Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, recently participated in the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. The event allowed soldiers to use counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technologies during a series of demonstrations to provide feedback on how these systems performed and could potentially help fill capability gaps for […]

Patria has signed an agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces on the mid-life upgrade and overhaul of the Finnish Defence Forces’ Hamina Class fast attack craft. The procurement is part of the Naval Capability Development Programme, based on which the overhaul of Hamina Class vessels will ensure continued naval defence capabilities in the period between […]

B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. is pleased to announce that the MAWL-DA has been selected by the French National Gendarmerie’s elite police tactical unit, the GIGN, as their official individual NIR/VIS weapon laser and illuminator. The GIGN is currently upgrading legacy systems, and has begun to integrate new technologies with the unit’s available weapons platforms. […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced that its Composite Engineering, Inc., subsidiary located in Roseville, California, part of Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (USD) was awarded a $93 million firm-fixed-price contract to procure advanced subscale aerial drone systems, an unmanned target aircraft with launchers and associated ground equipment and spares. Bids were solicited […]

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s premier intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pod, the AgilePod, shows ISR versatility during Scorpion’s test in December 2017. That was reported by Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Research Laboratory. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s premier intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pod, the AgilePod, lived up to its moniker as it integrated seamlessly onto the […]

Defence and security company Saab has introduced the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF), a fixed-panel configuration of Saab’s existing and delivered active electrically scanned array, AESA, radar family. The radar is a derivative of Saab’s well-proven family of rotating, full AESA S-band radar systems. In addition to radar performance, the sensor’s low top-weight adds […]

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first Tiger retrofitted into the HAD version to the French Army Aviation, after having previously completed its formal acceptance process with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA). This retrofit from the HAP to the HAD version involves performing over 100 airframe modifications and installing over 1500 new parts and 250 […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $110 million, five-year Phase 1 contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop and demonstrate a new low-cost cruise missile called Gray Wolf. The Gray Wolf program seeks to develop low-cost, subsonic cruise missiles that use open architectures and modular design to allow for rapid prototyping and […]

The Innovations Development Platform, Ukrainian agency for incubation and implementation of innovative projects in the field of defence technologies, is looking for partners to develop the helmet-mounted circular review system for armoured vehicles (LimpidArmor). The System is designated to tackle such problems of the armoured vehicle crew as the restricted area review and low accuracy […]

Oshkosh Defense, LLC has been awarded a $100.1 million order for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, to include 258 vehicles and associated installed and packaged kits.  This is the seventh order for JLTVs since the contract was awarded in August 2015. According to the company, the JLTV is primarily used by the Navy, the U.S. Army and […]