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Naval Warfare

Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system

A total of 28 active surface ships will receive the upgrades to their weaponry to help them combat the growing threat from UAVs.

Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense starts production on ROGUE-Fires and develops MTVR 4×4 variant

Both ROGUE-Fires and the MTVR demonstrator have been designed for Indo-Pacific mobility and expeditionary operations.

Defence Notes

Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up

The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.

Air Warfare

Rolls-Royce wins $711 million contract to support UK Royal Air Force Typhoon engines

The contract covers maintenance and service for the EJ200 engine that powers the UK Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.

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Land Warfare

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Air Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Wind Zero to Support Navy Unmanned Aircraft System Training

28th October 2008

San Diego, California - The Wind Zero Group, Inc., announced it has secured a contract from the Naval Special Warfare Command to assist the NSW …
Defence Helicopter

Air Methods Receives $17 Million Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Company

28th October 2008

DENVER, Oct. 27 -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, today announced its Products Division has been …
Defence Helicopter

L-3 Wescam imaging sensors chosen for Spanish Disaster Response Unit EC135s

28th October 2008

L-3 WESCAM announced that it has been selected by Eurocopter to supply electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensors for the Spanish Armed Forces' helicopters. The …
Uncrewed Vehicles

JBT Corporation Announces Automated Guided Vehicle System Contract

27th October 2008

JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a US $5 million contract for an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system …
Uncrewed Vehicles

C-ELROB 2009 - 4th European Land-Robot Trial June 2009 in Oulu, Finland

27th October 2008

Dear participants, spectators, and roboticists,We would like to invite you to participate in the Civilian European Land-Robot Trial 2009 (C-ELROB 2009).Featured scenarios this time: 1. …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Camcopter S-100 UAS demonstrates maritime capabilities on French Frigate

27th October 2008

After the successful trials on the German K130 class corvettes during the summer, the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continued its maritime progress, by …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support

27th October 2008

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Raytheon, U.S. Navy Demonstrate Unmanned Aircraft System Capability for Submarines

24th October 2008

Raytheon Company and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system capability for submerged submarines Sept. 10. The program, called Submarine …
Defence Helicopter

FLIR Systems Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

23rd October 2008

FLIR Systems today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue was $276.7 million, up 45% compared to third quarter 2007 …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Lynx Radar Capabilities Demonstrated During Patrol Operations On Southwest U.S. Border

23rd October 2008

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that its Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Marines look to UAS for expanded EW capabilities

22nd October 2008

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is currently evaluating a range of new UAS payload subsystems that will expand the role of unmanned vehicles in …
Defence Helicopter

New GENTEX Helmet Designed for Sikorsky X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator

22nd October 2008

The historic first flight of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator featured the use of a helmet crafted by GENTEX especially for the X2 Demonstrator. …
Defence Helicopter

US Department of Defense Cancels Bell Helicopter's ARH Contract

17th October 2008

On Thursday 16 October the US Department of Defense released the following statement: DoD Announces Non-Certification Of Armed Reconaissance Helicopter Program Today, the Department of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded Office of Naval Research Contract in Support of Multi-Vehicle Cooperation for Air and Sea Vehicles

16th October 2008

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today the award of a Phase II contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the area of multi-vehicle cooperation …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI Receives $242M Contract Award for Additional Shadow Tactical UAS

15th October 2008

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a contract totaling $242.1 million …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Israel Aerospace Industries announces delivery of the 1st Heron UAV to Canada

15th October 2008

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) delivered today the first Heron UAV system to the Canadian Air Force. IAI and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) as …
Defence Helicopter

Raytheon Nets $17.9 Million Award for Prototype Sensor

15th October 2008

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a $17.9 million contract to develop a sensor system prototype to give helicopter crews full day or night …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Scandicraft provides geo-tagged images taken from mini-UAV via satellite link

14th October 2008

The Norwegian UAV service provider Scandicraft demonstrated the Incident Support Imaging System (ISIS) at the UN-organized disaster management exercise Triplex. Scandicraft provided geo-tagged aerial images …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Deep Down Expands ROV Fleet Through Mako Technologies

14th October 2008

Deep Down, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DPDW) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mako Technologies, LLC ("Mako") is expanding its fleet of Remotely Operated Vehicles …