SESAR and military issues
SESAR takes a look at its work around military issues and outlines why civil-military interoperability is so important to the fundamental success of the programme. The article also focuses on existing barriers and what...
Category: Air Defence
SAMP/T successful test fire against a ballistic threat in a NATO environment
This was the third time that SAMP/T proceeded to a test firing against such type of threat, the second time by an operational crew. Like the previous ATBM firings, in October 2010 and November...
India could buy up to 126+63 of the Rafale fighter jets
The possibility of an additional 63 jets being added to an expected order for 126 was raised during a visit by India’s Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid to Paris last week, they said. “There is...
United States is advancing better BMD technologies
While refining the systems that protect the homeland against long-range ballistic missile attacks, the United States is advancing technologies to counter the growing threat of short- and medium-range missiles launched by rogue states or...
German Air Force Radar Modernization Program
The HADR is a ground-based air surveillance defense radar that was first deployed in Germany over thirty years ago. Today, obsolete components make maintenance costly, difficult and time consuming while the technology and computer...
Laser Proves its Air Defence Capabilities
a further major step towards a laser weapon system. a new “pooling and sharing” capability Over 50 guests, including representatives from the German Ministry of Defence, the Bundeswehr, the BAAINBw, the European Defence Agency,...
Air Defense System Missiles – UAE and Qatar FMS acquisitions
Early November the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible important potential Foreign Military Sales to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar of Air Defence Systems in line...
LM: $26 M from Royal Jordanian AF AIR C2
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $26 million foreign military sales contract to modernize the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s national air command, control and communications infrastructure. Lockheed Martin will...
TRS will supply Ground Master 400 airspace surveillance radar base to France
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) has been selected by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to supply the French Air Force with a Ground Master 406 radar base and provide on-site support at Nice Mont-Agel airbase. The...
European Missile Shield Demands Cost-sharing with NATO
If the Obama administration wants Congress to finance a new missile shield in Eastern Europe, it will have to first get NATO to agree to foot part of the bill. The House Armed Services...
MBDA Proposes Extending Range of Aster
MBDA is in talks with French and Italian authorities regarding an upgrade of its ground-based air defense missile, dubbed Aster New Technology (NT), intended to hit ballistic missiles at longer range, MBDA Chief Executive Antoine...
NATO Members Plan for Smaller Defense Budgets
With defense budgets continuing to shrink, NATO will only be able to achieve its future security goals if it strictly prioritizes its resources, a top U.S. defense official said at a Feb. 28 NATO...
India clears USD 1.2B missile deal with MBDA
India has cleared a $1.2 billion deal to buy 500 air-to-air missiles from European firm MBDA as it undergoes a major programme to modernise its military, defence ministry officials said Thursday. The cabinet committee...
LM to Modernize 29 USAF Early Warning Long-Range Surveillance Radars
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin $46.8 million in contract options to begin modernizing 29 long-range radars which provide advanced warning and air traffic control surveillance over North America’s airspace. Under initial options...
MEADS Program Completes Successful BMC4I Software Review
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed a Battle Management Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I) software design review in Huntsville, Ala. The review validated software design and...
Successful Tests of Ground-based Air Defence System
Denel Integrated Systems Solution (DISS) has successfully completed an important testing phase in the development of the SANDF’s new Ground-based Air Defence System. The system is expected to be delivered for operational deployment by...
NATO Russia Joint Missile Defense Center
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov point of view here – The 29 nations of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) restated their commitment to pursuing cooperation on missile defence as well as cooperation in other security areas...
MEADS Partner Nations Approve Flight Test Demos of Advanced System Capability
Orlando/Munich/Rome – The National Armaments Directors of Germany, Italy and the United States have approved a revised set of development objectives for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program, including two intercept flight...
Aselsan Wins $1B Turkish Air Defense Contract
Turkey’s largest defense company, Aselsan, has penned a 721 million euro ($1 billion) contract to sell low- and medium-altitude air defense systems to the Turkish military. This is the largest contract awarded to a...
Europe Eyes Ships, Sensors For PAA Missile Shield
European ships already equipped with advanced phased array radars (APAR) are likely the first foreign hardware input from the continent into the U.S.-led Phased Adaptive Approach missile defense architecture, according to Ed Miyashiro, vice...