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IAI unveiled more details about Israel's next generation spy satellite, expected to be ready for launch by late 2012. The satellite known as 'OpSat 3000' is assumed to become the next in the Israeli Ofeq series of spy satellites, supposedly 'Ofeq 10'. The 400 kg satellite will orbit at an altitude of 600 km, incl. 98.23 deg. heliocynchronous orbit, with...

The ‘Digital Marketing for defense’ (DMD) forum discusses the means and best practices used by marketers in the defense sector. As part of this research DMD is publishing a list of the top 25 defense websites, analysed from data provided by Similarweb. The list will be updated on a monthly basis, reflecting the trends, interest and destinations of the defense audience online.

Though late to sign on to the network of nations purchasing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Israel will be the first international customer to operate the fifth-generation fighter, Aviation Week's David Eshel reports. “Israel will become the first non-U.S. operator of the F-35 in the world,” said Steve O’Bryan, Lockheed Martin’s vice president for F-35 program integration and business development...

Singapore Technologie's Kinetics (ST Kinetics) has teamed with AmSafe, the developer and producer of Tarian RPG protection system, to offer the lightweight, textile-based RPG protection system on its Warthog all terrain armored vehicles.

A multi-purpose, day and night capable target acquisition sight and fire control unit, Viper is designed for light infantry weapons and rocket launchers. The system is based on the MPRS unit, developed for the IMI Refaim program. Viper weighs about one kilogram and is attached to the weapon over a standard Picatinny rail integrates an x1 optical (red dot) sight with data and...

Boeing has agreed to spend billions of dollars in Israel over the coming decade if it wins major defense contracts, Israel’s Economy Ministry said on Tuesday. The “reciprocal procurement” agreement calls for Boeing to collaborate with Israeli industries for at least 35 percent of the value of any transaction it signs with the Israeli government.

DRS Technologies will develop and demonstrate a new near-mid wavelength infrared active detection receiver system under a U.S. $6.3 million contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The ultra-sensitive infrared detection device will utilize DRS' unique Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe) electron avalanche photodiode (e-APD) focal plane array technology. When associated with suitable laser illumination source, it...

The latest trend in C2 tech is Command Post Of the Future (COPF), a system currently deployed at division level, enabling division and brigade commanders to discuss and collaborate when processing information, share ideas, and attend virtual meetings without assembling at one place. As of October 2006, over 500 units are operational with US forces in Iraq. CPOF runs on a...

Start < Page 1 of 5 > Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, formerly known as UAVs) are being integrated in all levels of military operations offering unprecedented intelligence collection capabilities and "battlefield transparency". From small and autonomous Special Forces units, through army battalions, brigades, divisions and corps, to joint services theater operations centers UAS provide a wide range of combat support...

The network initiative currently under analysis and review, will partly derive from the FCS network technologies, and dovetail into an incremental network strategy to be implemented throughout the U.S. land forces. The network was designed as a central and critical component of the FCS strategy, hence, it was designed to be so robust and resilient, that it required a...

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 the MINI-T, a stabilised electro-optical payload provided by STELOP. The...

Another highlight of AUSA 06 was the Command Post of the Future (CPOF). Much progress has been made in this program, which started at DARPA as a technology demonstrator. Over 500 units are fielded with U.S. forces in Iraq. CPOF employs a Commander Centric software environment enabling the distributed staff to support the commander's decisions and situational picture anywhere on...

Due to their cost and operating and design complexities, GPS/AJ receivers will not be deployed everywhere, but only in specific applications. To protect those systems which are not immune to jamming or interference, high power non space-based GPS transmitters called pseudo-satellites, or pseudolites could satisfy the demanding needs for anti-jam GPS navigation aids. The Pseudolite transmitter is conceptually simple,...

Canada plans to buy 18 used F/A-18 Hornet fighter planes from Australia to fill the air forces’ fighters shortage. The purchase is regarded as a stopgap measure as Ottawa moves forward with a more permanent selection of a future replacement for the CF-18.