The Afghan Sigs (Part 2)
Our first article examined the fallout from the capture of US-supplied military radios by insurgents in Afghanistan. This article looks at COMINT capabilities active...
Supacat Coyote in mobile Anti-UAV role
UK special operations vehicle developer, Supacat, displayed its HMT 600 Coyote tactical support vehicle in an anti-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) defence role for the...
Staying ahead of the game
Andrew Drwiega - How do Israeli companies within the nation’s defence sector retain their momentum in terms of developing battlefield ready equipment? Andrew Drwiega...
Unannounced Arrival
When conducting operations the challenge to special forces, ideally, is to arrive and leave an area of operations with as much stealth as possible....
Sweden’s FMV Orders More Elbit SDR Radios
The Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) has awarded a $23 million follow-on contract to Elbit Systems Deutschland for additional Software Defined Radios (SDR) that...
Marines To Get New Grenade Launcher
The US Marines are evaluating the Heckler and Koch M-320 40mm grenade launcher to replace the M-203 grenade launcher for the Marine rifleman.
The...
Cubic receives orders for GATR Satellite Communication and Networking Systems
Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division received orders worth more than $55 million to deliver its inflatable satellite communication and networking systems to...
FLIR Systems receives award for the Next Generation Chemical Detector
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today it has received an award from the United States Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical...
Casting the Net: New Combat Net Radios for the US Army
The US Army’s Combat Net Radio programme heralds new transceivers for the US armed forces to eventually replace legacy SINCGARS systems.
It has been a...
Rational Geographic
Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) is a key capability for national defence and security, in order to allow military forces to have detailed awareness of the...