Tactical equipment manufacturer SORD Australia has been awarded a $338,000 AUD contract to develop a concussion reduction in multiples (CRCX) helmet for the Australian Army. The aim of the design… Continue reading "SORD to Develop Concussion Reduction Helmet for Australian Army"
Under Project Theseus, the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have procured five test-bed unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). Contracts have been awarded to Horiba Mira… Continue reading "UK Purchase Titan and Viking Unmanned Ground Vehicles"
On 18th March North Macedonia became the 30th member of NATO. The membership of North Macedonia is significant progress in terms of NATO’s enlargement in the Balkans, which may help… Continue reading "North Macedonia Becomes 30th Member of NATO"
On 2nd March the US Department of Defense held a press briefing on hypersonic weapons which shed some light on several big changes taking place, including an increased focus on… Continue reading "Major Shifts in US Hypersonic Weapon Priorities"
General Kenneth McKenzie, head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), with responsibility for the Middle East, has flagged an urgent requirement to develop a tiered, networked response to repurposed civilian UAVs… Continue reading "Head of US CENTCOM Wants Focus on Counter UAV"
Leonardo Helicopters and Britain’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) are scheduled to conduct trials next month of Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) with a British Army AH1 Lynx Wildcat controlling an… Continue reading "UK Manned-Unmanned Teaming for Lynx Wildcat"
Israel’s request to purchase Boeing KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft has approved by the US State Department on 3rd March. The request to purchase was made in December 2019, as previously… Continue reading "Israel Buys KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft"
The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), General Tod D. Wolters of the United States Air Force, tried to calm concerns over the COVID-19… Continue reading "NATO to “Modify” Exercise Defender Europe 20 Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak"
After months of teasing, Boeing has finally revealed its proposed design for the US Army’s competition to supplement and eventually replace the Apache. Boeing says this is because they desired… Continue reading "Boeing Reveals FARA Design as Downselect Approaches"
The US Army has issued a new RFP (request for proposal) for the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) requirement after General Dynamics’ Land Systems’ (GLDS) contract to supply their MUTT… Continue reading "US Army Restarts SMET Unmanned Ground Vehicle Competition"