News

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Volz Servos announces Aerosonde contract

  2nd May 2012

  AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has awarded Volz Servos a contract to supply ‘thousands’ of digital actuators (DA) for its Aerosonde small UAS. According to the …

• Military Logistics

  USAF awards Lockheed Martin new C-130J training contract

  2nd May 2012

  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide new training devices to accommodate the growing pipeline of C-130J …

• Defence Helicopter

  RAN Bell 429s enter service

  2nd May 2012

  Raytheon Australia has announced that the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Retention and Motivation Initiative 2 (RMI 2) programme has achieved In-Service status, and the company’s …

• Defence Helicopter

  Raytheon submits HATS tender

  1st May 2012

  Raytheon Australia has announced that it has submitted its tender for the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Boeing delivers cross-domain technology to GA-ASI

  1st May 2012

  Boeing has announced that it has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI). The …

• Military Logistics

  Final AMP C-5 airlifter delivered

  1st May 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has completed delivery of the 79th and final C-5 Galaxy aircraft of the current Avionics Modernisation Programme at a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Shadow UAS launches Shadow Hawk munition

  1st May 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced the successfully launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the first …

• Defence Helicopter

  CH-53K helicopter nacelles delivered

  1st May 2012

  Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that it has delivered the first pair of forward engine nacelles to Sikorsky Aircraft for assembly onto the first CH-53K …

• Digital Battlespace

  USMC orders RQ-11B Raven SUAS

  1st May 2012

  AeroVironment has announced that it has received an order from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) for the RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS). …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cobham announces NAVAIR LBT order

  1st May 2012

  Cobham has announced that it has been awarded a contract from the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to manufacture the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter-Antenna …

• Land Warfare

  ATK announces small calibre ammunition orders

  1st May 2012

  ATK has announced that it has received a number of orders as part of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the US Army Contracting …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army reinforces C-RAM radar capability

  30th April 2012

  The US Army has ordered 33 additional C-RAM radar systems from Lockheed Martin under a $391 million contract. Announced on 30 April, the order covers …

• Digital Battlespace

  Kratos announces new RWR award

  30th April 2012

  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that its subsidiary, Herley Industries, has been awarded a contract by an unnamed US prime contractor for integrated …

• Naval Warfare

  ManTech wins NAVAIR test support contract

  30th April 2012

  ManTech has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide flight test support solutions for the Naval Air Systems …

• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics wins Abrams upgrade award

  30th April 2012

  General Dynamics Land Systems has announced that it has been awarded a $31 million contract by the US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command to begin …