New Era As F90 Assault Rifle Enters Australian Defence Force Service
The Australian Department of Defence has signed on the 4th of August an AUD 100 million contract with Thales to produce rifles, grenade launchers, spare parts and various ancillaries at…
Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Plan A Positive for Australia
BAE Systems Australia has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Abbott on the 4th of August of a commitment to a continuous shipbuilding plan for the Royal Australian Navy’s surface…
Lockheed Martin Technology Helps Pilots and UAS Operators Share Data
As Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) take to the skies, it is essential for safety that UAS operators and pilots are aware of each other. To help provide this shared situational…
Aegis Goes Four-for-Four in Weeklong Missile Test Series
The Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Aegis Combat System took part in a successful four-event test of the combat system’s air warfare (AW) and ballistic missile defense…
Gena Lovett Joins Boeing Defense as Vice President of Operations
Gena Lovett is joining Boeing as vice president of Operations for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). She has more than 20 years of leadership experience in both operations and…
Middle East’s Largest InfoSec Training Event ‘SANS Gulf Region 2015’ Opens for Registration
SANS returns to Dubai this October for the Gulf Region’s largest Information Security training event offering six intensive training courses all with an associated GIAC certification. The event will take…
Raytheon Demonstrates SM-6’s New Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Capability
In a first-of-its-kind test, the U.S. Navy fired a Raytheon Company Standard Missile-6 on the 3rd of August, intercepting and destroying a short-range ballistic missile target at sea. The successful…
PowerAmerica and Lockheed Martin Partner to Accelerate The Development of Energy Efficient Electronics
PowerAmerica, the Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and Lockheed Martin are partnering to develop a new generation of power-efficient microelectronic devices that will reduce energy loss across the…
Renovated Marion Dufresne II Sets Sail on Time
The renowned French research vessel, Marion Dufresne II left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) in northern France on 28 July having recently undergone sea trials and…
Rheinmetall Won A Major Order from The UK
Rheinmetall has won on the 3rd of August an important order in connection with a key programme of the British Ministry of Defence to procure a new generation of combat…