Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat to complete detailed design and subsequent manufacturing, assembly, qualification and delivery of the first turbine generator units for the Ohio Replacement Program (ORP), the U.S. Navy’s next-generation ballistic nuclear submarine. The turbine generators provide all of the submarine’s propulsion and […]

The Jindalee Operational Radar Network, provided by Joint Project 2025 Phase Five, has achieved Final Operational Capability (FOC) Defence Minister David Johnston said today. Senator Johnston said the successful delivery of JP 2025 Phase Five has improved JORN’s over-the-horizon-radar performance and its integration with the wider Defence command and control and intelligence networks. “The Jindalee […]

Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of high technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from BAE Systems to provide Super-Phosphate batteries for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer. The M777, which has been in production since 2002, was selected by the U.S. Marine Corps and […]

Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide its 721S radio to the Royal Canadian Navy. The radios will complement naval platforms equipped with the Rockwell Collins SubNet Relay system, enabling naval forces to exchange operational information faster and more reliably. “The Royal Canadian Navy is the latest in a series of international militaries to acquire […]

      Η Τράπεζα της Κίνας και το Υπουργείο Οικονομικών της χώρας εξετάζουν την ασφάλεια των διακομιστών της ΙΒΜ που χρησιμοποιούνται από τους κρατικούς οργανισμούς και τα κινεζικά χρηματοπιστωτικά ιδρύματα. Μετά το σκάνδαλο με την NSA, η Αμερικανική Κυβέρνηση παραδέχτηκε ότι, υπάρχουν “κερκόπορτες” από τις οποίες μπορεί να υπάρξει πρόσβαση σε απόρρητα δεδομένα. Όπως […]

Leidos [NYSE: LDOS], a national security, health and engineering solutions company, was awarded as a prime by the U.S. Air Force to provide research, development, testing and evaluation for homeland defense and security technical area tasks to the Department of Defense (DoD) community of interest. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a one-year base […]

Virgin Galactic, the privately-funded space company owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, and Spaceport America announced today that they have signed a joint agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that helps clear the path for commercial flights of SpaceShipTwo. The historic agreement sets out the parameters for […]

  Τη μεταξύ τους συνεργασία αποφάσισαν να ενισχύσουν οι Υπουργοί Άμυνας της Γεωργίας, του Αζερμπαϊτζάν και της Τουρκίας, κατά τη διάρκεια συνάντησης στην Τυφλίδα. Οι υπουργοί τόνισαν τη σημασία της μεταξύ τους συνεργασίας, ώστε να ενισχυθούν οι Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις των χωρών τους και προκειμένου να βελτιωθεί περαιτέρω η ασφάλεια στην περιοχή. Ξεχωριστή ωστόσο, συνεργασία υπέγραψαν […]

Η General Dynamics Canada ολοκλήρωσε το λογισμικό μηνυμάτων VMF (Variable Message Format) στη συσκευή SWORD (Soldier Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Device) της Colt Canada. Το SWORD αναπτύχθηκε ως εναλλακτική λύση στα συστήματα ψηφιακού στρατιώτη που βασίζονται στους ασυρμάτους. Αντιθέτως, το “Ξίφος” συνδυάζει συσκευές επιτήρησης και κατάδειξης στόχων και τεχνολογία smartphone επί του όπλου, φέρνοντας τις […]

To counter the continuing threat of nuclear-fueled explosives, such as dirty bombs, sophisticated detection methods are required. Historically, the Department of Defense and other agencies used Helium-3 (He-3) to detect neutrons emanating from Special Nuclear Material (SNM). The supply of He-3, an extremely rare non-naturally occurring substance, is rapidly drying up. To address the critical […]

The SWE-DISH CCT120 Suitcase® satellite terminal by Rockwell Collins has been selected by the Canadian Army for its Land Forces Portable Satellite Terminal program. The contract calls for Rockwell Collins to provide 30 CCT120s with an option for 20 additional terminals. “The CCT120 is the quickest-to-air terminal in the world, giving the Canadian Army access […]

Cessna Aircraft Company, part of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), today celebrated the rollout of the first production unit of the Citation CJ3+ at the company’s manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kan. The new aircraft was first announced on March 20 of this year, and it is expected to receive Federal Aviation Administration […]