DefenceTalkAmSafe Bridport Limited has won a contract for the UK MoD’s requirement for Improved Rocket Propelled Grenade protection for its military vehicles. AmSafe’s Tarian® Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Armour System has been selected for the requirement. The Contract Award follows an international competition for the MoD’s requirement where Tarian was one of three solutions down-selected […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-mod-orders-innovative-anti-rpg-armor-kits-46705/

DefenceTalkIsrael has deployed a third Iron Dome missile defence battery to the north of the country a few days after carrying out an air strike inside neighboring Syria, Israeli media said on Tuesday. “The deployment of several Iron Dome batteries in the north of the country comes as part of the setting up of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-deploys-3rd-missile-system-to-north-46687/

DefenceTalkAs the Army continues to advance its new tactical radio strategy, it is building on lessons-learned from the Joint Tactical Radio System program to drive innovation in radios for service aircraft. Following the recent Department of Defense decision to disband the Joint Program Executive Office for Joint Tactical Radio System, known as JTRS, and transfer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-advances-two-airborne-radios-46683/

DefenceTalkIran over the weekend presented what it called a “significant achievement in the field of aerospace technology” — a domestically built fighter jet with stealth capabilities. Some aviation experts, however, believe the tiny, angular fighter jet with stubby wings shown to the world may have been an expensive mock-up and that video footage of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-cloaking-truth-in-claims-of-new-stealth-fighter-jet-46678/

DefenceTalkThe Navy’s fifth littoral combat ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to benefit from new high-power density waterjets aimed at staving off rudder and propeller damage experienced on high-speed ships. The product of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) program, the waterjets arrived last month at the Marinette Marine shipyard […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-waterjets-could-propel-lcs-to-greater-speeds-46676/

DefenceTalkThe Air Force has increased planned life-cycle flying hours and aircrews assigned to the new KC-46A refueling tanker to make optimal use of the commercially-proven aircraft’s fuel efficiency, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities. Compared to the Eisenhower-era KC-135 Stratotanker, the KC-46 is projected to have improved fuel efficiency, a greater fuel capacity, and much more […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-increases-projected-kc-46-flying-hours-crew-ratio-46670/

DefenceTalkAt the 9th International Exhibition on Aerospace, Defence & Civil Aviation AERO INDIA 2013, to be held in Bangalore from February 6 to 10, a Rosoboronexport delegation is to present the latest export models of Russian aviation and air defense equipment and discuss the promising areas in military-technical cooperation between Russia and India and other […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aero-india-2013-russian-focus-on-aircraft-air-defense-46667/

DefenceTalkThe coastal missile unit of the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla is conducting a series of exercises to practice using the Navy’s only Bal coastal missile system, a representative of the Southern Military District said Wednesday. Participants are learning how to detect and track air- and sea-based targets, organize communications and process and transmit data that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-testing-missile-defense-system-in-caspian-46689/

DefenceTalkIndia’s defence minister said Wednesday that New Delhi was concerned by Pakistan’s decision last month to transfer management of a strategically located deep-sea port to China. “In one sentence, it is a matter of concern for us,” A.K. Antony told reporters in Bangalore where he inaugurated the Indian air show. “My answer is very straightforward […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-concerned-over-china-running-pakistan-port-46685/

DefenceTalkThe Army plans additional Gray Eagle units, one for each of 10 active-duty divisions, and several more for special operations units, aerial exploitation units and the National Training Center. With the current program of record, a purchase of 152 Gray Eagles in total, the Army won’t have enough of the aircraft to give a full […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-divisions-will-get-nine-gray-eagles-uavs-to-train-but-deploy-with-12-46681/