DN - Defence Notes
Podcast: Autonomous vessels, the artillery and air defence market and the Saudi drone attack
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Northrop Grumman receives P-8 support order
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems has received an order for electronic surveillance in support of the P-8 aircraft programme from the US Defense Logistics Agency Aviation. ...
MLF - Military Logistics
BAE Systems wins Arleigh Burke-class work
BAE Systems will maintain and repair two US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers under contracts worth $170.7 million announced on 18 September. The company’s San ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
MQ-25 test aircraft takes off
The US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler has completed its first test flight.Known as T1, the MQ-25 test aircraft completed the autonomous two-hour flight under ...
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MTSN - Training/Simulation
Thales simulator for Uzbek Air Force
20th September 2019
Thales has supplied the Uzbek Air Force with a flight simulator for Ecureuil helicopters under a contract announced on 18 September. The simulator will ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Prince of Wales sails for initial sea trials
20th September 2019
The Royal Navy’s second aircraft carrier, Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for initial sea trials. The carrier will conduct extensive sea trials ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
ASTM Remote ID and Tracking standard demonstrated
20th September 2019
The ASTM Remote ID and Tracking standard has been implemented in a demonstration to support the remote identification of drones by law enforcement and citizens ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Sea Hunter in new demonstration
20th September 2019
Leidos’ Sea Hunter USV has taken part in a demonstration using a new, advanced sensor system, the company announced on 19 September. The demonstration was ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
GD UK to take part in AWE19
20th September 2019
General Dynamics UK is to participate in the British Army Warfighting Experiment 2019 (AWE19) following the acceptance of its proposal for Manned Unmanned-Teaming (MUM-T). For ...
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DN - Defence Notes
MBDA, BDL to assemble missiles in India
20th September 2019
MBDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the final assembly, integration and test of Mistral and ASRAAM ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
USAF orders Kratos aerial targets
19th September 2019
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division has received a $35 million contract from the US Air Force for Air Force Subscale Aerial Target ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Saab selected for Finland Squadron 2020 work
19th September 2019
Saab has been selected as the combat system provider and integrator for the Finnish Navy’s four new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 programme. Finland’s ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
US Army places CROWS order
19th September 2019
The US Army has placed a new $48 million order with Kongsberg for Common Remote Weapon Stations (CROWS), the company announced on 18 September.Since the ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Romanian Ministry of Interior orders H135s
19th September 2019
Airbus Helicopters will supply three H135 helicopters to the Romanian Ministry of Interior under a contract announced on 19 September. The aircraft will be deployed ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Viasat announces network encryption products available for Five Eyes use
19th September 2019
Viasat has announced that its line of network encryption products are now available for use by all Five Eyes partner nations.The company said that its ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Leidos awarded TRAPS contract
19th September 2019
Leidos has received a follow-on contract from the US Navy to provide submarine detection sonar services. The three-year award has a total value of approximately ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Dicom joint venture established
19th September 2019
Rohde & Schwarz and Mesit have announced the establishment of a new joint venture (JV) with Mesit as the majority shareholder.Named Dicom, the JV will ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
UK police adopt Centrik for UAS operations
19th September 2019
The Centrik UAS operational management system has been adopted by the UK’s police unmanned systems programme, the Alliance Drone Team. Widely used in civil aviation, ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
BAE Systems to upgrade Hercules vehicles for US Army
19th September 2019
BAE Systems has been awarded a $318 million contract to upgrade M88 recovery vehicles for the US Army. The vehicles will be upgraded to the ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Advanced EOTS development continues
18th September 2019
Lockheed Martin is continuing development of the Advanced Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Advanced EOTS is designed with a larger aperture ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Shallow water MCM carried out at AECE 2019
18th September 2019
The US Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One (EODMU-1) has tested its ability to operate UUVs and conduct expeditionary mine countermeasures in very shallow ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Leidos to provide US Army ISR aircraft support
18th September 2019
Leidos will provide aircraft ISR support services to the US Army under a new task order announced on 16 September.The single award task order, worth ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
MSV(L) prototype construction begins
18th September 2019
Vigor has laid the keel for the US Army’s new landing craft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)) at its Aluminum Fabrication Facility in Vancouver, ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Mbombe 4 passes blast testing
18th September 2019
Paramount Group’s Mbombe 4x4 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) has received final certification for independently verified blast testing, the company announced on 17 September. The blast ...
