News

• Military Logistics

  Rolls-Royce wins T-45 engine services contract

  9th October 2012

  Rolls-Royce is to provide support for the F405 Adour engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft under a $103.3 million MissionCare contract awarded …

• Digital Battlespace

  NATO country to receive Falcon III tactical radios

  9th October 2012

  Harris announced on 9 October that it has received a $5.1 million contract to supply Falcon III multiband, multi-mission handheld radios to an unnamed NATO …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed Martin-led team to develop new autonomous technology

  9th October 2012

  A team led by Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to explore highly advanced autonomous technologies aboard an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) …

• Defence Helicopter

  PARS 3 LR enters full scale production

  9th October 2012

  MBDA has announced that PARS 3 LR, the main armament for the German Army’s Tiger helicopter, has passed into full scale production. The news follows …

• Digital Battlespace

  Saab, DigitalGlobe partner for 3D mapping

  8th October 2012

  Saab has announced that it will partner with DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, to deliver the next-generation of Saab’s Vricon …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon wins US Army TOW contract

  8th October 2012

  Raytheon will provide heavy anti-tank, wireless precision-assault missiles to the US armed forces under a $349 million five-year, multi-year contract announced on 8 October. The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Autonomous aerial refuelling inches closer

  8th October 2012

  Northrop Grumman has announced that it has recently completed a series of flight demonstrations with DARPA and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, marking an important …

• Land Warfare

  British Foxhound benefitting from Spectra Shield

  8th October 2012

  Honeywell has announced that its second-generation Spectra Shield ballistic material is being used to armour Foxhound vehicles being manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems – …

• Defence Helicopter

  Boeing awarded CH-47 Chinook logistics contract

  8th October 2012

  Boeing has announced that the US Army has awarded it a five-year Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for CH-47 Chinook support worth $185 million. The contract …

• Defence Helicopter

  French Navy re-activates Caiman Marine squadron

  8th October 2012

  The French Navy has re-activated the 31 Flottille squadron to begin NH90 Caiman Marine operations on the Mediterranean. The unit, which previously operated the Lynx, …

• Digital Battlespace

  General Dynamics to help USMC see more clearly

  5th October 2012

  General Dynamics C4 Systems has announced that its team has received a contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) to build up to four Engineering …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ONR awards autonomous unmanned aerial cargo prototype contracts

  5th October 2012

  The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced the awarding of two contracts for its Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) programme. Two industry teams …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems unveils new family of networking radios

  5th October 2012

  BAE Systems has launched a new family of networking radios called Phoenix, designed to meet the evolving communications needs of the US military, and fill …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman ESM officially designated AN/ALQ-240(V)1

  5th October 2012

  Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system for the US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft has officially been designated the AN/ALQ-240(V)1. Assigning nomenclature is an important …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army authorised to continue fielding WIN-T Inc 2 tactical network

  5th October 2012

  General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) has announced that it has been awarded a $346 million delivery order by the US Army to procure the Warfighter …