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• Digital Battlespace

  General Dynamics wins US Army award

  13th April 2012

  General Dynamics Information Technology has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Army's Network Enterprise Technology Command to support the 160th …

• Digital Battlespace

  NATO step closer to BMD capability

  13th April 2012

  NATO has successfully conducted an exercise to assess the readiness of its operational headquarters ahead of the anticipated future territorial ballistic missile defence capability. The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  More Remus 100 AUVs for Norwegian Navy

  12th April 2012

  Kongsberg Maritime has announced that its subsidiary company, Hydroid, has received an order from the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) on behalf of the Royal …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AAI, KOR Electronics announce strategic alliance

  12th April 2012

  AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with KOR Electronics Defense Solutions that will combine AAI’s expertise …

• Land Warfare

  Saab signs extended DTES contract with UK MOD

  12th April 2012

  Saab has announced that it has signed a two year extension contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Deployable Tactical Engagement Simulation …

• Military Logistics

  Hercules fuel efficiency studies show promise

  12th April 2012

  Wind tunnel experiments to boost the fuel efficiency of the C-130 Hercules have shown that a system of microvanes show the most promise. Lockheed Martin …

• Digital Battlespace

  Layered ISTAR 'critical' to evolving operations

  11th April 2012

  The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Raytheon UK have described the use of layered ISTAR assets as ‘critical’ to current operations. According to RAF …

• Defence Helicopter

  Egyptian Air Force receives AW139

  11th April 2012

  AgustaWestland has announced that it has delivered AW139 aircraft to the Egyptian Air Force under a Foreign Military Sales contract with the US Army Aviation …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris announces Latin American award

  11th April 2012

  Harris has announced that it has received $12.4 million in orders from an unnamed Latin American nation for a integrated wireless digital voice and data …

• Digital Battlespace

  Verizon joins team for US Army cloud computing

  11th April 2012

  Verizon has announced that it has joined the General Dynamics-led team that will help the US Army move to cloud computing, enabling it to lower …

• Digital Battlespace

  New CN235s for US Coast Guard

  11th April 2012

  Airbus Military has announced that the US Coast Guard has exercised a $78.5 million contract option to purchase two additional HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USN grounds Fire Scout

  11th April 2012

  The US Navy has grounded its MQ-8B Fire Scout fleet following two recent incidents, it has been announced. According to the Naval Air Systems Command …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Indian Navy launches third UAV squadron

  11th April 2012

  The Indian Navy has announced that it is due to commission a third UAV squadron on 11 April. In an effort to increase its surveillance …

• Military Logistics

  A400M propeller system gains certification

  10th April 2012

  Hamilton Sundstrand has announced that the FH385/386 propeller system produced by its subsidiary Ratier-Figeac has been certified for the A400M military transport aircraft. The European …

• Defence Helicopter

  Thales wins French Navy Lynx helicopter contract

  10th April 2012

  Thales has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Service Industriel de l'Aéronautique (SIAé), France's military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, …