Technology News & Articles

The Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) consortia has awarded one of its first U.K. supply chain contracts to David Brown Santasalo (DBS) for assembly of around 250 Powerpack blocks

BAE Systems has been chosen as the design agent for the mechanical portion of the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (Mk 41 VLS), a shipborne missile canister launching system that provides a rapid-fire launch capability

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (French Procurement Agency) has successfully demonstrated the first lock-on firing of a Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP) by MBDA, from the Jaguar armored reconnaissance vehicle by Nexter

Fincantieri Marinette Marine has selected Rolls-Royce to deliver mtu naval generator sets for the U.S. Navy’s FFG-62 class program

Working with Defence Equipment & Support and MBDA, tlmNexus will use innovative data collection and analysis methods to optimise the operational life of each munition and maximise the time on the aircraft

Texelis and QinetiQ have formed a partnership to develop in-wheel Electric Hub Drive technology for the military armored vehicle market

The lightweight, Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries will provide soldiers with a power source capable of sustaining dismounted operations in remote areas for up to 24 hours

European Secure Software-Defined Radio (ESSOR) technology has achieved formal acceptance for its High Data Rate (HDR) Base Waveform, the key to communication interoperability amongst European armed forces

Northrop Grumman has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to deliver an additional 18 Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target vehicles to be used to simulate anti-ship cruise missile threats

Raytheon and Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense Systems (NSM CDS) long-range anti-ship cruise missile can climb and descend according to the terrain and engage targets at distances greater than 100 nautical miles

Thales has delivered the first Sea Fire digital radar with fully solid-state four-panel AESA antenna that can scan an area of several hundred square kilometres, for the French Navy’s future Defence and Intervention Frigate