Digital Battlespace

Babcock steps into quantum technology realm with Arqit tie-up

24th August 2021

UK firms Arqit and Babcock International have sealed a partnership agreement to test the encryption capabilities of QuantumCloud technology.

Digital Battlespace

KBR to advance optoelectronic technology research

27th April 2021

Contract from Air Force Research Laboratory has potential applications for a range of US airborne platforms.

Naval Warfare

How stabilizers work & the latest technologies (sponsored)

1st March 2021

Stabilization technology has evolved from raw, primitive systems with low expectations to high tech, sophisticated systems with defined performance requirements. For military applications, the awareness has certainly been heightened in recent years, on the vast benefits that stabilizers deliver relating to safety, productivity, retention and mission readiness.

Defence Notes

BAE Systems teams with academia on novel sensing technologies

9th November 2020

​Consortium with University of Birmingham aims to deliver disruptive solutions

Defence Notes

IAI selects five start-ups for accelerated technology development

2nd October 2020

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) R&D; and innovation managers have picked five start-up companies for accelerated development at its Innovation Center. QuantLR, Aigent-tech, DST, Scopoli, and …

Defence Notes

MTSI to support Missile Defense Agency CAPL programme

23rd September 2020

Modern Technology Solutions Inc (MTSI) is helping the US Missile Defense Agency extend its capabilities to defeat the next generation of threats.  Under a $68.5 …

Defence Notes

Academic researchers support DARPA chip-scale integrated photonics programme

17th September 2020

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York is joining the DARPA-run Lasers for Universal Microscale Optical Systems (LUMOS) programme under a $19.21 …

Defence Notes

​IAI issues another call to start-ups

17th August 2020

The Innovation Center of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on 16 August issued a call for start-ups to apply for its next 13-week accelerator programme, which …

Digital Battlespace

Study urges UK defence sector to exploit quantum computing

13th July 2020

Possibilities offered by AI and quantum computers need to be more fully embraced by the UK armed forces, according to a study released on 13 …

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Vector / Scorpion (First Order) [Germany]

Programme Background First Order On 22 April 2022, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) reported that Ukrainian millionaires and Quantum Systems struck a deal to send more platforms ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Vector / Scorpion (Third Order) [Germany]

Programme Background First Order On 22 April 2022, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) reported that Ukrainian millionaires and Quantum Systems struck a deal to send Vector units to ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Vector / Scorpion (Second Order) [Germany]

Programme Background  Donation To Ukraine On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Drones had donated an unknown quantity of its ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Vector / Scorpion [Ukraine]

Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Drones had donated an unknown quantity of ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Vector / Scorpion [US]

Programme Background IDEX 2023 Whilst displaying the drone at IDEX 2023, Quantum-Systems spokespeople told Shephard that before the tradeshow, the company had received a contract ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Vector / Scorpion (Netherlands)

Programme Background AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven B The Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) operates approximately 75 AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven B mini UAVs in the tactical ISTAR role, ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Indonesian Interim Readiness Submarine Class (IRSC) Programme

Programme Background In July 2021, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance (MoF) granted approval to obtain up to $600 million in foreign loans to procure at ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Vector / Scorpion

Vector is an electric UAS with VTOL capabilities and tiltrotor engines developed by Quantum-Systems. Its 2-in-1 design allows the user to remove the wings and attach ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Trinity Tactical

The Trinity Tactical is an electrically powered fixed-wing mapping UAV manufactured by Quantum Systems.  Based on the commercial Trinity F90+, the UAV is designed to ...

Core systems: image intensifiers

Artemis

The Artemis series of LLL cameras embeds a ‘scientific CMOS’ sensor (Fairchild CIS1910F) within an uncooled camera design. The camera features simultaneous strong and weak ...

EO/IR systems

Raptor

The Raptor EO/IR sensor from NextVision is capable of long-distance and night-time surveillance and licence plate and subject identification. The visible camera offers a 1280x720 ...

Subsystems: visual

CatalystSE DBGS 6000

CatalystSE DBGS 6000 is a PC-based, integrated, open-architecture, COTS database product that employs third-party and Quantum 3D COTS software tools. It is a scalable server-class ...

Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

QWIP IDCA

QWIP (Quantum Well IR Photodetector) integrated dewar cooler assembly (IDCA), longwave IR, integral and split cooler solutions are intended for use in tough environments for stationary, handheld ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

InShield

Indra’s InShield Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system has been developed by the company to protect the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force) Airbus A400M Atlas. 

Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers, Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

ELT/577

ELT 577 is the latest generation of Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure System (DIRCM) that will be cued towards incoming missiles by a Missile Warning System. The ...