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Lockheed Martin develops generic 8x8 SkyKeeper C2 module
The interior of Lockheed Martin’s SkyKeeper generic 8x8 module. The twin workstation installation fits over the seats on the left of the compartment. Source: Giles EbbuttUpdate: GDMS-UK showcases Hotspot technology demonstrator
The Hawk as it was presented at DVD 2018. IHS Markit/Samuel Cranny-EvansAFA 2018: Northrop Grumman rolls out new open, modular ISR system
Northrop Grumman has introduced Vanguard, an air-to-ground surveillance radar designed around a single small panel making the system modular, scalable, and repairable on the flight line. Source: Northrop GrummanFrance launches Scorpion studies
The Jaguar, the prototype of which was unveiled at Nexter on 16 May, is one of the armoured vehicles of the Scorpion programme. Source: IHS Markit/Nicholas Fiorenza
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Cubic offers more realistic training with Artillery Mission Training System
Cubic has developed a new training system that fills a gap in individual and collective artillery training, and has delivered its first concept demonstrator to the British Army’s Royal School of Artillery (RSA). Alastair Parkinson, programme manager for Cubic’s Project Pantheon for
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Thales reveals Acusonic vehicle-based gunshot detection
Thales showcased its Acusonic vehicle-based acoustic gunshot detection system at the DVD 2018 exhibition in September, after the system was selected earlier in the year for the British Army’s new Ajax armoured fighting vehicle family in a GBP3.7 million (USD4.8 million) deal. Rhys Parry,
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Poland’s PGZ unveils Rosomak Battle Management System
A Polish state-run company has unveiled a technology demonstrator (TD) designed to satisfy the Polish Land Forces’ Rosomak Battle Management System (BMS) requirement for the Rosomak armoured personnel carrier (APC). The system was unveiled at the MSPO exhibition in Kielce, Poland. Unveiled by
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First Poprad air defence systems delivered
On 31 August, the first seven SPZR Poprad self-propelled very short-range air defence systems were handed over to the 8th Air Defence Regiment in Koszalin. Manufactured by PIT-Radwar, the system consists of a turret with a stabilised electro-optical (EO) target acquisition system with
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Russia’s new Spectrum EW system enters service
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 28 August that a new electronic warfare (EW) system, designated Spectrum, has entered service with an inaugural exercise in the Urals. The complex is based on an AMN-233114 Tigr-M 4×4 vehicle, which has fitted to its roof an array of mission
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Heavy armour heritage: The evolution of the MBT and the search for its successor
Recent conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine have demonstrated the continued effectiveness of MBTs on the twenty-first century battlefield. Sam Cranny-Evans explores how tank technology is evolving to ensure these platforms remain relevant -
Coming ashore: unmanned systems lead the way in amphibious operations
Marines coming ashore rely on unmanned systems to provide situational awareness that lets them know if surf zones and beaches are free of obstacles, mines, and potential adversaries. Michael Fabey, Geoff Fein, and Pat Host examine the use and development of unmanned systems in amphibious operations -
The big bang theory: planning future MBT armaments
Next-generation MBTs are due to enter service from the 2040s, and planning for their core capabilities will be needed in the near term. Jon Hawkes and Neil Gibson investigate potential future weapon technologies that could be installed on these vehicles
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Northrop Grumman demos unmanned capabilities at ANTX
An MQ-8C Fire Scout surrogate aircraft has demonstrated its ability to autonomously deliver underwater sensors for the first time, Northrop Grumman announced on 19 September. During the demonstration, which was conducted in late August as part of the US Navy’s (USN’s) Advanced Naval
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Northrop Grumman demos unmanned capabilities at ANTX
An MQ-8C Fire Scout surrogate aircraft has demonstrated its ability to autonomously deliver underwater sensors for the first time, Northrop Grumman announced on 19 September. During the demonstration, which was conducted in late August as part of the US Navy’s (USN’s) Advanced Naval
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Locally developed CATS EO/IR system enters Turkish inventory on Anka-S UAV
Turkish firm Aselsan’s Common Aperture Targeting System (CATS) has entered the inventory of the Turkish Air Force (TAF), Ismail Demir, director of the Turkish Defence Industries Directorate (SSB), announced on his Twitter account on 25 September. The CATS electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR)
