DRDO with the efforts of five of its laboratories has for the first time indigenously developed a vehicle for reconnaissance of any threats from nuclear radiations and chemical or biological agents in the environment.The NBC recce vehicle is based on

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it successfully demonstrated key electronic protection capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II's AN/APG-81 radar during the recent Northern Edge 2009 (NE09) joint military exercise.The Northrop Grumman AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar was

A NATO evaluation team certified the Italian Air Force's 4th Fighter Wing at the Grosseto Base as a NATO Quick Response Force. This means that the 4th Wing becomes the first Eurofighter flight unit to obtain this important NATO certification.

Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been selected to provide four types of Multi-functional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) to U.S. and coalition forces. A contract, valued at $28.9 million, was

The Navy released a Final Overseas Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Statement (OEIS/EIS) that examined potential effects of an Undersea Warfare Training Range (USWTR) June 26.The study published the results of an extensive environmental analysis associated with the establishment of an

A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, P7 was built in an operational land-based configuration. It

The team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation validated the capabilities of its CANES Surface Platform Prototype for U.S. Navy representatives during demonstrations this month.CANES, the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services, will streamline and update shipboard network systems to improve

There are no current threats to U.S. servicemembers serving in Honduras following last week's ouster of the Honduran president, U.S. Southern Command officials said today.The 600 American soldiers, sailors and airmen based at Soto Cano Air Base are staying on

In a move to help combat the growing threat of explosive mines hidden in shallow coastal waters such as ports and harbours and to increase the protection available to world shipping, BAE Systems has launched its first unmanned autonomous submarine

After an absence of nearly a decade, the Afghan Mi-35 is again flying the skies of Afghanistan, thanks to pilots from the Afghan National Army Air Corps and the Czech Republic, military officials here said.On May 27, Afghan Mi-35 attack

The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $166.9 million contract for Lot 9 production and delivery of the AIM-9X infrared-guided air-to-air missile.The firm-fixed-price contract will provide the U.S. military and its allies with AIM-9X Block I missiles and introduce into

The 'first cut' ceremony for the new boat was held this morning at DCNS's Cherbourg shipyard.The cutting of the first plate for Barracuda n°2 in Cherbourg this morning marks the first milestone of the boat's production cycle. The ceremony was

The Indian Navy Task Group, led by the 6,700 ton destroyer INS Delhi arrived in Portsmouth on Wednesday 17 June 2009, to take part in exercise Konkan with the Royal Navy. Named after Indian's western coastal region, Exercise Konkan is

Lockheed Martin has successfully fired the DAGR(R) rocket system from an AH-64D Apache helicopter. The testing marked the first airborne platform tests for DAGR, demonstrating its ability to engage targets in both day and night conditions. The testing was conducted

The Indian government has decided to set up a high level committee under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the measures taken for coastal security at regular intervals. The committee will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary. The

On 18th June 2009, the second Class 209PN submarine for the Portuguese Navy was named N.R.P. ARPÃO by godmother Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, in Kiel. The new submarine has