F-35B Test Pilots Complete 31 Land Based Ski-Jump Tests at NAS Pax River
The complexity of flying Lockheed Martin’s F-35B off an aircraft carrier such as the Royal Navy’s (RN) new QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS (QEC) should not be underestimated.Pete ‘Wizzer’ Wilson, F-35 Programme...
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Cubic Global Defense (CGD) was awarded a five-year, $73 million FFP task order to support aviation training for the UUSMC, under the US Navy’s (USN)Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) III IDIQ...
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Indian Government Audit Says Boeing Failed to Meet C-17 Aircraft Offset...
In July 2016, the Indian government auditor slammed the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Boeing for underutilising the operational capabilities of the ten C-17 GLOBEMASTER aircraft.The Comptroller and...
View ArticleNATO to Invest €3 Billion in Defence Technologies
At the Warsaw Summit in early July, NATO heads of state and government leaders welcomed the fact that collective alliance expenditure on defence has increased in 2016 for the first time in seven years....
View ArticleLockheed Martin Pursues PATRIOT Radar Replacement
Lockheed Martin is responding to an US Army RfI for a replacement for the PATRIOT air defence system radar. Known as the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), the sensor is intended to...
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US Navy Deploys Newly Designated RQ-20B AeroVironment PUMA AE with Precision...
The US Navy (USN) has tested and deployed AeroVironment's RQ-20B PUMA small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard a Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG-class), which included exercises that used...
View ArticleKelvin Hughes Awarded Second Phase VTS Radar System Contract by Port of...
Kelvin Hughes, a world leader in the design and supply of navigation and surveillance systems has been awarded the contract for the second phase of a radar system installation by the Port of Marseille...
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According to news sources, on 22 August, the contract on procurement of the BOXER infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) for the Lithuanian Armed Forces will be signed at the Lithuanian Ministry of National...
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Meggitt Training Systems Awarded ADF Contract for Additional Mortar Simulators
The Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group has recently awarded Meggitt Training Systems a U$1.49 million contract to manufacture, install, maintain, and operate...
View ArticleKongsberg Contracts Raytheon to Build NSM Launchers in US
Having reported, during FIA 2016, Kongsberg Defence Systems and Raytheon finalising plans to assemble, integrate and test the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the US, today both announced that Raytheon...
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Space and Missile Defense (SMD) Symposium 2016 Update
The 19th annual Space and Missile Defense (SMD) Symposium is underway at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville, AL/USA and the Huntsville community and others from across the US and the world...
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Product Review: Gerber US-ASSIST Folding Knife
The US-ASSIST assisted-opening knife, designed and built in Portland, OR/USA by Gerber, is the company’s smoothest, most consistent deployment to date. Employing B.O.S.S. (Balls of Stainless Steel)...
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New Zealand Orders Saab TESS
The New Zealand Army has contracted Saab, under a five-year agreement, to deliver a high fidelity laser-based Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS), providing the army with a proven,...
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Bolivian Military Academy Fights “US Imperial Oppression”
A new military academy has been established in the Bolivian town of Warnes, with a mandate to combat US, “imperial oppression,” in the words of the nation’s president.Inaugurating the academy,...
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Japan Seeks Record Defence Budget Increase, New Equipment
Reflecting concerns over Chinese and North Korean military developments as well as increasing tensions in the East China Sea, Japan’s defence ministry has requested Y5.16 trillion (U$ 51.7 billion) in...
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MBDA Wins £184 Million for ASRAAM
MBDA on 16 August announced a contract valued at £184 million from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for ASRAAM missiles to equip the Royal Air Force’s F-35B LIGHTNING II combat aircraft. The number of...
View ArticleLeidos Wins AIE-3 Contract
Leidos has been awarded a two year contract with two one year options to provide Automated Installation Entry (AIE-3) solutions to the US Army Product Manager, Force Protection Systems (PdM-FPS)....
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Flight Simulation Upgrades for US Navy Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft
In late July, the US Naval Air Warfare Training Center in Orlando, FL/USA, announced the awards of a contract valued at U$13.8 million to Advanced Acoustic Concepts to upgrade flight simulators for the...
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US Army Seeks Wide Area Sensors for Airborne Applications
The US Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) at Fort Belvoir, VA/USA, has launched a request for...
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88 Lithuanian Army BOXER Vehicles Commissioned
The European Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) have commissioned ARTEC, a joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and...
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