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BAE Systems' lead test pilot Graham Tomlinson is at the controls of the F-35B Lightning II, the short take-off, vertical-landing (STOVL) variant of the Joint...
11-Dec-2008
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Latest Frag kit promises better overhead cover for the HMMWV
AM General's latest fragmentation kit for the US Army's M1151 up-armoured High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) was launched in December 2008 at the ...
08-Jan-2009
*China refines its 155 artillery system capabilities
A family of improved 155 mm artillery projectiles has been developed in China by NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation). In addition to being fired from...
08-Jan-2009
*Making an Iron Fist of it: Israel's new APS offers variety of countermeasures
Much of the recent development of active protection systems (APSs) has been focused on the defeat of short-range, shaped-charge anti-tank weapons, and in particular ...
08-Jan-2009
*NATO seeks more than a quick fix to its rapid-reaction command structure
NATO's goal of moving away from its geographically oriented Cold War command structure to one that is lighter, more flexible and more responsive to ...
08-Jan-2009
*UK pushes ahead with Warrior and FRES Scout programmes
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is giving added priority to its Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) and Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) Scout reconnaissance...
08-Jan-2009
*Birds of prey: Afghanistan experience sharpens talons of Joint Force Harrier
When the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) promulgated Air Staff Requirement (ASR) 409 in the late 1970s, the specification it captured was written for ...
07-Jan-2009
*China displays airpower credentials with glimpse of new weapon systems
China's mature emergence on to the world defence market has long been coming and the exhibits at Airshow China, held in Zhuhai at the ...
07-Jan-2009
US military builds on C2 data-handling training innovation
The US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC) have started to experiment with new ways to train headquarters (HQ) staffs in how to handle the...
07-Jan-2009
*Swiss-made ammunition strikes home
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence awarded Switzerland's RUAG Ammotec a further contract on 16 December 2008 to supply SS109 5.56x45mm NATO ball and blank ...
07-Jan-2009
*'Bold Quest 2009' launches new operational format
The next 'Bold Quest' Coalition Combat Identification (CCID) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD), due to be staged under the auspices of the US Joint Forces...
07-Jan-2009
*Argentina plans MBT upgrade
The Argentine Army is looking to upgrade its 230 TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano - Argentine Medium Tank) main battle tanks (MBTs) with an electronic ...
07-Jan-2009
*ZU-23-2 light anti-aircraft gun upgrade offers greater flexibility
Russia's Rosoboronexport is now offering a modular upgrade kit for the ZU-23-2 light anti-aircraft gun (LAAG), with the aim of improving its operational capabilities, especially...
06-Jan-2009
*Military planners explore options for reducing reliance on oil-based energy
With oil prices reaching arecord high of USD147 per barrel during 2008, and firm commitments by many governments to reduce dependence on traditional fuel ...
06-Jan-2009
*Refitted Charles de Gaulle set to return to sea
DCNS has completed a 15-month refit of French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle at its yard in Toulon, according to the French shipbuilder. ...
06-Jan-2009
Iraqi Air Force plans upgrade of C-130 radar systems
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) will upgrade the Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine weather and navigation radar systems on its C-130E cargo aircraft, the company ...
30-Dec-2008
NATO progresses narrowband waveform for coalition operations
NATO could have a new common narrowband waveform (NBWF) for software radio applications in three years' time. Rick Barfoot, chief of the communications branch within...
29-Dec-2008
European SDR makers begin WOLF waveform workup
A European industry workshop staged on 2 December 2008 marked the start of a three-year process to develop an improved software-defined radio (SDR) waveform for...
29-Dec-2008
Poland boosts air surveillance picture with additional Odra TRS-15 radars
The Polish Air Force ordered two enhanced, fully digital TRS-15 Odra S-band radars in mid-December, as part of a continuing drive to enhance its ...
24-Dec-2008
Dhruv set to receive missile protection suite
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd's (HAL's) Dhruv light utility helicopter is to be upgraded with the Saab Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS), it was announced on ...
24-Dec-2008
USAF presents upgraded J-STARS test aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) rolled out its upgraded Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS) reconnaissance and surveillance testbed aircraft ...
24-Dec-2008
*Italy keeps SDR radio programme in tune with ESSOR
Italy is closely aligning its work on software-defined radios (SDRs) with the ESSOR (European Secured Software Defined Radio Referential) programme, according to Brigadier General Ugo...
24-Dec-2008
*USAF, Lockheed Martin demonstrate F-16 auto-landing
The US Air Force (USAF) and Lockheed Martin have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated an autonomous landing of an F-16 aircraft, the company announced...
23-Dec-2008
*Nowhere to hide: LFAS systems evolve to meet ASW requirements
The last 20 years have seen the variable-depth low-frequency active sonar (LFAS) emerge as the surface ship sensor of choice among Western navies for ...
23-Dec-2008
NATO mulls long-term Somali piracy patrols
NATO military authorities are considering a set of recommendations for deploying a long-term counter-piracy naval presence off the Somali coast to supplement or extend the...
23-Dec-2008
BVR's new embedded training solution readies for production
Israel's BVR Systems has drawn on its experience of embedded training for aircraft to produce similar capabilities for both armoured vehicles and air-defence weapons, and...
23-Dec-2008
Austrian Army tests Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS
Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial system (UAS) has undertaken a series of field trials with the Austrian Land Forces School at the Allensteig military ...
23-Dec-2008
UK and France pursue joint feasibility phase for future active offboard decoy
Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems and Thales have been awarded parallel feasibility study contracts to explore potential collaborative development of an Active Decoy Round ...
23-Dec-2008
*Su-25UBM begins test flight programme
The latest Su-25UBM model of the Sukhoi 'Frogfoot' two-seat operational trainer and ground-attack aircraft has made its maiden flight, the Russian Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant ...
22-Dec-2008
EU to launch CBRN trainer portal
The EU is about to boost its constituent national defence ministries' awareness of each other's operator training in the disposal of improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...
22-Dec-2008
Urgent EDA study investigates CBRN IED responses
European military planners experienced with operations in Afghanistan and Iraq are concerned that the improvised explosive device (IED) threat may evolve to encompass chemical, biological,...
22-Dec-2008
Portugal tests targeting pod on upgraded F-16s
The Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa - FAP) has conducted operational acceptance tests of Northrop Grumman's AN/AAQ-28(V)4 Litening AT (Advanced Targeting) targeting pod ...
19-Dec-2008
*I/ITSEC 2008 presents forward observer training solutions
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2008 underlined how current operations and the importance of supporting fire from artillery and close air support...
19-Dec-2008
Raytheon to demonstrate multi-effects warhead on Tomahawk
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) plans to contract Raytheon Missile Systems for a joint capability technology demonstration (JCTD) to test and demonstrate ...
18-Dec-2008
*Creation details mine-protected platform
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) was briefed on a new armoured vehicle platform design in late November, which could serve as a mine-protected ...
16-Dec-2008
*Armed forces seek the WLR connection
Operation 'Charge of the Knights', the controversial Iraqi Army operation that took place in Basra in March-April 2008, has been variously interpreted as a ...
16-Dec-2008
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