DN - Defence Notes
Podcast: Turkey's sales drive in Brazil, army network modernisation and more
Welcome to Episode 12 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
DN - Defence Notes
Hensoldt to acquire Nexeya activities
Hensoldt is set to acquire Nexeya’s test and integration and services business as well as major parts of its mission management and power conversion businesses. ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
SeaSpider heads to Canada
Atlas Elektronik Canada has signed an agreement with Magellan Aerospace for the design and development phase of the SeaSpider Anti Torpedo Torpedo (ATT) programme, the ...
DB - Digital Battlespace
Hensoldt to deliver IFF interrogator to France
Hensoldt has received a contract to deliver 134 MSR1000I identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) interrogators for very short range and short range air defence applications to the French ...
-
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
France joins maritime unmanned systems project
18th April 2019
NATO has announced that France has joined a multinational effort to cooperate on the development of maritime unmanned systems. Launched in October 2018, the project ...
-
LWI - Land Warfare
Milrem to sustain Latvian BV206 vehicles
18th April 2019
Patria’s subsidiary Milrem LCM has signed a framework agreement with the Logistics Command of the Latvian National Armed Forces for the maintenance and repair of ...
-
DH - Defence Helicopter
MDHI enhances MD 969 capabilities
18th April 2019
MD Helicopters (MDHI) has enhanced the capabilities of its MD 969 twin attack helicopter with the integration of Systima Technologies’ seven-Shot common launch tube (CLT) ...
-
RH - Rotorhub
FlightSafety introduces VITAL 1150 visual system
18th April 2019
FlightSafety International has introduced its new VITAL 1150 image generation system designed for use with its immersive mixed reality system, the company announced on 15 ...
-
DB - Digital Battlespace
Hughes awarded PTES work
18th April 2019
Hughes Network Systems has received a contract from Boeing to develop mission management, system control, networking and ground hub capabilities. The company will participate in ...
-
MLF - Military Logistics
KBRwyle receives USAF aircraft support contracts
18th April 2019
KBRwyle has received two contracts from the US Air Force Installation Contracting Agency under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center's Defense Systems Technical Area ...
-
NWI - Naval Warfare
Keel laid for US Navy’s LPD 29
17th April 2019
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun construction of the US Navy's 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Richard M ...
-
DN - Defence Notes
FLIR Systems to support NBCRV SSU programme
17th April 2019
FLIR Systems has received an award from the US Department of Defense in support of the US Army’s nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicle sensor ...
-
DB - Digital Battlespace
Additional E-2D aircraft for US Navy
17th April 2019
Northrop Grumman has received a contract modification to deliver 24 additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the US Navy, the company announced on 11 April. ...
-
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
FLIR completes investment in DroneBase
17th April 2019
FLIR Systems has made a strategic investment in DroneBase to offer its thermal product solutions to DroneBase customers, the company announced on 10 April. DroneBase ...
-
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Frequentis, Sunhillo launch UAS-C system
17th April 2019
Frequentis and Sunhillo have jointly developed a UAS-connector (UAS-C) system to securely connect UAS pilots with air traffic control (ATC) units, Frequentis announced on 10 ...
-
DB - Digital Battlespace
Viasat integrates CMR into Link 16 products
17th April 2019
Viasat has successfully integrated concurrent multiple reception (CMR) capabilities into its line of next-generation Link 16 products, the company announced on 10 April. The work ...
-
MLF - Military Logistics
Finland joins EDA’s HybriDT project
17th April 2019
Finland has opted to participate in a military vehicle research cooperation project being conducted by the European Defence Agency. The Hybrid Drive Trains for military ...
-
MLF - Military Logistics
Russia’s new Il-112V prototype completes maiden flight
17th April 2019
Russia’s first prototype of the Il-112V transport aircraft, built by United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has completed its first flight in Voronezh, Rostec announced on 11 ...
-
NWI - Naval Warfare
DST developing maritime application for SPAD technology
17th April 2019
Australia’s Defence and Science Technology (DST) is developing a maritime application for its single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) technology, the DST announced on 10 April. The ...
-
DH - Defence Helicopter
Collins Aerospace to support US FVL
16th April 2019
Collins Aerospace has been selected by the US Army to provide expertise for the development of Future Vertical Lift (FVL), the company announced on 14 ...
-
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
TASA orders Sounder USV
16th April 2019
Kongsberg has received its first order for the new Sounder multipurpose USV system from TASA, a fishing firm in Peru, the company announced on 9 ...
-
MLF - Military Logistics
Curtiss-Wright launches solutions aircraft maintenance
16th April 2019
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions has launched commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)-based usage monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions for the avionics market, the company announced on 9 April. The flexible ...
-
MTSN - Training/Simulation
Upgrades to US Army's CDTF complete
16th April 2019
A range of improvements to the US Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) School, Chemical Defense Training Facility (CDTF) at Fort Leonard Wood Army ...
-
LWI - Land Warfare
Expal ammunition completes Spain's firing tests
16th April 2019
Expal’s extended range 155mm ammunition has successfully completed firing tests with the Spanish Army, carried out at the Torregorda Test Center in Cádiz, Spain. The ...
