Dassault, BAE Systems to Cooperate Developing MALE UAVs
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate exclusively on the preparation and submission of a joint proposal to the UK and French Ministries of Defence for the design, development, production and support of a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAS.
Advanced Technology Countering Terror Threats
A number of new technologies spotted By Defense-Update covering breaking news at the Counter Terror Expo that opened today in London.
J-Music Systems Selected to Protect the European Aerial Tanker Fleet
Elbit Systems J-Music Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) and PAWS-IR missile approach warning systems, comprising anti-missile self-protection systems were selected to be fitted to the new Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aerial tankers scheduled to join the fleet beginning 2020.
SOCOM Hires Arma Global to Deliver Deployed C2 Networks
Arma Global Corp. will develop and deploy an advanced intelligence management, mission planning and control system for the US Special Operations Command. The company has been awarded SOCOM contract worth half a billion US$ for the job for the delivery of the Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN) system.
MICA-VL Demonstrates its Capability Intercepting Stand-Off Weapons
MBDA has recently tested the MICA VL land-based short range air defense system intercepting a target representing a guided weapon. The recent test was the 17th test of the MICA VL system. It took place on the 13th April 2011, at the French DGA-Essais Missiles test centre in Biscarosse, South West France. The developer funded test followed on the...
British MOD to Invest £800 Million in Innovation
The ministry of defense of the UK is planning to invest up to £800 million pounds in the next decade, encouraging innovation and 'disruptive technologies' delivering capabilities that will enable the military to cope better with changing environments. One of the tools for this innovation program will be the 'Defence and Security Accelerator,' an innovation hub to be set up by the MOD to accelerate ideas from conception through to application.
