Email this pageDARPA successfully tested an optical phased array (OPA) combining 21 laser beams, as part of the Excalibur program. With each of the 21 array elements driven by fiber laser amplifiers the low power array was able to precisely hit a target at a distance of 7 kilometers (4.3Read More
Email this pageWhile coalition forces begin to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Heron I remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operated with the Australian Heron Detachment is set to continue providing invaluable Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) information to coalition troops operating inside Afghanistan, well into 2014. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries, theRead More
Email this pageA French-built helicopter carrier Vladivostok has set sail from the French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire on its first sea trial. The warship is part of a 1.2-billion-euro deal ($1.6-billion) that marked the biggest-ever sale of NATO weaponry to Moscow. The Vladivostok is on track to be delivered byRead More
Email this pageSonardyne International has announced the delivery of its largest ever order of Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar systems to an undisclosed country in Asia. The sonars will be deployed to protect strategically important naval bases across the country and will be configured to provide long range, wide area detection,Read More
![Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator recently completed its first flight to verify airworthiness, an important milestone toward providing a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance solution designed for search and rescue, anti-piracy patrols and coastal and border security. Boeing teammate Field Aviation conducted the successful testing during a four-hour flight on Feb. 28 from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Photo: Boeing](http://defense-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MSA530-200x150.jpg)
Email this pageBoeing is developing a new type of Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) addressing mission requirements for smaller, more affordable systems, compared to the company’s B-737 platform used for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The company began testing a smaller platform using the Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet, configured as aRead More
Email this pageNUSHIP Canberra, one of two Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships being built for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), left BAE Systems Williamstown March 4, 2014 bound for Sydney on the first part of her sea trials and docking period at Sydney. BAE Systems Australia announced. The sea trials willRead More
Email this pageThe British Army is expected to induct the long awaited Watchkeeper UAV system with its field units, following Release To Service (RTS) by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD). Unfortunately, this milestone is achieved three years behind schedule. Certified to the same safety standard as manned aircraft, Watchkeeper is theRead More
Successful EXCALIBUR Test Brings DARPA Closer to Compact High Energy Lasers 
Australia Continues Heron I Mission in Afghanistan 
Vladivostok – Mistral Class LHD Bound for Russia Begins Sea Trials in the Atlantic 
Sonardyne Maritime Security Delivers Largest Sentinel Order to Asian Customer ![Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator recently completed its first flight to verify airworthiness, an important milestone toward providing a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance solution designed for search and rescue, anti-piracy patrols and coastal and border security. Boeing teammate Field Aviation conducted the successful testing during a four-hour flight on Feb. 28 from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Photo: Boeing](http://defense-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MSA530-75x50.jpg)
Boeing Tests a Challenger 605 Based Maritime Surveillance Platform 
NUSHIP Canberra, the Newest Australian Landing Ship Begins Sea Trials 
British Watchkeeper UAV Finally Cleared to Enter Military Service 
Israel Sizes a Gaza-Bound Shipload of M-302 Heavy Rockets 
