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• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin to supply first PAC-3 MSE missiles

  29th April 2014

  Lockheed Martin has received the first production order of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) from the US Army Aviation and Missile Command, for the …

• Land Warfare

  Titus tested in the Gulf

  29th April 2014

  Nexter’s Tactical Infantry Transport and Utility System (Titus) is undergoing testing by two undisclosed Arabian Gulf states, it has emerged. Denis Pinoteau, the VP of …

• Military Logistics

  Boeing awarded CSEL programme support contract

  28th April 2014

  Boeing will provide maintenance, engineering, training and support for the Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) programme under a new four-year $32.5 million contract from the …

• Defence Helicopter

  Northrop Grumman to supply FlightPro Gen III for H-1 programme

  28th April 2014

  Northrop Grumman will deliver FlightPro Gen III mission computers for H-1 helicopter programme flight tests, system integration laboratories and training. The company has received a …

• Defence Helicopter

  Aerotec eyes Moroccan with Gazelle upgrade

  28th April 2014

  French company Aerotec Group unveiled an upgraded SA341F Gazelle with a new arrangement of modern weapons at the Marrakesh Air Show. With the Royal Moroccan …

• Land Warfare

  Saab to supply vehicle electronics to Patria

  28th April 2014

  Saab is to supply Patria Land Systems with vehicle electronics for the information systems of the Patria 8x8 vehicles being delivered to South Africa. Patria …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Industry stands by for next ASTRAEA phase

  28th April 2014

  Industry bids are being prepared for the next phase of a UK effort to ease the validation and certification of UAS in national airspace, an …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus pushes on with airborne data transfer solution

  25th April 2014

  Airbus Defence and Space has started the second development stage of its Dazzle laser beam data transferral system following an initial phase that exceeded expectations, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Turkish Army inducts first nine T-129As

  25th April 2014

  The Turkish Army has formally taken delivery of its first nine T-129A attack helicopters, as Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) completes the early-delivery (EDH) phase of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed Martin develops new control system for SUAS

  25th April 2014

  Lockheed Martin is migrating its Group 1 family of UAS to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel "Fly Light" flight control systems and mobile Ground …

• Digital Battlespace

  Experts highlight increased cyber threat over Crimea

  25th April 2014

  Territorial disputes between Russian and Ukraine over Crimea have led to an increase in cyber terrorism in the region and sparked debate on the ownership …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Airbus launches Zephyr 8 project

  25th April 2014

  Airbus Defence and Space announced on 23 April that it had launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world record …

• Land Warfare

  Sabre Ballistics, Sydor Instruments team for US market

  25th April 2014

  Sydor Instruments has signed on to become the exclusive sales and applications partner for Sabre Ballistics in the US market. The agreement, announced 22 April, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  French Reaper reaches 500 Mali flight hours

  24th April 2014

  The French Air Force has reported that the Reaper detachment deployed in support of Operation Serval in Mali passed the 500 hour flight milestone on …

• Military Logistics

  General Dynamics awarded US Navy sealift contract

  24th April 2014

  General Dynamics American Overseas Marine (AMSEA) will continue to operate and maintain seven large, medium-speed, roll-on / roll-off ships (LMSR) for the Military Sealift Command …