Defence Blog Posts

Thales Group has this week unveiled the world’s first shipboard information distribution system of its kind, dubbed COMTICS. COMTICS is a multimedia communication device resembling a smartphone which provides navy personnel with permanent shipboard mobility and connectivity across all types of military radio. Previously, concerns over compromised security prevented sailors from using their smartphones at […]

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Honeywell has successfully completed research and testing of a virtual window technology as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies programme. The first phase of the GXV-T programme began in July 2015, with Honeywell experimenting with the concept of a windowless land vehicle. Drivers tested their performance using an augmented and virtual reality headset […]

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The Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the development of Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) prototypes. DOTC is a DoD initiative envisioned to facilitate collaboration between the government, industry and academia for technology development and prototyping. The funding from DOTC is used for technology […]

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Saab has signed a contract with MBDA for deliveries of subsystems for the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) missile system. The Meteor is a highly advanced, long-range and agile air-to-air missile system that is designed to counter the most sophisticated airborne threats. Sweden is working with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK […]

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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has contracted VolkerStevin to construct a brand new jetty at Thanckes Oil Fuel Depot in Plymouth worth an estimated £43M. This major infrastructure project will provide a modern jetty with fuel loading and firefighting capabilities. Fire prevention within the depot itself, which provides fuel to the Royal Navy at nearby […]

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Here, Jackson White, Sales Director UK, Ireland & Nordics at Getac UK Ltd, looks at the pitfalls and potential benefits alike of modernising mobile computing devices for today’s frontline soldier. Modernisation of defence is firmly on the agenda with much focus on Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR). It’s an estimated $83.4 […]

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BAE Systems has successfully upgraded the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) capabilities on the 5,000th mine-resistant tactical vehicle for US and allied forces. The work is part of the Tactical Vehicle Engineering and Prototyping Support Services programme through the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic, based in Charleston, South […]

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British Defence Attaché to Ethiopia, Colonel Matt Munro, has handed over certificates to East Africa Standby Force (EASF) military personnel who completed Logistic Map exercise at the EASF headquarters in Addis Ababa. The 21 EASF military personnel drawn out of Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda attended a five day long […]

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More than £90M is to be invested as part of a world-class helicopter simulation centre designed to ready the next generation of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots for operational duty. These state-of-the-art simulators will put prospective pilots through their paces, replicating such high pressure scenarios as blizzard conditions, enemy fire, power failures […]

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Lockheed Martin has been awarded two contracts by Boeing to upgrade its IRST21 sensor system for use on the US Navy’s F/A-18E/F fleet. The Block II contracts provide up to $100 million for developing advanced software, performing hardware upgrades and delivering prototypes. These efforts will further enhance IRST21’s detection, tracking and ranging capabilities in radar-denied environments. IRST21 is the […]

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