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Stay up to date with the latest Technology and Innovations updates from the global army industryJapan MoD orders threat detection systems from Lockheed
Lockheed Martin and partner ITOCHU have been awarded a contract for the delivery of 19 AbleSentry systems to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) to help provide the first line of defence...
Chinese Army unveils new EOD robot
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has officially unveiled its newly developed Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot at a test ground site in...
GD introduces advanced smart displays for GCVs
General Dynamics (GD) Canada has unveiled its newly developed family of SD8000 smart displays with the quad-core 3rd generation Intel Core processor, designed to help military vehicles meet...
US Army purchases AeroVironment Puma AE UAS
AeroVironment has been awarded a firm fixed-price contract for the delivery of its family of digital RQ-20A Puma All Environment (AE) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) to the US...
Raytheon’s Maingate system joins Joint Tactical Radio System library
Raytheon's Next Generation Mobile Ad hoc Networking Waveform (NMW) has been accepted by the US Department of Defense (DoD) into the nation's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)...
Harris receives USSCOM orders for Falcon III radios
Harris has received a contract for the supply of its Falcon III family of radio systems to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to help address its requirements for next-generation...
France launches Contact tactical radio programme
France has launched the first phase of its strategic Contact tactical radio programme, aimed to enhance the security and tactical combat capabilities of its dismounted infantry and armoured...
Indian Army to test fire Agni-V ICBM today
The Indian Army will conduct the first developmental flight test of its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Agni-V, on 18 April 2012, from...
TriQuint, US Army join forces to support GaN device development
The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and TriQuint Semiconductor have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to explore and develop new high-frequency and...
Saab recieves DTES contract extension from the UK MoD
Saab has been awarded a two year contract extension by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to continue deliveries of the Deployable Tactical Engagement Simulation training system (DTES)...
Pentagon orders multifocal contact lens prototypes
Innovega has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for the delivery of a fully functioning prototype of its virtual reality contact lenses, iOptiks, to help enhance...
ABBS technology to protect vehicles against mine explosions
Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems (ABBS) has developed an active belly plate system to help double the protection of military vehicles, such as light armoured vehicles (LAVs) and main battle...
Harris to provide mission communication system to Latin American nation
Harris has received orders from a Latin American nation for an integrated wireless digital voice and data network to enhance interoperable voice and data communications and situational...
US Army to receive UGS systems from Northrop
Northrop Grumman has been awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the supply of its Scorpion Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems to the US...
Japan orders Exelis GammaCam radiation detection systems
The Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) has awarded a $6m contract to ITT Exelis for the supply of GammaCam radiation detection and imaging systems to help support the nation’s...
FLC recognise ECBC’s work on tactical biological detector
The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) has recognised the work of the US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) on the development of a...
Harris to provide field support services for ADF Falcon radios
The Australia Department of Defence has awarded a contract to Harris to provide customer field support for its Falcon family of tactical communication systems, as part of a tactical...
Harris to deliver Falcon radios for undisclosed Middle East customer
Harris has been awarded a contract for the delivery of its Falcon III family of tactical communication solutions and associated equipment for the security forces of an undisclosed Middle...
UK MoD orders Sagem’s JIM LR binoculars
Sagem has been awarded a contract for the supply of its JIM Long Range (LR) multifunction cooled infrared (IR) binoculars as part of the British Army’s Long Range Thermal Imager...
Meggitt to continue WTSS deliveries for ADF
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has awarded a contract to Meggitt Training Systems (MTS) for the supply of its Weapon Training Simulation Systems (WTSS) at the Australian Army’s four...