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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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Defence Helicopter

AH-1Z helicopters found operationally effective and suitable

30th September 2010

The US Marine Corps' newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z Cobra has successfully completed its Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL). On Sept. 24, NAVAIR's H-1 Upgrades program office …
Digital Battlespace

ComCam signs reseller agreement with DRS Technologies

30th September 2010

ComCam International, Inc., an innovator in wireless "command and control" network security solutions, announced today that it has signed a reseller agreement with the Reconnaissance, …
Military Logistics

Alenia North America awarded approx $30m contract by USAF for two additional C-27/G.222 tactical transport aircraft for AAF

30th September 2010

Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the Finmeccanica group, has been awarded an approximately $30 million contract by the United …
Uncrewed Vehicles

L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation introduces micro-handheld VideoScout-MXR

30th September 2010

L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation (L-3 IEC) announced today the release of its new micro-handheld VideoScout-MXR full-motion video processing, exploitation and dissemination (PED) management system. The …
Land Warfare

Von Roll launches the new PARA-LITE PHT20 armoring material

30th September 2010

To stay ahead of latest threats, police, military and paramilitary organisations can now benefit from lightweight, cost competitive, advanced composite materials. Thanks to the unique …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Flying robots on the up and up

30th September 2010

The fourth Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Outback Challenge, held in Kingaroy in regional Queensland this week, saw teams come within a whisker of scooping the …
Military Logistics

Boeing receives A-10 structural inspection contract from US Air Force

30th September 2010

Boeing today announced that it has received a contract from the US Air Force to supply airframe services and support for the A-10 Thunderbolt II …
Military Logistics

Air T, Inc. announces award of new contract from the US Air Force

30th September 2010

Air T, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Global Ground Support, LLC, has been awarded a contract to supply flight line tow tractors …
Defence Helicopter

Northrop Grumman partners with US Navy to advance rotorcraft development

30th September 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation has partnered with the US Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA) to provide its Digital Avionics Suite technology for retrofitting NACRA's …
Uncrewed Vehicles

BAE Systems flies flapless UAV

29th September 2010

Demon, a technology demonstrator resulting from the Flapless Air Vehicle Integrated Industrial Research (FLAVIIR) programme, completed its maiden flight in the UK on September 17. …
Defence Helicopter

Army Apaches all at sea on Ark Royal

29th September 2010

A detachment of Apache attack helicopters have landed on board the Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship HMS Ark Royal to take part in Exercise Joint Warrior …
Defence Helicopter

Russian Mi-17 helicopters for Afghanistan

29th September 2010

Defense Technology Inc. (DTI) announced today that its procurement plan for twenty-one new Mi-17 aircraft has been approved by the Russian Government. Under RFQ N00019-10-R-0032, …
Military Logistics

iGov wins multiple military support contracts

29th September 2010

iGov, prime contractor for TACLAN and USMC TCWS and provider of evolutionary tactical network systems and support programs, announced today that it has recently won …
Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman chosen to increase efficiency for next-generation military laser technology

29th September 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation will leverage its recent high-energy solid-state laser successes to advance electric laser technology by substantially increasing the efficiency of these systems for …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems awarded $3.6m contract to produce integrated restraint airbag systems for German armoured security vehicles

29th September 2010

BAE Systems, the world's second largest defence, security and aerospace company, has been awarded a $3.6 million contract by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to manufacture and …
Military Logistics

BAE systems receives $14m contract to support Tomahawk missile control system

29th September 2010

BAE Systems will provide technical services to maintain the weapon control system for the Tomahawk cruise missile program under a US Navy contract worth as …
Defence Helicopter

Parvus receives follow-on contract for US Navy SEAHAWK helicopter program

29th September 2010

Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corporation announced a follow-on contract with Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego to supply rugged VME Ethernet switch cards for the Navy's …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman, Bell Helicopter conduct first "power-on" of new Fire-X medium-range vertical unmanned system

28th September 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, have moved a significant step closer to being able to offer military users a vertical unmanned …
Military Logistics

US Army to benefit from Sysmex Hematology instrument reliability

28th September 2010

Sysmex, a global leader in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems technology, today announced that the company has been awarded a BPA Equipment purchase …