Company Will Combine Advanced Technologies to Address Range of U.S. Government Needs. Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it has acquired Ascendant Engineering Solutions (AES), one of the world’s most advanced gimbal producers. AES is a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of high-performance, stabilized, multi-sensor gimbal systems for the …
Read More »Hensoldt modernises short-range air defence identification systems
As sensor and cryptographic solutions provider, HENSOLDT France is delivering its IFF identification system (IFF= Identification Friend of Foe) , the Mode 5-capable MSR1000I interrogator for GBAD systems to MBDA. An initial order for the delivery of 13 MSR1000I IFF interrogators has been placed by MBDA for very short range …
Read More »Rheinmetall to equip the Dutch Army’s Fennek armoured reconnaissance vehicle with new aiming device
Rheinmetall will be equipping the Dutch military’s Fennek wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle with a new gun carriage-adaptable aiming device. The new device, the Lafettenadaptierbares Zielgerät 400, or LaZ400 for short, will replace the vehicle’s existing thermal imaging system, significantly enhancing the Fennek’s reconnaissance and target engagement capabilities. An order to …
Read More »Indra And Thales design the digital brain that will ensure the Spanish Army’s control of the battlefield
Indra, a leading global technology and consulting company and one of the main players in the global defence technology industry, and Thales, a global technology player in the defence, aerospace, security and digital identity and transport markets, have completed the development of the new release of the Battlefield Management System …
Read More »Thales to provide new avionics equipment for Dassault Aviation Rafale
Thales has been awarded the contract to supply Scorpion® helmet-mounted sight and display systems and digital multi-function displays for all the Dassault Aviation Rafale aircraft in service with the French Air and Space Force and the French Navy. From reconnaissance to air defence and precision strike missions, the Rafale has helped …
Read More »MBDA and Naval Group join forces to develop new remote assistance solutions
The remote assistance service deployed by Naval Group and MBDA for the French Navy achieves several objectives: provide prompt diagnostics and a repair solution to naval systems users in all locations and in all circumstances. Remote assistance is a secure, end-to-end encrypted multimedia communication system linking the ship with onshore …
Read More »Rheinmetall presents first full concept for the next generation of the Bundeswehr’s Future Soldier – Expanded System
Rheinmetall has presented the German Bundeswehr with a first complete concept for the third generation of the Future Soldier – Expanded System, or IdZ-ES. The presentation was the initial outcome of a comprehensive study contract awarded to Rheinmetall in March 2021. The purpose of the study is to examine and …
Read More »Raytheon Intelligence & Space to begin Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band production
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), has been awarded a $171.6 million contract for Low-Rate Initial Production Lot I, or LRIP I, of the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band. The award advances the program from the development stage into production and deployment. NGJ-MB is the Navy’s advanced …
Read More »Thales to digitalise tactical combat training for the Polish Army
Thales signed an agreement to provide the Polish Army with five Combat Staff Trainer tactical training systems to be installed at several locations in Poland. This is the first time the Polish armed forces have acquired a digital solution to meet their tactical training requirements. The computer-based simulation system from …
Read More »SAMI Achieves AS9100 Certification for Excellence in Quality Management
In recognition of its compliance with the quality management systems requirements for aviation, space, and defense, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has been awarded the prestigious AS9100 certification. With this achievement, the national champion of military industries localization, SAMI, has joined …
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