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• UV - Unmanned Vehicles

  US Navy issues UUV contract modifications

  19th July 2019

  The US Navy has awarded two Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) contracts. General Dynamics Missions Systems was awarded a contract modification for engineering services in support ...

• DB - Digital Battlespace

  Airbus to run UK MoD C4ISR test centre

  19th July 2019

  Airbus will run the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) land C4ISR test centre under a £22 million, five-year contract announced on 19 July.The contract will ...

• DB - Digital Battlespace

  L3Harris named on US Army cyber contract

  19th July 2019

  L3Harris Technologies has been named on the US Army’s R4 Electronic and Cyber Warfare IDIQ contract. The R4 programme aims to develop and maintain the ...

• RH - Rotorhub

  Metro Aviation outfitting H125 for Tulsa police

  19th July 2019

  Metro Aviation is completing a new Airbus H125 helicopter for the Tulsa Police Department’s Air Support Unit, the company announced on 18 July.   In ...

• DH - Defence Helicopter

  TH-119 obtains FAA IFR certification

  19th July 2019

  Leonardo’s TH-119 helicopter has received IFR supplemental type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification allows pilots to operate the aircraft safely in ...

• NWI - Naval Warfare

  India buys and sells torpedoes

  19th July 2019

  India delivered a batch of Shyena advanced lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar in early July, about the same time that the Indian Navy (IN) began looking ...

• RH - Rotorhub

  Guardian Mobility developing new G4 product

  19th July 2019

  Guardian Mobility is developing a new variant of its G4 flight tracking product with dual satellite and cellular mode capabilities.  By offering satellite and cellular ...

• DH - Defence Helicopter

  NH90 Sea Lion demo for German Navy

  19th July 2019

  The NH90 Sea Lion has completed a series of demonstrations for the German Navy, Airbus Helicopters announced on 18 July. The demonstrations covered search and ...

• UV - Unmanned Vehicles

  DRS-M600 parachute FAA-certified

  19th July 2019

  Drone Rescue Systems’ DRS-M600 parachute safety solution has been tested to ensure compliance with the ASTM F3322-18 standard.The successful completion of the test makes it ...

• DB - Digital Battlespace

  Insight: Air power and the space between

  19th July 2019

  The capabilities that space flight and technology can bring to the military arena are still relatively infant at this time but infinite possibilities remain as ...

• DN - Defence Notes

  Podcast: Mind control tech, through-wall detection, extreme scooters and browsing the exhibits of a special forces defence event

  19th July 2019

  Welcome to Episode 26 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.

• LWI - Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin details HIMARS orders

  18th July 2019

  Lockheed Martin’s recent contract from the US Army for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers includes orders for Poland's first acquisition of HIMARS launchers. Other ...

• DH - Defence Helicopter

  USAF flies HH-60W for the first time

  18th July 2019

  A HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter has been flown by the US Air Force for the first time at Sikorsky’s Flight Center in West Palm Beach.The ...

• UV - Unmanned Vehicles

  US Navy releases MUSV RFP

  18th July 2019

  The US Navy has released a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV). According to the RFP, the ...

• NWI - Naval Warfare

  Royal Navy vessel fires Martlet missile

  18th July 2019

  The Royal Navy has tested a modified ship-launched version of the Thales Martlet missile from HMS Sutherland.The Martlet Lightweight Multi-role Missile was originally designed to ...