Viasat has announced the availability of ViaSat-2 satellite communications (SATCOM) service for government, defence and military applications. The service leverages the world’s most advanced communications satellite, ViaSat-2, along with innovations in ground networking technologies, that will deliver significant performance advantages over any other commercial or US Department of Defense (DoD) SATCOM ...
The State of Qatar has made public plans to purchase 28 NH90 military helicopters during DIMDEX, the nation’s biennial defence exhibition. Official Prime Contractor Partner: Airbus In total, 16 NH90s in tactical transport (TTH) configuration have been ordered alongside an additional 12 in naval (NFH) configuration, all in support of Qatari plans ...
Typhoon jets based at RAF Coningsby have taken to the skies to join one of Europe’s biggest ever military exercises with a view to strengthening NATO’s response to aggression. In total, six Typhoon jets – all part of the Lincolnshire-based 3 (Fighter) Squadron – have made the trip to Greece to ...
DPRTE 2018 – the UK’s premier defence procurement – event kicks off tomorrow at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, granting attendees access to the DPRTE Product Showcase Exhibition (featuring over 125 suppliers), Live Keynote Arena, four Knowledge Transfer Zones and five Networking and Collaboration Zones. Ahead of the event, Defence Online Editor Matt Brown ...