Funding of £300 million will go towards training personnel on the FIRCTS programmes to meet a growing demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) platforms.
The branch entered this year in the second phase of the deployment of the FLAIM Sweeper system.
Thales will modernise the Royal Netherlands Army’s TACTIS simulation system over eight years with enhanced synthetic environments, new simulators for the CV9035NL, Boxer and Leopard 2 tanks.
The February exercise marked a milestone in multinational cooperation with fifth-generational air warfare capabilities, but will it continue considering shifting US politics?
Modernizing training with fair-fight commonality at the highest fidelity for enhanced mission rehearsal.
CDS Defence & Security provides a stepping stone approach to helping companies understand and implement the necessary cyber security requirements in the defence sector.
26th July 2012
Resource UAS, the recently launched division of Resource Group, has announced a number of new training courses to begin in September 2012. The company announced …
23rd July 2012
Following the delivery of the Skyshield MANTIS C-RAM air defence system to the Luftwaffe in June, Rheinmetall has confirmed that the system will not enter …
23rd July 2012
A Rheinmetall executive has outlined the company's infantry armament strategy, which has identified the range limitations of current infantry rifles as one issue the company …
20th July 2012
Raytheon's GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) programme has successfully engaged and hit a moving target during a flight test at the White Sands Missile …
18th July 2012
Lockheed Martin has announced it has completed on-orbit testing of the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, designated MUOS-1, paving the way for the …
17th July 2012
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Thales have signed a new research contract for technology that will improve the resilience of future UK aircraft …
12th July 2012
Against a backdrop of joint service and coalition communication requirements and capabilities at this week’s TechNet Land Forces – South venue, the US Army announced …
11th July 2012
Northrop Grumman has announced that it has established a new training facility for Fire Scout unmanned helicopter operators that offers improved flight simulators, hands-on aircraft …
9th July 2012
Boeing is putting its efforts into the development of the QF-16 manned/unmanned target variant of the F-16 in an effort to position itself within the …
9th July 2012
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has begun the process of upgrading 16 MC-130J aircraft into AC-130J platforms with 'precision strike' packages for …
9th July 2012
Lockheed Martin has outlined a three-point upgrade plan for the F-35 Lightning II helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) ahead of a proposed critical design review (CDR) …
9th July 2012
Raytheon will use the Farnborough International Airshow to unveil its wearable ‘Aviation Warrior’ system that gives helicopter pilots a level of situational awareness when away …
9th July 2012
BAE Systems is developing a new fast jet heads up display (HUD), which it claims will be the smallest and lowest profile, fully-capable HUD yet …
8th July 2012
Raytheon and the US Army will carry out further tests on the company’s Advanced Distributed Aperture System (ADAS) to test its suitability as an aid …
22nd June 2012
A final decision regarding funding for the final test phase of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) could be made within the next two …
21st June 2012
Simlat has revealed that it has recently been awarded a contract to provide a highly advanced UAS training system to Saint Louis University’s Centre for …
14th June 2012
Thales has described the next steps involved in the development of its 'Reality Mission' training and simulation software at Eurosatory in Paris. Speaking to Shephard, …
13th June 2012
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has started qualification testing on a maintenance training simulator for the NH90 Caiman. The Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) is …
12th June 2012
The industry team behind the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) remains ‘optimistic’ the project will be funded to the end of the design and …
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