DB - Digital Battlespace
AOC 2018: Materials ordered for advanced helicopter EW payload
Lockheed Martin has begun ordering materials for the EDM1 manufacture of its AN/ALQ-248 advanced offboard EW (AEOW) active mission payload (AMP) following completion of the ...
DB - Digital Battlespace
AOC 2018: Mosaic warfare in the spotlight
Mosaic warfare, a move away from rigid formations and monolithic platforms, will provide long term benefits such as rapid innovation and greater impact, it emerged ...
DB - Digital Battlespace
AOC 2018: US Army looks to reinvigorate EW capabilities
The US Army is undergoing a renaissance after almost two decades of dealing with asymmetric threats, steady periods of budget uncertainty and an increasingly complex ...
DN - Defence Notes
AOC 2018: Directed energy solutions for high-tech threats
Directed energy (DE) weapons, such as high-energy lasers (HEL) and high-power microwaves, are possible solutions to higher technology asymmetric threats. While the latter has been ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2014: Ultra radio show
13th October 2014
Ultra Electronics has displayed for the first time its dual channel Orion X505-G radio at AUSA in Washington DC and revealed details of the radio’s ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
AUSA 2013: New weapon stations showcased
23rd October 2013
Two Kongsberg remote weapon stations (RWS) in new vehicle and weapon applications are on display for the first time at the AUSA exhibition in Washington ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2013: Elbit Systems bullish about US market
23rd October 2013
The first US sequester saw swingeing cuts to defence and other budgets, and as another round of potential cuts looms there is nervousness and ‘whistling ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2013: Apache receives new day sensor
23rd October 2013
The first US Army aviation Apache battalion equipped with a fully-upgraded Arrowhead targeting system is expected to be fielded in mid-2017 depending on what is ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2013: MBDA advances SPEAR
22nd October 2013
MBDA Missile Systems expects to conduct platform integration trials of its SPEAR network-enabled precision surface attack air-to-ground missile (ATGM) late next year. The company is ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
AUSA 2013: ArmorSource advances helmet order
22nd October 2013
US company ArmorSource is expecting to deliver the first 1000 test article samples of 375,000 helmets ordered by the US Defense Logistics Agency by 21 ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2013: Field and forget sensors showcased
21st October 2013
Lockheed Martin used AUSA to release more details on its Self-Powered Ad-hoc Network (SPAN) system of integrated ‘field-and-forget’ sensors. Designed to provide alerts for the ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2013: Lockheed Martin furthers unmanned offering
21st October 2013
Lockheed Martin has completed the first trials of its Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) and is planning for another trial in January before further tests ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2013: Raytheon showcases mast-mounted FLIR
21st October 2013
Raytheon has displayed its Long-Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (LRSS) with FLIR sensor on Danish company Falck Schmidt’s telescopic mast for the first time in ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2013: Textron unveils BattleHawk launcher
21st October 2013
Textron Defense Systems has completed arena level trials of its BattleHawk squad-level loitering munition as part of a demonstration to the US Army and is ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Avalon: Australian Aerospace chief confident of Tiger service entry
28th February 2013
Australian Aerospace is confident that problems which have plagued the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter have been solved and it will soon be declared operational and ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon: Please stop droning on
28th February 2013
There’s a word not being used around the Australian Airshow or at least only being whispered in dark corners away from the prying ears of ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon: Australian opposition hints at return to BAMS
28th February 2013
Northrop Grumman has noted a commitment by Australia’s conservative opposition that Australia would return to the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system, but is not ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Avalon: Victoria police to trial new UAV control interface
27th February 2013
Police in the Australian state of Victoria will shortly trial a new tablet-based control interface for use with an Aerobot Mikrokopter quadcopter UAV with the ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Avalon: Airbus expects A400M type certification mid-year
26th February 2013
Airbus Military aircraft expects the type certification of the A400M transport and refueling aircraft before the middle of 2013 after the aircraft completed cold weather ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Avalon: RAAF operational with MRTT
26th February 2013
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for its Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. The aircraft has ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Avalon: Ka-3211BC cleared for Australian ops
26th February 2013
In a ceremony, Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), has officially announced the certification of Russian Helicopters Ka-3211BC medium multipurpose helicopter for operation in Australian ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Australian Shadow nears full operational capability
25th February 2013
An ‘Australianised’ variant of the Shadow 200 unmanned air system (UAS) should achieve full operating capability by the end of this year. Speaking at the ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Triton set to make first flight this year
25th February 2013
Northrop Grumman’s Triton MQ-4C will fly for the first time before the middle of 2013, and two system development and demonstration (SDD) platforms will likely ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Australian Army chief calls for unmanned technology use reassessment
25th February 2013
There is no foreseeable alternative to close combat, and the issue of unmanned platforms in symmetric warfare needs to be addressed according to the Chief ...
