Archive for December, 2008

Guardium autonomous observation and target intercept system was developed by G-NIUS Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles joint venture company established by Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems. The Guardium system employs autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) which can be operated from a command center, carry out routine patrols and quickly respond [...]

Turkey steps up reconnaissance operations of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles monitoring suspected Kurdish resistance in Southeastern Turkey and Northeast Iraq Israel Aircraft Industries has recently delivered Turkey the first two Heron UAVs, part of a package worth $183 million signed between Turkey and Israel in 2005. The aircraft are deployed at the [...]

The Turkish Air Force selected an Israeli industry team to provide strategic, combined airborne IMINT (Imagery Intelligence) systems under a $141 million program recently approved by the Governments’ arms procurement agency (SSM). Turkey also selected the Italian satellite manufacturer Telespazio as the preferred bidder for the Eur 250 million Göktürk [...]

The Turkish Air Force selected an Israeli industry team to provide strategic, combined airborne IMINT (Imagery Intelligence) systems under a $141 million program recently approved by the Governments’ arms procurement agency (SSM). Turkey also selected the Italian satellite manufacturer Telespazio as the preferred bidder for the Eur 250 million Göktürk [...]

‘Norway would have taken JSF even if Sweden handed them 48 Gripen NGs as a Gift’ “While Norway’s selection of the US built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is legitimate, the reasons and arguments on which the comparative analysis was based were flawed.” This, in summary is the claim Saab Group [...]

ST Kinetics Awarded £150m for Delivery of over 1000 Bronco Armored All Terrain Tracked Carriers to Replace the British Forces’ Viking All-Terrain Vehicles in Afghanistan Earlier this month (December 08) the British MoD selected the Bronco for its ‘Warthog’ all terrain vehicle, replacing 108 Swedish made BvS10 Viking currently in [...]

Plasan is demonstrating their vehicle armoring capabilities at Eurosatory 2006, in a new, all-protected wheeled armored personnel carrier. Unveiled at the Milipol law enforcement show in Paris, in November 2005 under the name Caracal, the vehicle was presented again in February 2006, at the Mid-America trucking show dubbed “Super Chief”. [...]

D-STAMP Daylight – Stabilized Miniature Payload is a miniature, lightweight, electro-optical, stabilized, airborne sensor designed for Miniature Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV / MAV). These aerial vehicles are used for tactical “over the hill” reconnaissance in daylight conditions. The payload weighs only 0.65kg operates in observation mode, providing a real time live video. [...]

The U.S. Army is increasing the number of 8×8 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) it is ordering from Oshkosh, adding $321 million to a contract awarded in early February 2008. The contract modification is funding a total production lot of 1,745 HEMTT A4 heavy trucks. Following that award, by [...]

Saab, the developer of the Gripen is preparing a technology demonstrator known as ‘Gripen demo’, to be developed by an industry team led by Saab, and include General Electric and Volvo, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, APPH, martin Baker and Terma. Saab is seeking to expand he program to include more partners, thus [...]

Upgraded Missile Interceptors will be able to Handle Multiple Targets, Decoys with a New ‘Kill Vehicle’ Payload The Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle currently used with the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Missile is designed to intercept medium and long range missiles fitted with a single warhead, discriminating the target from countermeasures. More [...]

Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) demonstrates system-wide integration The recent GMD intercept performed on December 5th 2008 demonstrated how the different pieces of the U.S. missile defense system could operate together spanning, over distances thousands of miles, cooperatively tracking, identifying, designating and engaging a ballistic missile target flying in space, eliminating [...]

Laser Packed 747 Prepares for Firing Demonstration The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S.Missile Defense Agency have begun Airborne Laser (ABL) flight tests with the entire weapon system integrated aboard the ABL aircraft. On April 21, 2009 the team completed the functional check flight April 21 from Edwards Air Force [...]

Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) demonstrates system-wide integration, progress with Exo-Atmospheric, Multiple Kill Vehicle and airborne laser Recent testing activities conducted by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) culminated a busy year that marked substantial progress in the development of credible U.S. missile protection, both for tactical and strategic applications. Among [...]

Developer & Producer: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) In August 2005 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems won a US Army contract to develop an unmanned vehicle for the US Army Extended Range Multi-Purpose (ERMP) UAV system. GA-ASI led ‘Team Warrior’ included AAI Corporation (ground control equipment) and SPARTA Inc (logistics support services). [...]

Following disagreement about the ownership of the Piranha V design, between the UK MOD and General Dynamics UK, which was selected to supply the FRES-UV program, this phase of the FRES program was postponed to an indefined date. The overall program was one of the most ambitious British Armor programs [...]