News & Articles

First Medical Evacuation Exercise with Electric Aircraft Completed

Agility Prime assessed the Kitty Hawk electric aircraft's ability to do medical evacuation and personnel recovery as well as remotely piloted and fully autonomous flight in the hope of providing new forms of transport for the U.S. military

Jun 23, 2021
Additional Software Defined Radios for Swedish Army

Elbit Systems Deutschland will supply additional E-LynX SDR vehicular dual channel configurations, as well as vehicular configurations in full duplex multi-channel technology, as part of Sweden’s tactical radio upgrade program

Jun 22, 2021
New Communication Technology for Bomb Disposal Operators

JUMA Communications will provide a custom-made radio system that will integrate with the NP Aerospace 4030 ELITE bomb disposal suit and helmet to create a full situational awareness system for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operators

Jun 22, 2021
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
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
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.