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The One-Way Effector (OWE) is a ground-launched missile or drome designed to act as a swarm to overwhelm air defence systems. It was displayed for the first time in Paris this week.
The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.
Romania received its first Cobra MkII 4×4 light tactical armoured vehicles, ordered Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) and VAMTAC light vehicles, and is set to invest billions-of-dollars in infantry fighting vehicles.
The Italian Army operates Pumas in 6×6 and 4×4 configurations but the platforms are ageing and numbers have fallen with obsolescence also being an issue. Any replacement is likely to have a focus on the involvement of local industry.
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27th March 2012
The US DoD has received final bids for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme. In line …
27th March 2012
Military logistics can lead efforts to respond to 'perceived moral imbalances' around the world, SAIC's new CEO John Jumper has urged. After only a month …
27th March 2012
The drawdown of US forces from Iraq was a 'significant accomplishment' but logistical requirements to pull out of Afghanistan will prove more problematic, a senior …
27th March 2012
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Sagem’s JIM LR (Long Range) multifunction infrared binoculars for its Long Range Thermal Imager Programme, Sagem has …
27th March 2012
Harris Corporation has announced that it has received $14.3 million in orders to provide a transformational communications, command and control system to a country in …
27th March 2012
JBT has announced that it has been awarded a contract for Halvorsen 25K loaders to support the C-17A Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft recently acquired …
27th March 2012
The military logistics sector has been described as the 'newest and coolest' market in defence, according to the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of …
23rd March 2012
Textron Systems Canada has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with General Kinetics for possible work on the Textron Tactical Armoured …
23rd March 2012
AECOM Technology has announced that it has won a task order from the US Air Force (USAF) for Contract Field Teams (CFT). The contract is …
21st March 2012
TORC Robotics has unveiled its unmanned vehicle conversion kits that rapidly configure by-wire, tele-operated, and autonomous control on customer selected mobility platforms. An open architecture …
20th March 2012
The IDF is looking at ways to advance its SkyRider UAV to make it suitable for future missions, officials have revealed. Maj Manahem Landau, MoD …
20th March 2012
Raytheon has announced that it has been awarded a contract for the prototype build of the Ku Band Multi-Function RF System (MFRFS) Sense and Warn …
20th March 2012
Meprolight is planning to create more of a ‘synergy’ with sister company IWI in order to best integrate its weapon sights onto firearms, company sources have …
20th March 2012
IAI is positioning itself to respond to a growing ‘ground robotics trend’ by tapping into its unmanned aerospace experience, company officials have announced. Following its …
19th March 2012
The Australian Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith, and Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare, have announced that the Federal Government will spend more than $15.5 …
16th March 2012
Saab has announced that it has signed a two year extension for the Collective Counter- Improvised Explosive Device Trainer (CCT) managed service with the UK …
15th March 2012
Harris Corporation has announced that it has received orders worth a total of $64 million from the US Marine Corps (USMC) for its Falcon III …
15th March 2012
Navistar Defense has announced that it has been issued with an award to conduct the installation work associated with its January order to upgrade 2,717 …
15th March 2012
iGov has announced that it has been selected to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Information Operations (IO), and Information Assurance Equipment (IA) to the …