheed Martin has upgraded its Stalker XE UAS with a VTOL capability, the company announced on 22 May. The new VTOL option will provide users ...
LWI - Land Warfare

VICIS to improve USMC, army’s combat helmets

24th May 2018

VICIS has received a contract from the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) to improve combat helmets of the army and ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

Russian presence in UK waters increases ‘tenfold’

24th May 2018

Despite the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) typically keeping mum on Russian activity in UK territorial waters the secretary of state for defence Gavin Williamson ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

Airobotics’ UAS to survey Gulf Port construction

24th May 2018

Airobotics has partnered with Shapir-Ashtrom to innovate and automate surveying and mapping for the construction of Israel’s new Gulf Port in Haifa, the company announced ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

Martek calls for ISPS Code review

24th May 2018

Martek has called for an urgent review of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code to address the growing threat that UAS pose ...
DH - Defence Helicopter

BrightNite applications for military rotary platforms

24th May 2018

Elbit Systems' multispectral panoramic BrightNite system could be the viable alternative to NVGs by helicopter operators within the next decade, the company has said. The ...
MLF - Military Logistics

US DoD extends RFID-IV contract with Savi

24th May 2018

Savi has been named the single awardee in the final option year of the US DoD RFID-IV contract, the company announced on 22 May. The ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

FLIR introduces radar and thermal products

24th May 2018

FLIR Systems has introduced three products for use by global militaries and government agencies including border patrol agents, the company announced on 22 May. The ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: Air Force seeking small drones to launch from Ghostrider

23rd May 2018

US Air Force special forces is calling on industry to come forward with their small UAS to launch from its fleet of AC-130J Ghostriders. Under the ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: SOF surgery heads to the front

23rd May 2018

There are two ways to address the so-called “golden hour” of combat casualty care. The first involves the traditional process of rapidly treating and transporting ...
DN - Defence Notes

US disinvites China from Pacific military exercises

23rd May 2018

The Pentagon has pulled its invitation for China to join maritime exercises in the Pacific because of Beijing's ‘continued militarisation’ of the South China Sea, ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: NSCVs see high demand signal

23rd May 2018

USSOCOM’s Non Standard Commercial Vehicle (NSCV) fleet is experiencing high theater demand, with a resulting increase in projected production figures. That was one of the ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: FLIR introduces two new products

23rd May 2018

SOFIC 2018 has witnessed the launch of two new products by FLIR Systems, the R8SS-3-D radar and the Recon V Ultra-Light imaging device. The manufacturer ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: General Dynamics pitches new TUV to SOF

23rd May 2018

General Dynamics has unveiled its Flyer 72 Tactical Utility Vehicle (TUV), a design it is pitching as a way to help US special forces transport ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

Kelvin Hughes’s SharpEye for LCS, MMSC vessels

23rd May 2018

Kelvin Hughes has been selected by OSI Maritime Systems to supply a number of SharpEye solid-state naval radar sensors for installation on board Lockheed Martin’s ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

Lockheed’s fifth AEHF satellite completes TVAC testing

23rd May 2018

Lockheed Martin’s fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) protected communications satellite has completed a series of launch environment tests, the company announced on 21 May. ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: US SOF examines platform needs to compete in a conventional war

23rd May 2018

US special forces will need new platforms with additional survivability to withstand a conventional conflict with Russia or China. US Army Gen Raymond Thomas, the commander of ...

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