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News - Dynamit Nobel Defence

  • Special Operations

    Army SOF responds to multi-domain threats

    22nd August 2018

    US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) is responding to a range of emerging threats in the multi-domain battlespace. Some representative examples of those responses were …

  • Defence Notes

    Spanish jet accidentally fires missile above Estonia

    8th August 2018

    Spain's defence ministry said on 7 August that it has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired a missile in the …

  • Defence Notes

    China tests a future hypersonic 'hydra'

    13th August 2018

    Like the mythological hydra, the American ‘Hercules’ appears incapable of dealing with this existential threat. Beijing’s successful test launch of a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), dubbed …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Kongsberg Geospatial concludes trials of EOAMS

    16th August 2018

    Kongsberg Geospatial has concluded the final trials of the Emergency Operations Airspace Management System (EOAMS), the company announced on 9 August. The EOAMS situational awareness …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Zephyr flies for more than 25 days

    10th August 2018

    The Zephyr S High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) UAS has completed its maiden flight of more than 25 days, Airbus Defence and Space announced on 8 …

  • Special Operations

    New night vision capabilities from Qioptiq

    22nd August 2018

    Excelitas Technologies’ Qioptiq company is utilizing this week’s “Modern Warfighting Symposium,” co-sponsored by the Global SOF Foundation and US Army Special Operations Command and held …

  • Defence Helicopter

    SB>1 Defiant blades issue appears solved

    22nd August 2018

    The Sikorsky-Boeing in-development SB>1 Defiant demonstrator team appear to have resolved production issues concerning the future medium class helicopter's blades. Manufacturing issues of the components, being …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon opens radar development facility

    9th August 2018

    Raytheon has opened a new radar development facility at its Andover, Massachusetts-based site, the company announced on 6 August. The new $72 million, 30,000sq ft …

  • Defence Notes

    Opinion: India produces hugely expensive light fighter in just 35 years

    8th August 2018

    Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter has for years made headlines for its high cost, but there is in fact another fighter programme challenging it in terms …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Saab to upgrade Thai air C2 network

    8th August 2018

    Saab announced on 7 August that it has been contracted to upgrade and enhance the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) existing Air Command and Control …

  • Naval Warfare

    SEA looks to Japanese shipbuilding programmes

    14th August 2018

    Cohort company SEA has taken part in a UK Defence Services Industry Day in Tokyo as it targets opportunities within Japanese shipbuilding programmes. On board …

  • Defence Notes

    Taiwan's Tsai seeks $11 billion defence budget as China threat grows

    6th August 2018

    Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said on 6 August that she is seeking to ramp up spending on the armed forces, as relations with China deteriorate. …

  • Land Warfare

    RADA receives $4 million in radar orders

    9th August 2018

    RADA Electronic Industries received a total of $4 million in radar orders during the second quarter of 2018, the company announced on 6 August. The …

  • Digital Battlespace

    US dismisses 'hypocritical' draft space weapons treaty

    14th August 2018

    The US voiced strong opposition on 14 August to a treaty proposed by Russia and China explicitly aimed at preventing an arms race in space, …

  • Military Logistics

    GAO highlights DoD planning deficiencies

    20th August 2018

    The US has not yet incorporated leading practices of a strategic management planning framework in Department of Defense (DoD) retrograde and reset guidance. That deficiency, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Land: RWS

    FeWaS 80

    The FeWaS 80 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 80kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 80kg) was originally developed alongside the heavier FeWaS 120 to meet a requirement from ...

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    RGW 60

    Dynamit Nobel developed the Recoilless Grenade Weapon 60mm (RGW 60) for special operations, airborne and other light forces which require a compact, lightweight assault weapon. ...

  • Land: RWS

    Dual FeWaS

    The Dual FeWaS is an RWS designed to be installed on medium and heavy AFVs. It is armed with two weapons consisting of either a ...

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    Enforcer

    MBDA has been developing the Enforcer since 2014 to provide a shoulder-launched precision missile system  that is able to defeat lightly armoured and soft-skinned targets ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    ACSV G5

    The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle G5 (ACSV), formerly the PMMC G5, is a tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) intended to replace vehicles such as the M113 ...

  • Land: RWS

    FeWAS 120

    The FeWaS 120 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 120kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 120kg) was originally developed alongside the lighter FeWaS 80 to meet a requirement from ...

  • Land: RWS

    Samson Mini

    The Samson Mini is one of the lightest members of the Samson RWS family. It is a dual-axis, gyrostabilised RWS designed for use on vehicles, ...

  • Major networking projects

    Missile Defence

    In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...

  • Major networking projects

    Defence Architecture Framework

    BAE Systems is developing a broad base of systems architecture expertise to execute network-centric warfare projects on behalf of the Australian Defence Force. This is ...

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • Naval: RF/IR/acoustic decoys

    Krait Defence System

    Krait Defence System is a flexible, scalable and modular anti-submarine warfare solution by the British SEA. It includes a family of products from stand-alone KraitArray ...

  • Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

    NOMADS Air Defence

    Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace developed the National Manoeuvre Air Defence System (NOMADS) to address the increasing need for mobile, adaptable air defence systems capable of ...

  • Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

    NASAMS Air Defence System

    The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) is a medium-range, network-centric air defence system developed collaboratively by RTX Corporation. Designed to engage a variety of ...

  • Land: coastal surveillance radars

    905A Coast Defence Radar

    The 905A Coast Defence Radar is a mobile, one-dimensional, phased-array coastal surveillance radar designed by Norinco.  It is intended for panoramic coastline monitoring, low-altitude target detection, ...

  • Major networking projects

    Air and Missile Defence

    NATO Air and Missile Defence comprises all measures aimed at monitoring and reacting to potential air threats in NATO airspace, as well as countering hostile ...