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International Defence Review
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Cover Story
At the risk of making a huge understatement, the battlefield is a very noisy place.
09-Nov-2010
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*Moving target: mobile phone tracking systems evolve to pinpoint locations
The proliferation of mobile phone technology and its adoption as the communication means of choice for insurgent groups have spurred development of military tools to...
09-Jun-2011
RAF to form UK-based Reaper squadron
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to form a second Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron. It will be based at RAF Waddington ...
18-May-2011
*Requirements of Afghan theatre drive Marder modernisation
Rheinmetall has begun upgrading 35 Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to a new 1A5A1 standard to meet an urgent operational requirement of the German...
28-Jan-2011
*Merkavas receive new multipurpose round
Israel Defence Force (IDF) Merkava Mk 4 main battle tanks (MBTs) deployed along the Gaza Strip have been equipped with Israel Military Industries' (IMI's) ...
28-Jan-2011
*Saab details Skeldar development plans
Saab has revealed further details of its roadmap to develop the Skeldar rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), including the addition of new sensor systems and...
28-Jan-2011
*Sweden set to receive Shadow UAVs
The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) will shortly receive the first of two new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) procured to support its forces deployed on ...
27-Jan-2011
*Sweden confirms new ATV family requirement
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has confirmed that the Swedish Armed Forces have identified a requirement for around 150 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in a...
27-Jan-2011
Piracy attacks reach record levels in 2010
Piracy continued to be a major issue in 2010 as hostage takings and attacks on ships reached a new high, according to the Piracy ...
26-Jan-2011
*France orders next-generation infrared binoculars
France's defence procurement agency ordered a batch of Sagem's new Jumelle Infrarouge Multifonction - Long Range (JIM-LIR) thermal binocular variants in mid-January. According to...
26-Jan-2011
IDF addresses assured supply concerns
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) is planning to increase the amount of supplies its brigades and battalions carry into battle at the outset of a...
25-Jan-2011
*Boeing tests UK's first modernised Chinook
The Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support team has begun flight-testing the first Chinook HC.2 helicopter upgraded to HC.4 configuration for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ...
25-Jan-2011
ThalesRaytheonSystems scoops ARED radar prize in Germany
This is a revised version of an article published on 20 January. ThalesRaytheonSystems has won a German Federal Office for Defence Technology and Procurement ...
21-Jan-2011
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05-Jan-2011
DARPA's One Shot programme moves into sighting development phase
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) One-Shot programme is beginning a new phase that will package Lockheed Martin's laser-based sighting system into ...
22-Nov-2010
*Sagem naval sights enhance awareness and self-defence
Two new sights for naval applications have been added to the product range of French optronic systems specialist Sagem. The company's Vigy Observer is ...
19-Nov-2010
*HeliDax receives final Colibri helicopters for French training fleet
French helicopter training company HeliDax has taken delivery of the last of 36 Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri helicopters and is continuing with its programme ...
17-Nov-2010
*Anthropometric survey of US soldiers to aid equipment design
The US Army is conducting a service-wide survey to ascertain the sizes and shapes of its troops' bodies so that equipment can be designed ...
15-Nov-2010
*Tecnobit in record simulation deal with Brazilian Army
Spanish company Tecnobit has secured its biggest military simulation contract to date, to develop and equip two artillery simulation centres for the Brazilian Army. ...
15-Nov-2010
*Israel develops aerodynamic helicopter cargo container
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) has developed a new cargo container for carriage under a helicopter which, with specially designed aerodynamic wings, enables the ...
15-Nov-2010
*Israel to upgrade ageing MPAs
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) is to upgrade its Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) 1124N Seascan (Shahaf/Seagull) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) with new surveillance and ...
15-Nov-2010
EDA looks to take counter-IED fight to the field
A European Defence Agency (EDA)-sponsored project to develop a deployable theatre exploitation laboratory [TEL(D)] for forensic examination of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is expected ...
12-Nov-2010
SeaGuard XBCR aims at improved situational awareness
Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit and CEA Technologies have come together to develop a new family of solid state I(X)-band (9.2-9.5 GHz) coherent ...
11-Nov-2010
New software offers real-time multisourse intelligence analysis
Xpect Software plans to launch its Dfuze 3.0 multi-layered intelligence management system in early 2011, enabling users to collect, analyse and store information from ...
11-Nov-2010
*DARPA awards Transformer vehicle studies
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected AAI Corporation and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as prime system integrators for its Transformer (TX) vehicle...
10-Nov-2010
*Joined-up thinking: training for the integrated battlespace
Operations in Afghanistan exemplify the joined-up nature of warfare, with air and land assets intrinsically linked. To prepare armed forces for this nature of ...
09-Nov-2010
*Italian Army sets out MPV acquisition plans
This is a revised version of an article published on 2 November. The Italian Army revealed more details of its 4x4 Medium Protected Vehicle ...
09-Nov-2010
*The sound of silence: active hearing protection evolves for the front line
At the risk of making a huge understatement, the battlefield is a very noisy place. The 'bang' from an unsuppressed .308 calibre rifle alone ...
09-Nov-2010
Report tracks first year of cluster munition destruction activity
Many signatories to the Convention of Cluster Munitions (CCM) have made inroads into demilitarising their proscribed weapon stocks over the last year, according to a...
09-Nov-2010
USAF awards microwave weapon study contracts
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon contracts to devise a weapon that uses high-power microwave energy beams to ...
09-Nov-2010
Testing begins on experimental UK, US radars
Side-by-side testing is under way at Wallops Island, Virginia, of two experimental E/F-band (S-band) active array multifunction radar (MFR) systems developed under the umbrella ...
09-Nov-2010
*USAF trials eight-bladed C-130 propeller
The US Air Force (USAF) has begun testing a new eight-bladed composite propeller configuration for its legacy Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The...
08-Nov-2010
US considers long-range strike and offensive ISR options
The US Air Force (USAF) is working to plan for a future long-range strike capability and a senior general recently discussed the 'family of ...
08-Nov-2010
*Force Protection grows armoured family
Force Protection displayed its newly expanded vehicle portfolio at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) conference in late October with the privately developed ...
05-Nov-2010
*Spin doctors design next-generation helos
Compared with the aeroplane, the helicopter has always been viewed as something of a curiosity and an oddity - a technical marvel certainly, but ...
05-Nov-2010
*Diehl submits bid for German harbour inspection AUV
Diehl BGT Defence has delivered a modified version of the DAVID autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to the German Ministry of Defence's WTD 71 Technical...
05-Nov-2010
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