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Canadian Army seeks to accelerate Close Combat Vehicle project
The Canadian Army is trying to move the CAD2.2 billion (USD2 billion) Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) acquisition project forward quickly, before the minority Conservative government...
20-Nov-2009
*Poland takes delivery of cut-price land-based EW system
The Polish Air Force is due to formally accept the first production PRP-25 Gunica transportable passive air surveillance and electronic intelligence (ELINT) system in early...
19-Nov-2009
*UAE buys Saab 340AEW aircraft
Swedish contractor Saab has signed a contract worth approximately SEK1.5 billion (USD234 million) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for two Saab 340AEW (airborne ...
18-Nov-2009
*Israel prepares to unveil Omer armoured troop carrier
Israeli vehicle armouring specialist Global Shield is developing a new 4x4 light armoured vehicle and is planning to unveil it in March 2010. The...
18-Nov-2009
*Lynx Wildcat makes successful maiden flight
AgustaWestland's AW159 Lynx Wildcat (formerly Future Lynx) helicopter took to the air for the first time at the company's Yeovilton facility in southern England ...
17-Nov-2009
*New PILOTT could slash JTAC weight burden
A mockup of a new lightweight target acquisition aid for joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) was presented by Fraser-Volpe at the Omega Close Air ...
17-Nov-2009
Afghan forces continue with non-NATO weapons rearmament
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has won a USD21 million contract to supply Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) with an armoury of non-NATO standard weapon systems. ...
13-Nov-2009
*SAF deploys Trailblazer mineclearing system
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have deployed a new mineclearing version of the locally developed Bionix family of medium-weight tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), ...
13-Nov-2009
BRIEF: Germany orders battlefield ambulances
Germany has ordered 20 Eagle protected ambulance vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems, marking the type's first sale. The order follows a deal ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: Japan scores BMD hit
Nearly a year on from its last, failed ballistic missile defence (BMD) intercept, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force successfully destroyed a ballistic missile target...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: USN signs advanced EW agreement
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have signed a three-year agreement to advance electronic warfare ...
12-Nov-2009
*New LEGATUS 'urban' HMMWV breaks cover
Elbit Systems, AM General and Plasan unveiled a 4x4 light tactical reconnaissance all-terrain armoured vehicle designed for urban warfare, low-intensity conflicts and peacekeeping missions, ...
12-Nov-2009
Brief: US Army's VIS-X back on track
An industry protest from Telephonics hamstringing the US Army's Vehicular Intercommunication System Expanded (VIS-X) communications recapitalisation process has been thrown out by the US ...
11-Nov-2009
US revisits modular handgun requirement
The US may approve requirements for more powerful handguns as well as personal defence weapons (PDWs) within the next year. The US Air Force ...
10-Nov-2009
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
*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 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
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
*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
*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
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 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
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
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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
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
*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
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