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AH-1Z Viper Helicopter Conducts First Flight Using Link 16

Link 16 technology from Northrop Grumman enables the AH-1Z to share information with other weapon systems, provide greater situational awareness, and enhance survivability to outmaneuver and defeat threats across a range of military operations

Jun 22, 2021
General Dynamics to Provide Lightweight Shipping Containers for U.S. Navy

General Dynamics' lightweight shipping containers will be used aboard U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships to house modular mission packages that allow the ships to perform mine countermeasures, surface warfare, and anti-submarine operations

Jun 22, 2021
Leonardo Demonstrates Advanced Naval Systems at Formidable Shield 2021

Several Leonardo technologies were trialled at the Formidable Shield 2021 NATO air defense and anti-missile exercise, including the Kronos MFRA radar, multi data link communications system and Mode-5-capable Identification Friend/Foe system

Jun 22, 2021
Unmanned Mine Countermeasures Modernization for the Latvian Navy Underway

ECA GROUP has reached the first milestone within the modernization program of 3 mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels belonging to the Latvian Navy. This first milestone consists of disassembling the legacy equipment of MCM vessels

Jun 22, 2021
MC-208 Guardian Progresses to Next Phase of Armed Overwatch Aircraft Competition

The MC-208 Guardian from MAG Aerospace has progressed to Phase 3 of the United States Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch effort, in search of new aircraft for the U.S. Armed Forces

Jun 21, 2021
Parsons to Upgrade U.S. DoD’s Airborne Mission Planning Software

The C2Core Air new web-based client sharing capability will unlock the full power of cloud computing for combat operations to enhance the operator’s quick reaction capabilities and significantly reduce mission planning timelines

Jun 21, 2021
Abaco and FlySight Demonstrate Intelligent Approach to ISR

Deployed on Abaco’s MAGIC1A rugged line replaceable unit system, FlySight’s OpenSight multi-platform Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination system provides a new approach to ISR operations

Jun 21, 2021
Use of 5G in the Field Pioneered by Raytheon

Ten times faster than 4G, Raytheon Intelligence & Space is pioneering an approach to use 5G to speed up command and control decisions on the tactical edge

Jun 21, 2021
DoD Contract Awarded to Complete Wearable Fuel Cell MIL-STD Certification

Advent Technologies subsidiary UltraCell will further develop and pursue certification of a 50 W portable fuel cell power generation system for use by U.S. Army soldiers

Jun 21, 2021
New Submarine Rescue Ship for Italian Navy

The Special Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship by T. Mariotti will be equipped with an advanced command and control system, modern SAR assets, a flight deck, and an integrated deep diving system including moon pool

Jun 21, 2021
Collins Aerospace Completes Milestone C for U.S. Navy Combat Training Program

Successful completion of Milestone C marks the transition to system production based on meeting all key performance parameters in the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Combat Training System II program

Jun 18, 2021
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