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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

Under-ice mission for Bluefin-21 AUV turns up valuable data for climate research

6th August 2010

Last month, a Bluefin-21 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) owned by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) was sent out on an …
Defence Helicopter

ESCO announces $35m T-700 contract award at VACCO

6th August 2010

ESCO Technologies Inc. today announced that VACCO Industries has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $35 million to supply T-700 anti-icing valves for …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon receives $13 million for Aegis modernization

5th August 2010

Raytheon Company was awarded a $13.7 million US Navy contract to upgrade the Aegis weapons system for several Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruisers. Under …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing successfully completes acquisition of Argon ST

5th August 2010

The Boeing Company today completed its acquisition of Argon ST Inc.. Argon ST, based in Fairfax, Va., develops C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, …
Defence Helicopter

ESCO announces $35m T-700 contract award at VACCO

5th August 2010

ESCO Technologies Inc. today announced that VACCO Industries has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $35 million to supply T-700 anti-icing valves for …
Military Logistics

Alenia Aeronautica, Avio and Lockheed Martin sign five-year contract to support Italian Air Force's C-130J fleet

5th August 2010

Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, the leader of an industrial team with Avio and Lockheed Martin, signed a five-year contract with the Italian Air Force …
Military Logistics

A400M wing passes critical test

5th August 2010

The highly advanced all-composite wing of the Airbus Military A400M new airlifter has passed the ultimate-load up-bend test - the critical static test required for …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems secures $21m follow-on order for new armor kits

5th August 2010

BAE Systems has been awarded a $21 million order from Textron Marine and Land Systems (TM&LS) to build and deliver more than 420 armor protection …
Defence Helicopter

The DGA delivers the second French Navy EC225

5th August 2010

The Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) delivered the French Navy's second search and rescue (SECMAR) EC225 on July 23. These aircraft were ordered in December …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Manufacturer of drones fond of Austrian antenna-know-how

5th August 2010

PIDSO and Schiebel, two Austrian high-tech companies, have partnered to work together on the CAMCOPTER S-100. The CAMCOPTER S-100 recently made a highly successful debut …
Defence Helicopter

AgustaWestland congratulates Canadian Forces 442 Squadron on winning international award for daring glacier rescue

5th August 2010

AgustaWestland has congratulated members of the Canadian Forces 442 Squadron based Canadian Forces Base Comox, British Columbia, for winning this year's Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue …
Digital Battlespace

Ultra TCS awarded IDIQ contract for battlespace IT systems for US DoD

4th August 2010

Ultra TCS, the premier global supplier of High Capacity Line-of-Sight (HCLOS) radio communication systems, today announced that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite …
Digital Battlespace

Orbit selected as satellite communications systems supplier for one of the world's principal navies

4th August 2010

Orbit Technologies, a satellite communications, tracking, and airborne communications-management systems provider, announced today that it has received a $19 million order to provide satellite communications …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Europe's focus on unmanned network centric solutions to boost the UGV market

4th August 2010

The European unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) market is growing slowly, but steadily, depicting a relatively undisturbed trend for the year 2011 and beyond. The United …
Defence Helicopter

Afghan choppers fire 60 rockets in training

4th August 2010

The Afghan Air Force performed its first Mi-17 helicopter live-fire exercise at Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) on August 1, 2010. This was the first …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing CH-47F Chinook fielded by US Army's 10th Mountain Division

3rd August 2010

The Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter was fielded July 30 by the US Army's B Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th …
Digital Battlespace

Boeing receives 1st F-15E radar modernization program test asset from Raytheon

3rd August 2010

Boeing received the first APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar test set for the US Air Force F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) from Raytheon …
Digital Battlespace

Rockwell Collins enhances MaxView network management system with trend detection capabilities

3rd August 2010

Rockwell Collins' popular MaxView Monitoring and Control software for communication networks has been enhanced with the addition of "trend detection" capabilities. The software upgrade, available …
Defence Helicopter

CH-53K helicopter program achieves successful Critical Design review

3rd August 2010

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced today the successful completion of the CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Critical Design Review (CDR) event, signaling the program is ready …