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GDELS unveils Nemesis 155mm SPG at FEINDEF

GDELS has unveiled the Nemesis self-propelled artillery system, combining the ASCOD chassis with KNDS’s Artillery Gun Module to enhance European artillery capabilities.

US approves $1.45 billion sale to UAE for CH-47 Chinooks and F-16 sustainment

Both the possible sale for six Chinook helicopters and F-16 sustainment will bolster existing UAE fleets and the country’s position as a US partner and ally, according to the DSCA.

US Army cancels FTUAS and the MQ-1 Gray Eagle as part of the Army Transformation Initiative

Last week, it was revealed that the US Army intended to cancel the long-running Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS). The revelation, no doubt part of the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), came a week after the force highlighted that it would cancel the procurement of Gray Eagle aircraft.

Naval Warfare

US Coast Guard faces the “greatest readiness challenge since World War II”, says Homeland Security Secretary

The service currently has diverse problems in its procurement programmes and capability gaps in its inventory, writes Shephard’s North America editor Flavia Camargos Pereira.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Oshkosh Defense equips US Army vehicle for autonomous logistics missions

11th October 2010

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will showcase a US Army vehicle equipped with Oshkosh TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology at the Association …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing to offer A160T Hummingbird in response to NAVAIR request for proposal

11th October 2010

The Boeing Company is preparing to offer a solution based on the world record-setting A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft in response to the US Naval Air …
Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated ISR capabilities at Empire Challenge 2010

11th October 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently demonstrated an unprecedented increase in operational enterprise capabilities with emerging and fielded Distributed Common Ground Systems (DCGS) capabilities at Empire Challenge …
Military Logistics

Kratos awarded $11m contract to support US Army expeditionary requirements

11th October 2010

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, today announced that its Charleston Marine Containers, Inc. (CMCI) Business Unit in Charleston, …
Digital Battlespace

Helyx wins UK MoD contract to define Future Deployable Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) (FDG)

11th October 2010

The UK's leading expert advisor in Geospatial Information Exploitation strategies for the defence and security sectors, Helyx SIS Ltd, has been selected by the UK …
Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter delivers the last of 36 EC120s ordered by Helidax

11th October 2010

The delivery of the 36th EC120 marked an important step in this innovative program, a public-private partnership set up to provide the French armed forces …
Defence Helicopter

Navy SAR crew awarded for daring rescue

11th October 2010

A four-man Search and Rescue (SAR) crew from 771 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose have been given a special honour for …
Defence Helicopter

Bahrain Helicopter Det provides critical support for Pakistan relief

11th October 2010

Sailors from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 Det. 2 forward-deployed to the US Navy's aviation unit in Bahrain have provided essential support to flooding …
Defence Helicopter

Stay extended for Dutch Apaches in Afghanistan

11th October 2010

Five Dutch Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan have had their stay extended until until mid-November. The aircraft had been due to depart the country in …
Defence Helicopter

Raytheon awarded $14 million for Airborne Mine Neutralisation System

11th October 2010

Raytheon has received a $14.6 million US Navy contract to produce and deliver AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization Systems. AMNS, an essential component of the Navy's …
Defence Helicopter

Helitech: Merlin situation improving says AgustaWestland

8th October 2010

AgustaWestland says it has made huge progress in improving the availability of the Portuguese Air Force's Merlin fleet. Earlier this week, Rotorhub.com reported that some …
Land Warfare

KMW delivers 20 upgraded Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Canada

8th October 2010

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has handed over the first of 20 Leopard 2 A4M CAN modernised battle tanks to the Canadian armed forces yesterday, October 7th …
Military Logistics

EADS North America KC-45 tanker program moves forward with completion of A330 MRTT military certification

8th October 2010

In preparation for delivery to the Royal Australian Air Force, the Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) -- which is being offered to …
Uncrewed Vehicles

iRobot announces $14 million order from the US Army

8th October 2010

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced that it has received a $14 million order from the US Army TACOM Contracting …
Defence Helicopter

Australia to receive 200 MK 54 torpedoes from DSCA

8th October 2010

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of up to 200 MK 54 …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems to provide new track systems for Australia's M113 vehicles

7th October 2010

BAE Systems was awarded a $14 million contract to provide T150F track link assemblies and sprockets that will be used on upgraded M113 vehicles in …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems receives $7 million order to armor military trucks

7th October 2010

BAE Systems announced today that it has received a $7 million order from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to produce armor kits for M915A5 military …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI flies Aerosonde Mark 4.7 aircraft with Heavy Fuel Engine

7th October 2010

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has successfully demonstrated its Aerosonde Mark 4.7 small unmanned …
Military Logistics

General Dynamics awarded $39m to support the US Army's 1st Theater Sustainment Command

7th October 2010

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a three-year, $39 million task order by the US Army Sustainment Command …