Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin awarded BMDS modelling contract

9th August 2019

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $240 million contract to support the modelling and simulation framework for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Awarded by …

Digital Battlespace

First LRDR reaches milestone

8th August 2019

The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) is coming together, with the first radar panel delivered to Clear, Alaska and the final …

Land Warfare

Arrow-3 in Alaskan test campaign

1st August 2019

The Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) has led a successful test campaign of the Arrow-3 weapon system, it was announced on 28 July.The test was …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Team SkyGuardian wants to grow

6th June 2019

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) is looking to expand its Canadian industry base for Team SkyGuardian, the company announced on 3 June. Team SkyGuardian …

Naval Warfare

MDA to design CSC’s EW suite

4th April 2019

Maxar Technologies' MDA has signed a CAD$4 million contract with Lockheed Martin Canada for the initial phase of design work for the Canadian Surface Combatant's …

Digital Battlespace

Viasat, MDA to support Canada’s ASCCM project

22nd March 2019

Viasat's KOR-24A small tactical terminal (STT) has been selected to support the Canadian Army's Airspace Coordination Centre Modernization project, the company announced on 18 March. …

Naval Warfare

Ultra Electronics to support CSC programme

25th February 2019

Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems has received a sub-contract from Lockheed Martin Canada to work on the integration of underwater systems for the Canadian Surface Combatant …

Defence Notes

Pentagon conducts latest test of US-Japan interceptor

12th December 2018

The US military on 11 November successfully conducted a test of a new ballistic-missile interceptor system, which is being co-developed with Japan. The launch marks …

Naval Warfare

SM-3 Block IIA completes second test

1st November 2018

The US Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed the second intercept flight test of Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA. The …

Digital Battlespace

Viasat, MDA to establish service facility in Canada

25th October 2018

Viasat has partnered with MDA to establish a repair, maintenance and upgrade service facility for Viasat’s Link 16 military communication terminals in Halifax, Nova Scotia. …

Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin’s LRDR achieves technical milestone

22nd October 2018

Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) has completed a closed loop satellite track with tactical hardware and software, the company announced on 16 October.The …

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]

Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...

AEW&C

Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (NATO)

Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

Frigates

Canadian Surface Combatant [Canada]

Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: coastal surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

MDA BlueHawk

MDA developed BlueHawk, a multi-sensor, unclassified maritime domain awareness solution that provides navies, coast guards, environmental and regulatory agencies with near-real-time access to broad-area maritime ...

Space: radar systems, Space: satellite surveillance systems

Radarsat-2

Owned and operated by MDA, Radarsat-2 was launched in late 2007 as a follow-on radar satellite to Canada’s Radarsat-1. The satellite's resolution ranges from a ...

Surface-to-air missiles

Arrow-2

Arrow-2 is designed to intercept and destroy incoming Tactic Ballistic Missiles that are detected, tracked and identified by the Arrow Weapon System sensors. The missile ...

OPVs

Kingston-class

The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...

Frigates

Canadian Surface Combatant (Type 26)

The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK RN, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy and ...

Surface-to-air missiles

THAAD missile

THAAD missile is one of the most important components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The THAAD missile starts to intercept incoming ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR

Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defence Radar (AMDR), now officially designated as AN/SPY-6(V), was purchased by the USN to equip the three new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers ...

Land: air defence radar

AN/TPY-2

The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Puma 2 AE

The Puma 2 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20B in US nomenclature, is the second generation of AeroVironment's small UAS. The Puma 2 AE is sometimes called ...