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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 21:00

Defense Industry Lobbyists Fight for Programs Pentagon Wants to Cut
June 3, 2011 defense-aerospace.com (Source: Project On Government Oversight; issued June 1, 2011) As the Pentagon, White House, and Congress continue to look for cuts in the defense budget, Washington lobbyists are stomping the halls of Congress to protect...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 21:00

L-1 Identity Solutions - Un deuxième examen de 45 jours de l'offre de Safran
03/06/2011 AEROCONTACT Reuters L-1 Identity Solutions a déclaré vendredi que la Commission des investissements étrangers aux Etats-Unis (CFIUS) avait achevé son examen de 30 jours de sa cession à Safran et s'apprêtait à enchaîner sur un examen de 45 jours....
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 21:00

L-3 WESCAM Launches the MX-10GS EO/IR Imaging Turret
source L-3 Wescam Jun 3, 2011ASDNews Source : L-3 Wescam OTTAWA, June 1, 2011 --[ASDWire]-- L-3 WESCAM announced today the product launch of its MX(tm)-10GS electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging turret. The MX-10GS integrates L-3 WESCAM's fieldproven...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 20:00

Pakistan Raises Annual Defense Spending 11 Percent
3 Jun 2011 DefenseNews AFP ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's government jacked up defense spending and government employees' pensions in a new budget June 3 that set a deficit of 4 percent of GDP. The budget for the fiscal year 2011-2012 starting July 1 came as...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 20:00

British radar getting U.S. subsystems
source militaryaerospace.com CHEMSFORD, Mass., June 3 (UPI) Mercury Computer Systems of Massachusetts is supplying Application Ready Subsystems to BAE Systems for ARTISAN 3D Naval Radar. The Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 20:00

Vehicles getting blast-mitigation flooring
DENVER, June 3 (UPI) Skydex Technologies and the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency have signed contracts for Skydex to install blast-mitigating flooring in M-ATV vehicles. The purchase orders will allow DLA to have prepositioned replacement decking for 1,000...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 20:00

German Army AirRobot UAV for Afghan Deployment
03/06/2011 by Armed Forces International's Defence Correspondent The German Army is getting ready to enhance its contribution to the allied efforts in Afghanistan by sending out a new helicopter UAV design for its first operational deployment. When fielded...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 18:00

Antony asks DRDO to build credible missile defence system
June 3, 2011 THE HINDU Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday asked the DRDO to prioritise the development of 5,000-km range ballistic missile while building a credible missile defence system for the country. He also congratulated the Defence Research...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 18:00

ASMD trials for HMAS Perth a success
03 Jun 2011 | Ref. 101 BAE Systems press release Sea Acceptance for the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) capability for HMAS Perth has been completed successfully after the ship engaged a Phoenix unmanned aerial target using an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile....
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 18:00

Australia to Buy 110 Amraam Missiles in $202M Deal
June 1, 2011 defense-aerospace.com (Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency; issued June 2, 2011) WASHINGTON --- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Wednesday of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 18:00

The Maturing (New) Revolution in Military Affairs
June 1, 2011 defense-aerospace.com (Source: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; issued June 2, 2011) In 1992, the Office of Net Assessment (ONA), Office of the Secretary of Defense, began circulating an assessment of a prospective late-twentieth-century...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 17:00

Lockheed Wins Extra $53M for VH-71 Cancellation
June 1, 2011 defense-aerospace.com (Source: U.S Department of Defense; issued June 2, 2011) Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $53,396,891 modification to the previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee VH-71...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 17:00

US Buys FLIR Sensors for Iraqi Bell 407 Helos
June 1, 2011 defense-aerospace.com (Source: U.S Department of Defense; issued June 1, 2011) L-3 Communications EO/IR, Inc., Santa Rosa, Calif., was awarded on May 27 a $21,211,282 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 17:00

China is building Tibet as future war zone
2011-06-03 (China Military News cited from deccanherald.com and written by Gurmeet Kanwal and Monika Chansoria) The bonhomie at the Hainan BRICS summit notwithstanding, China’s massive infrastructure build-up in Tibet is causing concern to the government...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 17:00

India to test 5,000-km intercontinental ballistic missile by year-end
3 Jun, 2011THE ECONOMIC TIMES NEW DELHI: India will by year-end test its 5,000-km intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), often termed the China killer " for its ability to reach the northernmost areas of that country, the head of a premier defence...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 17:00

Saab wins Thailand combat management, fire control systems order
source saabgroup.com June 03, 2011 SHEPARD GROUP Source: Saab Saab has received an order from Thailand regarding upgrading of combat management and fire control systems. The defence and security company Saab has received two orders from the Royal Thai...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:30

Boeing Wins $61M for C-130 Avionic Modernization
June 1, 2011 defense-aerospace.com (Source: U.S Department of Defense; issued June 2, 2011) The Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $61,138,793 firm-fixed-price contract modification for the C-130 Avionic Modernization Program (AMP) low rate...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:30

Australia tweaks destroyer production
MELBOURNE, June 3 (UPI) Australia and BAE Systems have reallocated some hull construction work for the government's $8.55 billion destroyer project from BAE shipyards to reduce production delays. The move is designed cut down on a potential two-year delay...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:30

1st C-17 Lands on Refurbished Runway at Shindand
Jun 3, 2011 ASDNews Source : US Air Force Kabul, Afghanistan - A C-17 Globemaster III landed at Shindand Air Base recently marking the first time the large military transport aircraft was needed to land at the base since the refurbished runway opened...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:30

iRobot receives $14.1m order from the US Navy
June 03, 2011 SHEPARD GROUP Source: iRobot iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has received a $14.1 million order from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). This first order under a recently announced $230 million...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:30

New variant of the Dassault Rafale F3 combat aircraft designed F3+ under development
June 03, 2011 By VMSB DEFESA Global A new variant of the Dassault Aviation Rafale F3 combat aircraft designed F3+ (also known as F3-04T) is being developed. This new upgrade version will include several enhancements including increased power with the...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:30

Portuguese Army fleet of 37 Leopard 2A6 battle tanks needs to be upgraded
June 03, 2011 By VMSB DEFESA Global The Portuguese Army (Exército Português) fleet of 37 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co.KG Leopard 2A6 battle tanks needs to be upgraded with latest technologies in order to keep them as valuable assets to face emerging...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:00

EADS - Plusieurs acquisitions d'un milliard de dollars chacune envisagées en 2011
03/06/2011 AEROCONTACT, Reuters PARIS, 3 juin (Reuters) - EADS mène plusieurs prospections en vue d'acquisitions et n'exclut pas de réaliser plusieurs opérations de l'ordre d'un milliard de dollars chacune (690 millions d'euros) d'ici la fin de l'année,...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:00

La défense, priorité très discrète de la présidence polonaise de l’UE
3 juin 2011 par Nicolas Gros-Verheyde (BRUXELLES2) Le maître mot de la Pologne qui va prendre la présidence de l’UE, le 1er juillet, est l’intégration européenne. Elle a ainsi défini trois grandes priorités : « l’intégration européenne comme source de...
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3 juin 2011 5 03 /06 /juin /2011 16:00

India regrets cancellation of naval drills with Russia - admiral
NEW DELHI, June 3 (RIA Novosti) The Indian Navy is disappointed with Russia's last- minute cancellation of joint naval drills in the Pacific Ocean in April, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma said. The Indian Navy task force consisting of three...
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