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US
Army debuts armed ground robot in Iraq
The
US Army recently debuted the first armed unmanned ground system (UGS) in
Iraq, marking a new milestone for unmanned systems.
13 August 2009
Cruise
control: successful launch sees UK ready for Tomahawk Block IV missile
At
precisely 0913 h local time on 21 June 2009, a submarine-launched Tomahawk
Block IV cruise missile slammed into a simulated target site at the Eglin
Air Force Base (AFB) land test range, Florida, concluding a 650 n mile test
flight begun in the Gulf of Mexico 75 minutes earlier.
09 August 2009
US
Army clears M777A2 Howitzer to fire Excalibur
The
A2 version of BAE Systems' M777 Lightweight 155 mm towed howitzer was awarded
Full Material Release by the US Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command
in July.
03 August 2009
Lack
of qualified sailors confines RNLN's Bruinvis to port
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has halted operations with one of its
four Walrus-class diesel-electric attack submarines for at least a year.
31 July 2009
UK
government dissolves DESO
The UK government has dissolved the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Defence
Export Services Organisation (DESO) and has devolved responsibility for
promoting and licensing the export of UK military equipment to UK Trade
and Investment - the government organisation that supports UK-based companies
in the global economy.
27 July 2009
Report
spotlights expanding threat of IEDs in Afghanistan and Iraq
Threats from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan and Iraq
are set to "increase, expand" and become more "sophisticated",
according to an independent report published in July.
26 July 2009
Denel
continues to modify G6-52 design
Denel
Land Systems of South Africa has continued to customise the design of its
new-generation G6-52 155 mm (6 x 6) self-propelled (SP) artillery system
with a view to securing its first orders.
25 July 2009
BAE
Systems, VT joint venture surfaces as UK approves carrier construction
UK
shipbuilders VT Group and BAE Systems said on 25 July that they would push
ahead with the formation of a surface ship joint venture. The announcement
came concurrently with the UK government's announcement that construction
of the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers had been approved.
25 July 2009
MRAP
becomes US procurement priority
With
backing from US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, the Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicle is fast becoming the top procurement priority for
the US Department of Defense (DoD).
23 July 2009
UK's
Daring sets sail for sea trials
The
first of six Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers for the UK Royal Navy (RN)
sailed from BAE Systems' Scotstoun yard in Glasgow on 18 July, for 28 days
of contractor-led sea trials.
20 July 2009
Photographs
reveal SBS craft design
The
low-signature design employed by the first of a new class of ultra-fast
long-range insertion craft built for the UK Royal Marines? Special Boat
Service (SBS) is revealed in pictures taken off the south coast of England.
12 July 2009
US
Aegis BMD destroyer makes first warhead intercept
A
separating ballistic missile 'warhead' has been intercepted outside the
Earth's atmosphere by a US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer launching
an SM-3 Block IA missile.
27 June 2009