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Bell selected over Boeing to build DARPA SPRINT X-Plane

The programme first began in 2023 with Bell and Boeing’s concepts progressing to Phase 1B, in which testing has been carried out over the last year.

National Audit Office report highlights major delays in UK’s F-35 programme

The report discloses that while the capability provided by the F-35 is superior to previous UK aircraft, delays from the UK Ministry of Defence on the programme have significantly impacted the country’s warfighting capabilities.

Air Warfare

France and UK to resume and upgrade Storm Shadow/SCALP production

The new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will work on a range of other projects to boost the UK economy and defence industry, including joint development on new high-tech frequency weapons and extended range air-to-air missiles.

Land Warfare

Arquus and Milrem push their UGVs fitted with long-range missiles

Arquus displayed the Drailer uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) integrating the Akeron LP long-range missile at the Techterre technology demonstrator event ahead of trials in September.

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Digital Battlespace

DSEi 2011: Cassidian receives UAE contract for Ectocryp

13th September 2011

Cassidian has been awarded a contract from Emiraje Systems to provide its ‘groundbreaking’ Ectocryp device to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Announced at a pre-DSEi …
Digital Battlespace

DSEi 2011: SEA reveals latest 3G battlefield technology

13th September 2011

SEA will unveil its 3G on-the-battlefield technology at DSEi this year, as it prepares to make it available to forces around the world during 2012. …
Digital Battlespace

DSEi 2011: Thales develops new counter-IED ECM system

13th September 2011

Thales has developed a new ECM in an effort to counter radio-controlled IEDs (RCIEDs, which the company says are currently the enemy’s ‘weapon of choice’. …
Digital Battlespace

DSEi 2011: GDC4S unveils pathfinder tactical radio

13th September 2011

General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) is unveiling its Pathfinder tactical radio at DSEi this week in a bid to fill a gap in the market …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DSEi 2011: Roke Manor and MLS team for unmanned EW solution

13th September 2011

Roke Manor Research and Marshall Land Systems (MLS) will use DSEi to show off a prototype of an updated UGV designed for EW missions as …
Defence Helicopter

Goodrich receives sensor production order for Roketsan's CIRIT missile

13th September 2011

Goodrich Corporation has received its first production order for the SiIMU02 inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Turkey’s Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc. The IMU is used …
Land Warfare

Supacat unveils production standard SPV400

13th September 2011

Supacat has unveiled the production standard Supacat Protected Vehicle 400 (SPV400), which has achieved new levels of reliability and significantly improved ride and handling as …
Land Warfare

KMW presents new DINGO version

13th September 2011

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe's market leader for highly portected wheeled and tracked vehicles presented a newly developed and increased power-rated version of the DINGO 2 …
Land Warfare

ST Kinetics wins $68m MINDEF contract for Spider LSV

13th September 2011

ST Engineering today announced that its land systems arm, ST Kinetics, has won a contract worth S$68m from the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) through …
Defence Helicopter

Meprolight announces the new MEPRO M5

13th September 2011

Meprolight, an international electro optics provider for military, law enforcement and civilian markets, is launching its MEPRO-M5 another addition to the company's advanced line of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Silent diesel generator fitted to Marshall UGV

13th September 2011

To meet the growing requirements for power Marshall Land Systems in partnership with Nordic Power is showing a prototype silent diesel fuel cell generator fitted …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation introduces RF-7800S Leader Radio

13th September 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has introduced the RF-7800S-LR Leader Radio, the world's first soldier "smart radio" -- with embedded GPS, …
Defence Helicopter

Northrop Grumman demonstrates 5th generation IRCM system

13th September 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful demonstration of the company's fifth generation infrared countermeasures (IRCM) system specifically designed to protect military rotary-wing platforms. The …
Defence Helicopter

Niron, CFD team for heli programme

13th September 2011

Niron Systems & Projects, a highly rated provider of sophisticated technological solutions for defense and homeland security applications, today announced that it is teaming with …
Land Warfare

General Dynamics awarded US Army contract for CHS-4

13th September 2011

General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract for the Common Hardware Systems-4 (CHS-4) program from the US Army …
Military Logistics

SELEX Galileo to supply Gabbiano radar for new KC-390

13th September 2011

Embraer Defense & Security has selected SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, to supply the company's Gabbiano surveillance radar for the new KC-390 tanker/ transport aircraft. …
Land Warfare

Barco's rugged extreme displays selected for Scout SV

13th September 2011

Visualization pioneer Barco is proud to announce that General Dynamics UK, the prime contractor for the British Army's Scout Specialist Vehicle (Scout SV), has selected …
Land Warfare

Meprolight announces the NOA NYX

13th September 2011

Meprolight, an international electro optics provider for military, law enforcement and civilian markets, is launching its NOA NYX, a lightweight, un-cooled thermal weapons sight, weighing …
Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems introduces Tadiran SDR-7200HH

13th September 2011

Elbit Systems Ltd. debuted today during the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEi) 2011 Exhibition the Tadiran SDR-7200 HH, a breakthrough compact and significantly lightweight …