The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress June 7 of a probable Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $77 million. The Government of Thailand has requested a potential sale of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters, spare and service parts, support equipment, communication equipment, publications and technical documentation, Aviation Mission Planning Station, personnel training and coaching equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $77 million. This proposed sale will contribute to... Read More »

By Eurofighter GmgH on Thursday, June 20th, 2013 Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has today signed a weapon system integration contract with NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, to facilitate and secure integration of MBDA’s Meteor Beyond Visual Range Missile system. The contract was signed on the Paris Air Show 2013 in Le Bourget by Jesus Pinillos Prieto, General Manager of NETMA and Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer of Eurofighter GmbH. It was witnessed by high-level defence representatives from all of the four core nations of Eurofighter: Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment Support & Technology inside the Uk; Stéphane... Read More »

By Raytheon on Monday, June 24th, 2013 Raytheon Company has initiated an internally funded program to improve its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a brand new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a semi-active laser (SAL) end-game targeting capability. Addition of the SAL seeker will allow the munition to attack moving targets, attack targets which have re-positioned after firing, or change the impact point to prevent casualties and collateral damage. “No other gun-launched GPS-guided artillery round is as precise as Excalibur, which in its current design gives one the facility to hit within 4 meters of the objective 90... Read More »

By UK Ministry of Defence on Thursday, June 20th, 2013 RAF Typhoon aircraft may be armed with Meteor missiles from later this decade after an agreement was signed today by industry and the four Eurofighter nations. During a brief ceremony on the Paris Air Show, Defence Ministers from the united kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain witnessed a freelance being signed between Eurofighter and NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) so they can see the missile system integrated onto the aircraft. The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air missile, manufactured by MBDA, is a state-of-the-art long range weapon that... Read More »

By Army News Service on Monday, June 24th, 2013 Military analysts now have a device that brings together unprecedented modeling and simulation features to assist them better choose, or build weapons to overpower future threats. Such features allow military researchers to investigate, for instance, how a grenade, artillery round or another weapon performs — or falls short — against moving targets in complex battlefield scenarios, that’s one of the most biggest challenges the army faces today. With this knowledge, researchers say, Army leaders can identify future technology investments early on, whether it really is modifications to existing weapons or replacing... Read More »