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The US and its coalition military partners are in the midst of a massive adjustment of strategy to confront the reality of 21st-century conflict as...
06-Oct-2009
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Australia selects RAND for Future Submarine design capability study
US-based consulting and analysis group RAND Corporation has been contracted by Australia's Department of Defence to complete a Domestic Design Study to examine indigenous ...
03-Nov-2009
Afghan takeover enables France to restructure forces
French forces operating in Afghanistan have restructured the placement of their troops following the successful transfer of security to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) ...
03-Nov-2009
Heckler & Koch in pole position for USMC rifle contract
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has selected Heckler & Koch (H&K) Defense to supply its 5.56 mm Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR), according to industry ...
30-Oct-2009
US SOCOM issues RfP for Gen-3 night vision tubes
The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has issued a requirement for image-intensifier assemblies for use with its inventory of night-vision devices (NVDs). The Tampa-based...
30-Oct-2009
*Sweden set to sail ahead with multirole support ship
Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) expects to begin the project definition phase for a purpose-built combat support ship next year intended to enter service in...
30-Oct-2009
UK seeks 60 mm training ammunition as calibre of choice for Afghan missions
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking extra quantities of 60 mm mortar ammunition for training as this calibre of mortar becomes increasingly ...
30-Oct-2009
*Redesigned MLRS cab improves protection capacity
The US Combat Systems arm of BAE Systems has developed a redesigned cab for the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The company used independent...
30-Oct-2009
*Coastal Defense demonstrates capabilities of MVR-IV receiver
A quad-band handheld Multi-channel Video Receiver (MVR-IV), recently taken into service with the US Air Force (USAF), was displayed by US company Coastal Defense ...
30-Oct-2009
*Sweden forges ahead with Visby-class upgrades
Two Visby-class corvettes have completed an upgrade programme to prepare them for international deployment before being handed over to the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) in...
29-Oct-2009
*F-16 pilot training set for AHMD reality boost
US Air Force (USAF) and Air National Guard (ANG) F-16 unit training devices (UTDs) are to be upgraded with new helmet-mounted display (HMD) systems. ...
28-Oct-2009
Oshkosh secures contracts to support M-ATVs in Afghanistan
Within weeks of the first seven mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicles (M-ATVs) being airlifted into theatre, Oshkosh has won two new contracts totalling USD28 ...
28-Oct-2009
*US special forces prepare for additional SCAR influx
Initial fielding of FNH USA's Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) to the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is expected to conclude in December...
28-Oct-2009
*US blue-force tracking contenders jockey for position
Both contenders for the production contract for the upgrade to the satellite-based element of the US Army's blue-force tracking (BFT) were on display at ...
28-Oct-2009
*General Dynamics lightens the WIN-T load
General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) has conducted private venture work on two nodes within the Warfighter Information Net-Tactical (WIN-T) communications network to improve its ...
28-Oct-2009
Industry days reveal US Army's future armoured vehicle requirements post FCS
The US Army's much-anticipated Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) - a replacement for the cancelled Future Combat Systems (FCS) vehicles - will soon be heading to...
27-Oct-2009
NURC gets wrapped up in TANGLEX trial
The NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) at La Spezia, Italy, has demonstrated and evaluated candidate technologies that could be used as part of a layered...
27-Oct-2009
DARPA outlines lofty ambitions for Vulture II flight demonstration
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is taking forward plans to develop and flight-test an ultra-long endurance airborne payload carrier that could ...
27-Oct-2009
Europe finalises common requirement for dismounted soldier systems
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is putting the final touches to harmonised requirements for the development of a set of combat modules for dismounted soldiers....
27-Oct-2009
*Ultra showcases man-portable versions of ADSI
Ultra Electronics showcased portable versions of its Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI) software, which provides tactical datalink (TDL) interfaces, at the Association of the ...
27-Oct-2009
Raytheon aims new intelligence products at lowest tactical levels
Raytheon is expanding on its development of the Distributed Common Ground System [DCGS] Integration Backbone (DIB) and the latest v3.1 release to develop equipment ...
26-Oct-2009
US Army consolidates C2 systems
The future roadmap for some of the US Army's tactical command-and-control (C2) systems was revealed at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) annual convention...
26-Oct-2009
*Elbit systems aim to aid interoperability
Elbit Systems of America (ESA) showcased two new products at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) Annual Convention in Washington, DC, both refined ...
26-Oct-2009
ISTAR technology takes centre-stage in Afghanistan
Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions are increasingly at the heart of the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF's) latest counter-insurgency (COIN) strategy in...
23-Oct-2009
*FNH launches 100-round drum magazine for assault rifles
FNH USA unveiled a new 100-round drum magazine, compatible with 5.56 mm light machine guns (LMGs), at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) ...
23-Oct-2009
New NATO centre to co-ordinate Afghan security forces' training
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has established a new NATO headquarters in Kabul to centralise all training of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)....
23-Oct-2009
*Raytheon to supply IED Training Simulation to JIEDDO
The US Joint IED (improvised explosive device) Defeat Organisation (JIEDDO) has ordered a new IED Training Simulation system from Raytheon. Designed in conjunction with...
23-Oct-2009
*EC 145 evolves into armed scout role
A Eurocopter EC 145 helicopter has been fitted with a representative mission equipment package (MEP) as part of the Armed Scout 645 programme. The...
23-Oct-2009
*New remote weapon stations break cover in Belarus
Belarus' state-owned design bureau Display unveiled several indigenous remote-controlled weapon system (RCWS) prototypes during a display staged at the Baranovichi airbase. These prototypes were...
22-Oct-2009
*SkyEye surveillance platform completes first test flight
Aerial Surveillance Systems Inc (ASSI) has successfully carried out the first flight of its SkyEye 350 aerial surveillance and special mission aircraft, the company ...
21-Oct-2009
US Navy BAMS demonstrator completes first deployment
A Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle forming part of the US Navy's (USN's) Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) system returned ...
21-Oct-2009
*Belarus shows off new laser bomb jammer
An equipment presentation laid out for inspection during an official visit by the Belarus and Russian presidents to the Baranovichi airbase, near Minsk, included ...
21-Oct-2009
*Rockwell Collins launches military GPS for the iPhone generation
Rockwell Collins has drawn on commercial technology to develop a GPS receiver as an alternative to its widely used Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR), of...
21-Oct-2009
*Uniflex cancelled as Norway and Sweden adopt DM72 for Archer
One of the casualties of the 'industrial balance' agreement surrounding the Swedish/Norwegian Archer 155 mm 52-calibre self-propelled howitzer (SPH) acquisition programme is the Uniflex 2...
21-Oct-2009
*Raytheon advances F-16 integration testing of new AESA radar
Raytheon is currently undertaking the second integration testing phase of its AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA)-derived radar upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-16 ...
20-Oct-2009
UK helicopters rotate through Afghanistan work-up
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons operating Merlin HC.3 and Puma HC.1 transport helicopters and a Royal Navy Commando Sea King HC.4 have taken ...
20-Oct-2009
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