Sky Sapience Introduces HoverMast – a Lightweight Autonomous Hovering Tethered Platform

Sky Sapience Introduces HoverMast – a Lightweight Autonomous Hovering Tethered Platform

The ‘HoverMast’ developed by the Israeli start-up company Sky Sapience is scheduled to go on an operational evaluation in the upcoming months, demonstrating the system’s capability to expand the surveillance coverage of unmanned ground vehicles. The HoverMast will be unveiled at the upcoming AUVSI Conference and Exhibition to be held [...]

February 22, 2012 17:09

Facing a Growing Missile Threat, Israel revamps Air defense Command

Facing a Growing Missile Threat, Israel revamps Air defense Command

Facing a growing threat of ballistic missiles and rockets capable of hitting any point in the country from distances of four, up to 2,000km, Israel has grouped its air defense forces into the ‘Air Defense Command’, integrating all active defense elements into an multi-layered defensive system. Israel’s missile defense wing [...]

February 16, 2012 15:45

ST Kinetics Unveils the TEREX RSTA Technology Demonstrator

ST Kinetics Unveils the TEREX RSTA Technology Demonstrator

ST Kinetics is displaying the Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) variant of the Terrex at the land systems pavilion of the Singapore Airshow 2012. The vehicle is based on the operational Terrex, fitted with a number of new systems supporting intelligence gathering and target acquisition missions. Most notable is [...]

February 14, 2012 20:20

ST Electroncis Displays Infantry Suits at Singapore Airshow 2012

ST Electroncis Displays Infantry Suits at Singapore Airshow 2012

ST Kinetics is displaying two versions of the Advanced Combat Man Systems (ACMS) at the Singapore Airshow 2012. The basic ACMS is currently deployed with Singapore Army units’ with the ACMS Lite version being developed for future applications. Key components of the current ACMS system shown in the picture below [...]

February 14, 2012 20:08

RAFAEL Unveils a Light, Affordable Member of the Spike Missile Family

RAFAEL Unveils a Light, Affordable Member of the Spike Missile Family

Rafael is expanding the Spike missile family with the lightweight, man-portable Spike SR, a ‘fire and forget’ short range guided missile enabling infantrymen to engage a wide range of targets with high precision, from ranges up to 800 meters. Spike SR is positioned between the Spike MR (medium-range) weapon and [...]

February 14, 2012 13:45

BAE Systems, GD-OTS Join Forces to Develop 81mm Guided Mortar Bombs

BAE Systems, GD-OTS Join Forces to Develop 81mm Guided Mortar Bombs

BAE Systems and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have teamed to develop, demonstrate, and produce the 81mm Roll Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM), an affordable 81mm precision mortar round.

February 1, 2012 22:00