Digital Battlespace

Delivering Actionable Intelligence in the Modern Battlespace (sponsored)

14th January 2021

Actionable Intelligence, the delivery of the right information at the right time and in the right context, is of supreme value to key decision-makers in all military branches. Not only does it facilitate operational success but most importantly – it saves lives. But to achieve this is a challenge.

Land Warfare

US seeks to own the night with IVAS

5th November 2020

​Wearable technology includes HUD for enhanced situational awareness

Land Warfare

Elbit US subsidiary to produce ENVG-B

26th October 2020

ENVG-B systems will undergo various qualification phases, including field trials and system testing

Air Warfare

Tempest technologies make headway, industry team claims

15th October 2020

Highlights include an advanced radar, next-generation combustion system and wearable cockpit technologies

Land Warfare

Beretta supports GD-OTS on NGSW effort

14th October 2020

Beretta USA makes Tennessee facility available for high-volume manufacturing

Digital Battlespace

Maximising link quality and reliability in VHF/UHF SATCOM (sponsored)

14th October 2020

This article is brought to you by AR Modular RF To ensure effective VHF/UHF Satellite communications, a number of variables must be considered. Providing superior …

Land Warfare

US Army orders more M249s over next five years

23rd September 2020

US Army Contracting Command has ordered an undisclosed quantity of M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) light machine guns from FN America, in a five-year contract …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Troop protection system blends UAVs and AR

8th September 2020

Israeli and US partners have launched an operational pilot programme for force protection that employs small UAVs and soldier-borne AR technology. ‘The programme has produced …

Training

Training for the Future Capability Profile (Studio)

1st September 2020

The world of work is changing, with COVID-19 and emerging technologies accelerating existing trends in defence and wider afield. Raytheon UK believes the training sector …

Training

Military Training magazine: driver training, AI in simulation and more

28th July 2020

Read the latest edition of Military Training for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MALE UAV (Indonesia)

Programme Background Requirement Indonesia wants to acquire or produce a MALE UAV to operate at different air bases around Indonesia to cover the archipelago. Early reports suggested the country ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

AR-500 (Series)

The AR-500 series is a family of rotary-wing Chinese UAVs that includes the AR-500B, AR-500BJ, AR-500C and AR-500CJ.  UAVs from the series will likely be ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

STK 5.56 BMCR

The STK 5.56 Bullpup Multirole Combat Rifle (BMCR) is a family of rifles which consists of three variants: Assault Rifle (AR); Sharpshooter/Marksman Rifle (MR) and ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

STK 5.56 CMCR

The STK 5.56 Conventional Multirole Combat Rifle (CMCR) is a family of rifles which comprises three variants: Assault Rifle (AR); Sharpshooter/Marksman Rifle (MR); and Machine ...

Air-to-surface missiles

AR-1

The AR-1 is a variant of the Chinese HJ-10. It is designed to be carried by UAVs. 

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

SIG MCX

Introduced in 2014, the SIG MCX was designed specifically for the 300 AAC Blackout (7.62x35mm) cartridge, but a modular design allows the weapon to be ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

AR-36

Unveiled at UMEX 2022, the AR-36 is a multi-purpose VTOL UAV manufactured by CATIC. The platform is powered by a hybrid powerplant and can carry various ...

Avionics: Integrated cockpit systems

Standard 3

Jointly developed by ATR and Thales, The Standard 3 avionics suite has been specifically designed for ATR-600 aircraft. It offers the pilot user-friendly interface, along ...

Air-to-surface missiles

CM-502KG

The CM-502KG is a Chinese air-to-surface missile. It is a variant of the CM-502G, similar in size to the AR-1. It has more than twice ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

AR-M7T

The AR-M7FT has a right-side folding telescoping buttstock. The magazine, lower handguard, upper handguard and pistol grip are made from glass fibre-reinforced polycaproamide. MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

BNET-AR

BNET-AR Airborne SDR is a member of Rafael's BNET Family of IP Software Defined Radios. The modular, multiband system utilises an open architecture and provides ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Saqr 1

The Saqr 1 is equipped with a Ka-band SATCOM system. It has a range of 2,500km and can launch guided armaments from 550-6,000m with a ...

Avionics: communications systems - helicopter, military

SOVERON AR

Developed by Rohde&Schwarz;, SOVERON AR is an airborne SDR that is in use with both fixed and rotary wing platforms. Notably, the radio adheres to ...

Parrot AR Drone 2.0

The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 is a smartphone/tablet-controlled quadcopter UAV for video streaming and recording. The platform features an automatic stabilisation system and aerobatic capabilities, ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

SCP 70/90

The SCP 70/90 is the current production model of the AR 70/90 which was developed by Beretta in the 1980s to meet an Italian military ...

Guided munitions

FT-9

The FT-9 is a small guided bomb designed to be used by UAVs. It is part of a family know as FT PGB (Fei-Teng Jing-Que ...