Eurosatory 2016: Will-Burt STILETTO AL Makes World Premiere
In hall 5a, in the US pavillion, on stand #D578, the Will-Burt Company, with its subsidiaries GEROH and ITS are presenting the STILETTO AL electro-mechanical alloy telescopic mast, which, according to...
View ArticleCombat-tested Textron SHADOW Programme Achieves 1 Million Flight Hour Milestone
US correspondent Marty Kauchak provides highlights of the 6 June 2016 US Army-Textron Systems’ Unmanned Systems Media Roundtable which discussed the SHADOW Tactical Unmanned Air System (UAS) and...
View ArticleRohde & Schwarz Introduces Counter-UAV System
Radio-controlled micro-UAS (in this context called microdrones) repeatedly violate the privacy of people and the boundaries of protected areas. The drivers of the drones are not always ignorant...
View ArticleGDELS Details PIRANHA News
In April, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) and Airbus Defence & Space (DS) successfully loaded a PIRANHA 5 8x8 Armoured Personal Carrier (APC) into an Airbus A400M cargo aircraft...
View ArticleVR Group's Continued Use of MetaVR Visuals for Czech and Slovakian Training
MetaVR today announced that the Academy of the Armed Forces of Milan Rastislav Stefanik in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, is using MetaVR VRSG in the new STING indoor shooting simulator. The small-arms...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: BlueBird Presents Tactical UAS Capable of Operating in...
At Eurosatory 2016 in Paris, France, 13-17 June (Hall 6, Stand #D680) BlueBird Aero Systems will present ThunderB, a small tactical UAS with endurance exceeding 24 hours and extended control range of...
View ArticleROBIN Radar Introduces New UAV Detection System
ROBIN Radar Systems has selected DSM Dyneema's DYNEEMA Crystal Technology for the radome of its new ELVIRA drone (better known as UAVs) detection system. According to the company, with near-zero signal...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: Elbit Systems Introduces IronVision Helmet-Mounted System...
After years of introducing cutting edge technologies that have revolutionised helmet mounted systems (HMS), Elbit Systems announces its latest development in the field: IronVision – an advanced HMS for...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: Elbit Systems Unveils SMART Suite Advanced Infrastructure...
Elbit Systems has harnessed its third-party integration expertise and its track record of tactical solutions deployment to launch SMART Suite, delivering the comprehensive infrastructure required for...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: Elbit Systems Introduces SupervisIR Ground-Based, 24/7 IR...
At Eurosatory 2016, Elbit Systems is introducing the SupervisIR innovative and easy to use infrared (IR) wide area persistent ISTAR system, enabling 24/7 activities with excellent night...
View ArticleBoeing Confirms APACHE AH-64E Sale to Qatar
During a pre-Farnborough media visit to facilities in the US, MT learned that Boeing had been awarded a £668 million fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to supply Qatar with 24 AH-64E...
View ArticleUS MDA Completes Successful Flight Tests of Enhanced Nozzle for SM-3 Third...
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully tested its enhanced MK 136 Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) nozzle on the Raytheon Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB in Controlled Test Vehicles...
View ArticleBoeing Calls For FVL RfP Soon After JMR TD
The Boeing/Sikorsky partnership believe that once the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) medium Joint Multi Role (JMR) Technology Demonstration (TD) proving flights have taken place in 2017 the government...
View ArticleBertin Launches Smart Night Vision Fusion - FUSIONSIGHT
Bertin, a CNIM Group subsidiary, has unveiled its brand new FUSIONSIGHT Night Vision Device, which will be presented to the world during Eurosatory 2016, held 13-17 June in Paris, France. Developed in...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: Qioptiq KITE In-Line Selected for Land 125 Austeyr F88 Rifle
Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies company, has secured a significant multi-million pound (£) contract for the supply of KITE In-Line Weapon Sights and maintenance items to the Commonwealth of...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: IWI Marks TAVOR’s Decade of Excellence in Combat
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) – in Hall 6, Stand #E 733– presents the military version of the X95 assault rifle in .300 AAC Blackout calibre at Eurosatory 2016. According to Uri Amit, IWI's President...
View ArticleBoeing AH-6I Production Under Way for Saudi Arabain FMS Order
Boeing is now assembling and will begin flight testing the first of 24 AH-6I (International) Little Birds for the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG). The assembly line at Boeing’s Mesa facility has...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: Excelitas and Qioptiq Provide Full Suite of Sensing,...
At Eurosatory 2016, Excelitas and Qioptiq provide a full suite of sensing, detection and surveillance capability for military and security environments.Detection sensors, laser diodes, photodiodes and...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: Rohde & Schwarz Solutions for Secure Communications
Rohde & Schwarz offers some of the most technologically leading systems for secure communications throughout all branches of the armed forces. At Eurosatory 2016, the company will present its...
View ArticleEurosatory 2016: The great and the good
Visitors to Eurosatory, taking place in Villepinte, Paris this week, are no strangers to the marriage of interests between companies large and small. In a European context, Thales is certainly one of...
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