Experts reflect on hypervelocity systems
In October 2021, experts from 12 EDA Member States as well as Norway and Switzerland participated in an online workshop organised by the Agency to identify and discuss research & technology needs as well...
Category: Air Defence
Lockheed, Raytheon, Thales to partner for NATO missile defense
Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are collaborating on a joint project to provide NATO with enhanced communication for ballistic missile defense systems. Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are collaborating to provide NATO with a local command...
Turkish, French, Italian firms awarded missile system development project
Turkey has awarded Eurosam, Aselsan and Roketsan a contract for the definition study of the future Turkish Long Range Air and Missile Defence System. The contract award was made during the meeting of President...
NATO CNAD: BMD, AFSC, J-ISR, AGS, A-SW, SEAD, H-DVE
Top national defence procurement officials discussed innovation and new initiatives to support NATO capability efforts at the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 4 May 2017....
Raytheon: 1B$ to provide Early Warning Radar System to Qatar
Raytheon Co., Woburn, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $1,066,297,129 fixed-price, incentive-firm letter contract for a Qatar early warning radar system. Contractor will provide an early warning radar system that will be integrated into the...
Meads International: Offer for Polish Wisla Program
MEADS International (MI) presented an updated offer for Poland’s medium-range air defense (Wisla) program this week to the Ministry of National Defense. The presentation follows a year of active discussion with the Polish government...
UDS Counter-drone System Achieves TRL-9 Status
The AUDS counter-UAS defence system – field proven to detect, track and defeat malicious and errant unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones – is the first fully integrated system worldwide to achieve TRL-9 status....
Thales to modernise the Master radars for the first time as part of the Swiss Air Force’s FLORAKO programme
As part of the FLORAKO programme modernisation, Armasuisse has awarded Thales a contract to upgrade the Master radars for the Swiss Air Force. This contract, which amounts to 74 million euros, will be the...
UAV: what to do if they are hostile?
Organized by the Centro Studi Militari Aeronautici (CESMA) a conference entitled “UAV: what to do if they are hostile?” has been held to discuss how it is possible to counter the potential threat created...
RADA’s Radar for the High Energy Laser (HEL) ground-based tactical weapon system
RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. – a leader in the development, production, and sale of tactical land radars for force and border protection – announced it had received an order for its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar-based...
Lockheed Martin: SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite
The Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS GEO Flight 3 satellite will provide enhanced missile warning and defense for the U.S. Air Force SBIRS GEO Flight 3 is equipped with powerful scanning and staring sensors that collect...
194 M$ Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait
The State Department has decided approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for radar field systems and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $194 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
ANTI-UAV to Ensure Security During Major Events in Urban Areas
Chinese military officials have deployed a highly accurate laser defense system capable of shooting down small drones flying at a low altitude, Chinese state media is reporting. The technology is expected to be utilized...
First Anti-UAV Defence System
The world’s first fully integrated detect-track-disrupt Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) launched by a trio of British companies features a quad band radio frequency (RF) inhibitor/jammer, an optical disruptor and rapid deployment features The AUDS system...
USAF wants small, fully integrated JSTARS replacement
The JSTARS Recap Weapon System solution will incorporate currently available technology to recapitalize the JSTARS Battle Management, Command and Control (BMC2) Mission and the Synthetic Aperture Radar / Moving Target Indicator (SAR/MTI) capability on...
Rafale and FREMM will equip Egypt Forces
Dassault, DCNS and MBDA signed contracts in Cairo respectively for 24 Rafales, a multimission frigate and missiles for Egypt, in a deal worth €5.2 billion (US $5.9 billion). The sale to Egypt is the...
MEADS Ready For Transition to European Follow-On Programs
The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program enters 2015 as a candidate for next-generation air and missile defense requirements in both Germany and Poland. MEADS is a primary candidate for the German...
TRS Ground Master Radars Boost Airspace Surveillance Capability
Jerome Bendell, Chief Executive Officer of ThalesRaytheonSystems France, said: “TRS is proud to be contributing with its Ground Master radars to the modernization of France’s air surveillance capability, which is already underway with the...
Radar Delivery Boosts US’ Ballistic Missile Protection
The U.S. just gained another defensive system that will help protect the U.S. and its allies from ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered its tenth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile...
Partnership Agreement on Ground Based Air Defence Systems in Malaysia
With this new collaboration, Thales will facilitate Global Komited in further incorporating a more comprehensive range of allied defence systems, such as a Command and Control radar system to support and protect all important...