CALDEN, Germany — Safran Helicopter Engines and ZF Aviation Technology have signed today a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) strengthening their collaboration to offer a turboprop engine suitable for European military applications – specifically the unmanned, training and transport sectors. ZF Aviatio…

Led by Solcera, an SME, in cooperation with Nexter and Airbus Helicopters, the Directorate General for Armament (DGA) and the Defense Innovation Agency, the SPINELLE project aims to develop a light transparent armor solution for land vehicles and helicopters.

Improve crew safety

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The demonstration took place on 19 June over the army ranges on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, in the UK and featured a manned helicopter and a semi-autonomous drone, working together to identify potential targets in a designated area.

An operator on board the helicopter was able to switch between…

LONDON, England –– Raytheon UK was selected by the MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support office to develop a prototype system to exploit assured and resilient position navigation and timing information derived from Global Navigation Satellite Systems.

Under the contract, Raytheon UK’s Assured Posi…

Today, Naviris, the 50/50 joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group, has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) for a feasibility study on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon frigates.

Naviris will work in close relationship with its industrial …

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Army recently issued a contract award to rapidly prototype hybrid electric drives into an Army combat vehicle as a key step in scaling-up this widely available commercial technology.

Hybrid electric drives (HEDs), used today in commercial cars, buses, heavy trucks and ot…