Land Warfare
CV90 bids are safe reassures BAE Systems
14th June 2019
BAE systems’ unexpectedly withdrew its CV90 platform from the US OMFV programme in mid-June; however, this will not impede Asia-Pacific and European IFV competitions, the …
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Defence Notes
Why military integration is paramount for EU defence chief
Despite Brexit and a lack of backing for a European Army the Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA) highlighted his commitment to collaboration on European …
Special Operations
First Look: Inside the US Army's SOF base camp (video)
The US Army is refining a prototype concept for a 25-man Expeditionary Outpost that could be applied to both Special Operations Force (SOF) and Security …
Digital Battlespace
Poland's crypto units receive mobile makeover
The Polish Armed Forces cryptographic capabilities will be on the move by the end 2019 following the award of a multi-million Zloty contract. The contract, …
Digital Battlespace
DSTL's Stone Soup to aid sensor fusion
The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is hoping its novel approach to algorithm solving will improve tracking and fusion systems as part of …
Land Warfare
Sensory solutions to update UK Fuchs
13th June 2019
The first delivery of the Fuchs 1A8 vehicle, an armoured survey and reconnaissance vehicle which is used to detect, identify and monitor chemical and radiological sources, took place …
Digital Battlespace
US Marine Corps tunes into narrowband network
13th June 2019
The USMC has now begun rolling out its next-generation narrowband SATCOM system to replace its legacy SATCOM networks. Thousands of antenna kits for the AN/PRC-117G …
Military Logistics
NP Aerospace take on UK MoD land vehicle fleet maintenance
10th June 2019
NP Aerospace is set to expand its maintenance of the UK's land vehicles following a £60 million ($76.2 million) award by the UK MoD. The …
Land Warfare
Summer award date for US hypersonics launcher contract
6th June 2019
A contract will be awarded ‘later this summer’ for a transporter erect launcher (TEL) from which the US Army will conduct its first ever erect …
Military Logistics
Axles help US Army shoulder EU regulations load
6th June 2019
A contract award for a redesigned semitrailer for the US Army’s Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) has helped the US Army Europe avoid a collision with …
Digital Battlespace
US on hunt for next-gen tactical radio systems
30th May 2019
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking a next-generation Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) communication system to replace the ageing JTT-Senior and JTT-Integrated Broadcast Service …
Land Warfare
Insight: A tale of three programmes, Rheinmetall's Lynx KF41
24th May 2019
Deep in Lower Saxony in north Germany at the Rheinmetall Unterlüss site, company officials at Rheinmetall Landsystems stressed the multi-domain operational context in which the …
Digital Battlespace
NATO urges closer industry ties in cyber warfare fight
23rd May 2019
NATO is urging for closer engagement between militaries and industry in a bid to combat the increasing number and sophistication of cyber attacks from both …
Training
ITEC 2019: Finnish VR headset pushing resolution frontiers (video)
20th May 2019
Finnish company Varjo demonstrated its VR-1 headset at ITEC 2019. The system is a VR device with human-eye resolution. The VR-1 also features an advanced …
Training
ITEC 2019: Clear skies ahead with JVC's 4K native projector (video)
17th May 2019
JVC demonstrated its new VS3000 projector at ITEC 2019 in Stockholm. It has a resolution of 4096x2160 pixels, a contrast ratio of 1500:1 and high …
Training
ITEC 2019: Seeing triple with Lightspace technologies (video)
17th May 2019
Looking beyond VR glasses, Lightspace technologies demonstrated its prototype 3D viewing concept at ITEC 2019 in Stockholm. The system allows for seeing in 3D without …
