DSA 2016: CONDOR APC Upgrade Can Help with Budget Saving
The Radpanzer CONDOR (RPZ CONDOR 4x4 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), is proven upgradable and the Malaysian government is expected to save up to RM1.58 billion in defence budget if it agrees with...
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DSA 2016: Weststar and Finmeccanica Helicopters Sign Teaming Agreement for AW159
Today at DSA 2016, Global Komited, a subsidiary of Weststar Defense Industries signed a teaming agreement with Finmeccanica Helicopter for the promotion, marketing, and distribution of the...
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DSA 2016: Thales Confident Of Malaysia's Future
Thales, is confident of Malaysia's future and positive that there are plenty of opportunities to further grow its business in the country, according to Thales Malaysia, Country Director, Nicolas de...
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DSA 2016: France Optimistic about Malaysian RAFALEs
France is confident it will sell the Dassault-built RAFALE to Malaysia after submitting a formal proposal, MT learned at DSA 2016. Fiscal troubles due to low commodity prices might delay any decision...
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DSA 2016: Saab Training as a Combat Multiplier
At DSA 2016, Saab informed that they are glueing their training expertise together via LVC expansion, as they have been doing in South Africa with BATTLETEK. Neil Patrick, Director Marketing &...
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DSA 2016: New Sniper Rifle by Ritter & Stark with Innovative Barrel Design
The Ritter & Stark (R&S) team brought its very accurate rifle to DSA 2016. Comfortable and reliable to the extent that one can fully rely on the rifle performance and concentrate on the shot,...
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Hearing Protection Reaches UK Soldiers Ahead of Shedule
A new hearing protection system for UK Dismounted Close Combat soldiers provided by Marlborough Communications, part of Cohort plc, amd manufactured by Invisio, has achieved its in service date (ISD)...
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Cirrus Perception Special Mission Aircraft Program Takes Flight
Cirrus Aircraft’s new Special Mission Aircraft (MSA) is being offered in response to the military and security sectors’ increasing demand for smaller, yet capable air surveillance platforms. David D....
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Argentine Air Force C-130 Upgrade
On 18 April, the Lockheed Martin KC-130H-382-C82D HERCULES reg. TC-69 (c/n 4814) arrived at its new home base, I Brigada Aérea of El Palomar, from L-3Platform Integration in Waco, TX/USA.Argentine Air...
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Dornier 228 Successfully Finishes Latin American Tour
The Dornier 228 finally arrived back at RUAG’s factory in Oberpfaffenhofen after a successful tour across Latin America.After more than six weeks and flying over 40,000km in which 17 cities in nine...
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Joining the Race: Norway Hunts for New Submarines
The Royal Norwegian Navy (Sjøforsvaret) will soon begin rejuvenating its submarine flotilla, consisting of six ULA-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK), delivered 1989-1992 by...
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Quad-A 2016: Elbit Systems of America Showcases Advanced Solutions for Army...
US Army aircrews stand ready to fly tough missions in treacherous environments. Elbit Systems of America provides solutions ranging from helmet mounted displays to next generation communications...
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Quad-A 2016: Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Takes Shape
During a pre-AAAA (Quad-A) interview, Vince Tobin, Bell Helicopter’s Vice President, Advanced Tiltrotor Systems, spoke to MTy about recent progress made constructing the first V-280 VALOR...
View ArticleQuad-A 2016: AeroVironment Orbital ATK Begin Production of SWITCHBLADE Upgrades
AeroVironment has developed a block upgrade, designated Block 10C, to its already fielded SWITCHBLADE tactical missile system. The Digital Data Link (DDL) incorporated into Block 10C provides a stable...
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Rheinmetall to Equip Bundeswehr with New Laser Simulators
Today, Rheinmetall was awarded €20 million by the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to supply the German Army Combat Training Centre (GÜZ) with a new generation of equipment for staging combat training...
View ArticleApache Could Provide ‘An Evolutionary Step’ For FVL
As improvements are rolled out to the Apache AH-64E Guardian today and in the next few years through the Block II development, Col Jeff Hager, the US Army’s Apache project manager said that the process...
View Article“Do More With The Same” US Army Aviation Branch Chief Tells Quad-A
“We have a demand that is increasing and a threat that must be addressed. If you look back 15 years on the war on terror we have grown into a COIN (counter-insurgency) centred force,” said Major...
View ArticleXponential 2016: Silent, Non-Detectable Off-Grid Power for Covert Applications
Vehicle based, mobile, and stationary audio and video surveillance equipment is used for monitoring and protecting infrastructure, border installations and public events. Often, these systems must be...
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Xponential 2016: Textron Systems to Upgrade Advanced US Army RQ-7B V2 SHADOW UAS
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems , a Textron business, has received a $116.5 million award from the US Army for an additional 24 RQ-7B V2 SHADOW Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) upgrades....
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