Indian Army to procure tethered UAVs, tank-driving simulators

by Oishee Majumdar

The Indian Army is procuring 130 tethered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 19 simulators for training tank drivers, industry sources have disclosed to Janes.

Bangalore-based NewSpace Research and Technologies Pvt Ltd (NRT) secured a contract worth about INR2.5 billion (USD30.23 million) to supply 130 tethered UAVs to the Indian Army, one industry source said on 29 August.

“The contract is part of an emergency procurement, and all UAVs have to be delivered to the Indian Army by August 2024,” the source said.


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US Army unveils test plan for TRILOS modernisation

by Carlo Munoz

Multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, assemble a Terrestrial Transmission Line Of Sight radio system at Fort Stewart in Georgia in August 2019. (US Army )

US Army officials are soliciting industry feedback on the service's technology development strategy to revamp its Terrestrial Transmission Line of Sight (TRILOS) communications equipment, with plans to acquire two to three new TRILOS variants beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2026.

Led by Program Manager Tactical Network (PM TN), the 3 May request for information (RFI) will inform development of the new TRILOS variants.


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DSA 2024: Poly Technologies showcases new armed large unmanned underwater vehicle

by Vinod Kumar CV

Poly Technologies' UUV300CB LLUV was displayed at the DSA 2024 exhibition in Malaysia. (Janes/Vinod Kumar CV)

China's Poly Technologies has displayed a new multimission-capable large unmanned underwater vehicle (LUUV) at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2024 exhibition held in Kuala Lumpur.

According to the company, the LUUV – named UUV300CB – can undertake missions including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and minelaying operations.

A Poly Technologies official told Janes that the UUV300CB is in development phase and that several variants of the platform could be produced by the company.


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USSOCOM seeks new mounted, dismounted EW capabilities

by Andrew White

Anduril's Pulsar multimission EW solution is to be available in air (Pulsar-V) and ground (Pulsar-G) variants. (Andrew White)

US Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM's) electronic warfare (EW) Family of Systems (FoS) is the “newest” programme in the Program Executive Office (PEO) – SOF Warrior portfolio and was initially approved in November 2023 to focus on the “ground domain” operations, the command announced on 7 May.


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