Digital Battlespace

Contract awarded for development of future UK space control system

15th February 2024

Project Beroe will underpin government control of future satellite constellations, further enhancing the UK’s multi-domain integration efforts.

Land Warfare

Saab receives $104.9 million order from US for AT4 and Carl-Gustaf ammunition

19th September 2023

Saab has signed an expanded agreement with US DoD for AT4 personal anti-tank systems and Carl-Gustaf ammunition for US Army, US Special Operations Command and USMC and a new order has also been signed valued at $104.9 million with deliveries during 2024-2026.

Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin deploys ten satellites for Low-Earth Orbit comms

4th September 2023

Ten Lockheed Martin Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) communications satellites have been successfully deployed in support of the US Space Development Agency's (SDA) T0TL mission.

Digital Battlespace

US awards $1.5 billion in deals for Transport Layer satellites

22nd August 2023

The US Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin contracts to build and operate the Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) - Beta satellite constellation which will provide global communications access and encrypted connectivity.

Digital Battlespace

Farnborough 2022: Raytheon moves in on NORSS to strengthen UK military space capabilities

22nd July 2022

The pending acquisition of NORSS will help Raytheon UK to deliver defence space goals for the MoD.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Project Land 129 Phase 3 (Australia)

Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...

Air: aerial targets

GQM-173 MSST

The USN selected ATK (now Orbital ATK) in August 2008 to develop the GQM-173A Multi Stage Supersonic Target (MSST) system to represent a family of ...

Cannons

M230LF Chain Gun

The 30mm M230LF automatic cannon is a version of the 30mm cannon featured on the AH-64 Apache helicopter and is a member of the Orbital ...

Guided munitions

M1156 PGK

The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) is a guidance fuze that can be fitted within the fuze well of 155mm high-explosive artillery projectiles. The fuze ...

Air: aerial targets

GQM-163A Coyote SSST

The GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST) was developed for the USN to emulate two-stage anti-ship cruise missiles in support of air defence weapon/combat ...

Minehunters

Avenger Class

The first Avenger-class minehunter entered service in 1985, with the last of the 14 ordered commissioned in 1994. The ships use Orbital ATK's AN/SLQ-48 remotely ...

Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers

AN/AAR-59 JATAS

Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman) developed the AN/AAR-59 Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) to provide protection for aircraft against incoming threats typically surface-to-air ...

Guided munitions

Hatchet

Orbital ATK is developing the laser-guided Hatchet miniature weapon that supports platform integration on both unmanned and manned aircraft. Hatchet’s design meets the requirements for ...

Helicopter guns

M230 Automatic Cannon

The LW30 M230 is a chain-driven, single-barrel, externally powered weapon for attack helicopters. It is effective against lightly armoured vehicles and aircraft. The system uses ...

Cannons

7.62mm Bushmaster Chain Gun

The 7.62mm Bushmaster Chain Gun, originally developed for coaxial use and the smallest member of the Chain Gun family, is adaptable to various machine gun ...

Cannons

PAWS

The Palletised Weapon System (PAWS) is a reconfigurable collection of sensors, communications and weapons that can be installed on most medium- to heavy-lift aircraft. PAWS ...

Land: manned turrets

Teber-30 Two-Man Turret

The Teber-30 is a medium-calibre two-man turret designed for armoured combat vehicles. It is day/night capable with an onboard fire control computer and a two-axis ...

Cannons

M242 Bushmaster

The 25mm Bushmaster automatic cannon features dual feed Chain Gun technology. More than 10,500 M242s have been delivered to the US Army and forces around ...

Cannons

GAU-23

The GAU-23 Bushmaster automatic cannon is a next-generation Chain Gun weapon in use today. The system is design features include design simplicity, external power, positive ...

Land: manned turrets

Asgard GS

The Asgard GS (Grab and Shoot) is the baseline model of the Asgard 127 one-person modular turret family introduced in 2016. It can be mounted ...

Land: manned turrets

Hitfist 25-30mm

The Hitfist 25-30mm is a two-person, power-operated turret designed for installation on wheeled or tracked IFVs. The main armament can be either an Oerlikon 25mm ...