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Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700

The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380

Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: A400M production moved forward as development plans outlined

It is more than a decade since the Airbus A400M tactical lift aircraft entered service. More than 130 aircraft are in service around the world with nine countries, while another order has been made by Indonesia. The company is now looking to lower operational costs and increase the number of potential missions.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Boeing confirms “very early infancy” C-17 Globemaster III production restart discussions as European market opportunity looms

The discussion of the C-17 comes off the back of Boeing’s focus on a growing European demand for defence equipment amid a growing threat on the continent.

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Land Warfare

SHOT Show 2011: BAE unveils enhanced special operations combat ensemble

19th January 2011

BAE Systems used the venue of the 2011 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show to unveil the latest variation of its Releasable Body Armor …
Land Warfare

SHOT Show 2011: Barrett highlights capabilities

19th January 2011

Barrett has used this year’s Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show to highlight four new systems with military applications. The systems – the enhanced …
Land Warfare

First Oshkosh Defense FMTV truck fielded to Wisconsin National Guard

19th January 2011

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, and the Wisconsin National Guard held a ceremony at the Oshkosh Armory today to commemorate the fielding of …
Military Logistics

Fifth Lockheed Martin C-5B inducted to become Super Galaxy

19th January 2011

The fifth Lockheed Martin C-5 has been inducted into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) to be transformed into the world's most capable strategic …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US Army accelerates Gray Eagle delivery

19th January 2011

The US Army plans to speed up the delivery of its Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) following two previous quick reaction capability (QRC) deployments …
Digital Battlespace

Critical Software Technologies wins US Air Force contract

19th January 2011

Critical Software Technologies (CSWT) is the only non-US company on the consortium led by Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) that has won a NETCENTS-2 Enterprise Integration …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Cobham acquires leading supplier of advanced bomb disposal robots for €78m

19th January 2011

Cobham plc has acquired the share capital of Telerob GmbH, a privately-owned German-based manufacturer of advanced bomb disposal robots and threat response vehicles for EUR …
Digital Battlespace

USAF tightens cyber defences

19th January 2011

The US Air Force (USAF) is making its cybersecurity defences more robust through the awarding of a services contract to CSC worth an estimated $30 …
Land Warfare

Cubic awarded $26m to supply Javelin trainer components

19th January 2011

Cubic Corporation announced today that its defense systems business has been awarded a $26 million contract for basic skills trainers and student stations for the …
Military Logistics

Peli presents the 2490 Recoil LED with Traffic Wand

19th January 2011

To prevent FOD (Foreign Object Damage) in an aviation or military environment, Peli Products has introduced the 2490 Recoil LED (With Traffic Wand) as a …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Elbit Systems subsidiary to supply Hermes 450 UAS to Brazilian Air Force

19th January 2011

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary, Aeroeletrônica Ltda. ("AEL"), was awarded a contract to supply Hermes 450 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Wescam MX-10 EO/IR payload flying on Camcopter S-100 UAV

19th January 2011

Schiebel Aircraft GmbH and Wescam L-3 Communications are delighted to announce the first flight of a Camcopter S-100 UAV with the Wescam MX-10 EO/IR payload …
Land Warfare

General Dynamics continues Saudi tank work

18th January 2011

The Royal Saudi Land Forces has awarded two contracts worth $44 million to General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the upgrade of its M1A2 main …
Land Warfare

FN Herstal wins French competition for 7.62 machine guns

18th January 2011

The French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has selected the MAG machine gun manufactured by Belgium-based FN Herstal to replace its existing AN F1 machine …
Defence Helicopter

Skywork Helicopters' K-MAX Aerial Truck constructs 120-foot tower

18th January 2011

A Kaman K-MAX Aerial Truck flown by Skywork Helicopters, a leading provider of helicopter services in New Zealand and Australia, recently lifted six sections of …
Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin receives Urban Operations Training System contract award

18th January 2011

The US Army's Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide Urban Operations Training Systems …
Land Warfare

Honeywell grows Spectra Shield portfolio: new ballistic materials lighten body armour

18th January 2011

Honeywell announced today that it has added new ballistic materials to its Spectra Shield II line that offer further weight reduction, greater ballistic performance, and …
Military Logistics

General Dynamics awarded $177m by US Army for logistics support

18th January 2011

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics Corporation, has been awarded a contract by the US Army to operate its Supply Support …
Digital Battlespace

France awards contract for next-generation binoculars

18th January 2011

Sagem has been awarded a contract by the French defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement or DGA) for 1,175 of its JIM LR 2 …