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Northrop Grumman conducts advanced unmanned systems teaming
Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider provided the USV element of the demonstration. Source: Liquid RoboticsProposed solutions delivered for major JORN upgrade
The JORN transmission site at Longreach in Queensland. Source: Lockheed MartinSaab readies TESS for Polish armed forces
The Saab TESS dismounted equipment consists of the BT 47 laser small arms transmitter and the PDD. The BT 47 is the small box mounted just behind the blank firing attachment. A simulated grenade is also shown. Source: SaabUS Army scopes unmanned recovery capability
The likes of HDT Robotics' Micro Utility Vehicle are being examined by the US Army under its SMET effort. Source: HDT Robotics
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ARCIMS pairs with AQS-24B for 'Unmanned Warrior 16'
Key Points The 11 m ARCIMS USV is able to accommodate a variety of modular payloads AQS-24B combines a synthetic aperture sonar and an optical laser line scan sensor ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) and Northrop Grumman have partnered to demonstrate the unmanned minehunting capability of AEUK's ARCIMS
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China developing new strategic bomber
China is to build a new strategic bomber aircraft to enhance the country's long-range strike capabilities, national media reported on 3 September. The news was announced by the commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), General Ma Xiaotian, who said that the new aircraft was in
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Expansion of US Crimean sanctions list further elevates contract risk in Russia
EVENT On 1 September 2016, the US Department of the Treasury updated the lists of specially designated individuals and sectoral sanctions identifications to target sanctions and other activities related to the conflict in Ukraine. Most new individuals and company names added onto the US sanctions
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Hizbullah only likely to permit Lebanese presidential elections in the coming year if faced with regional shifts
Key Points Lebanese presidential and parliamentary elections are also delayed: there are blockages to the electoral law, the formation of the cabinet, and future legislation. These delays are unlikely to end at least before mid-2017. Not even the holding of parliamentary elections in 2017 would
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India extends USD500 million credit to Vietnam for defence equipment
India extended a USD500 million credit line to Vietnam on 3 September to deepen bilateral defence ties and respond to emerging regional challenges, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his maiden visit to the southeast Asian country: the first by an Indian prime minister in 15 years.
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India rejects DCNS' foreign direct investment proposal
Authorities in New Delhi have reportedly rejected a bid by French naval shipbuilder DCNS to invest in establishing a company in India to develop and produce air-independent propulsion systems (AIP) for submarines. Media reports in India said the proposal, which features a bid by DCNS to establish a
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Crossroads of the Caucasus
Azerbaijan's long-running conflict with Armenia, combined with its geostrategic importance in the Caucasus and as a gateway to Central Asia, have fuelled a significant investment in military capabilities and defence-industrial growth in recent years. Charles Forrester reports -
Mexico's security policies continue to flounder
Despite promising fundamental changes to Mexico's security policy, organised crime is continuing to spiral out of control under President Enrique Peña Nieto. Falko Ernst examines how a lack of policy vision has hampered the outlook for change. -
Tipping point: South African defence industry briefing
While South Africa's defence industry has innovated and exported successfully despite years of inadequate funding that hampered R&D, it now stands at a crossroads where future potential is dependent on a serious cash injection into the sector. Helmoed Heitman reports
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US Army scopes unmanned recovery capability
The US Army has issued a Sources Sought notice in response to an identified need for an unmanned recovery vehicle variant of the service's future Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET). Under the notice the army is looking to identify manufacturers capable of building a robotic platform that
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Iran has not deployed S-300 to Fordow as claimed
Satellite imagery obtained by IHS Jane's shows Iran has not deployed an S-300 long-range air defence system to the Fordow uranium enrichment facility as claimed. Iranian media reported on 28 August that one of the S-300 systems that Russia began delivering earlier this year had been deployed to
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Northrop Grumman conducts advanced unmanned systems teaming
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a new autonomy framework that enables multiple unrelated unmanned systems to communicate and collaborate on a mission. "Data collected from multiple sensors arrayed across autonomous undersea, surface, and air vehicles were fused autonomously to develop a
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Reamda tasked with developing controller for multiple UGVs
Ireland-based robotics specialist Reamda has been contracted to modify its unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) controller to support a variety of platforms. The contract falls under an award to US company JGW International by the US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T)
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Hizbullah only likely to permit Lebanese presidential elections in the coming year if faced with regional shifts
Key Points Lebanese presidential and parliamentary elections are also delayed: there are blockages to the electoral law, the formation of the cabinet, and future legislation. These delays are unlikely to end at least before mid-2017. Not even the holding of parliamentary elections in 2017 would
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USMC completes F-35B operational tests
Key Points The USMC continued operational tests of the F-35B with test-firing of the AMRAAM The three weeks of trials were designed around operational employment scenarios The US Marine Corps (USMC) continued operational tests of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF),
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North Korea releases footage of SLBM launch
North Korea's state-run Uriminzokkiri website has released video footage of what is believed to be the 24 August test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The site also shows images of the missile, thought to be a Pukkuksong-1 (also referred to as the Bukgeukseong-1 or KN-11),
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Smaller US facilities pursue proactive security
Alerts on 28 August 2016 at Los Angeles International Airport, and on 14 August at New York JFK International Airport both proved to be false alarms, but they underlined the heightened public tension around aviation security in the United States. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is
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SpaceX loses Falcon 9 rocket to explosion during test
Key Points A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded during a 1 September engine firing The company is scheduled to launch a USAF GPS 3 satellite with a Falcon 9 in 2018 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded during an engine firing test at Cape Canaveral, Florida on 1 September. The explosion resulted in the
