A UK manufactured system to create miniature decoys that will help to protect combat jets from missiles, has been snapped up by the MOD. The MOD has placed a £2.5M order for the cutting-edge BriteCloud system, designed and manufactured in Bedfordshire and Scotland by Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The system can be fired from an aircraft’s flare dispenser without ...
Theresa May has urged world leaders to seek action in making air travel safer. A landmark UN Security Council resolution on aviation security was put forward at her first UN General Assembly, in the wake of the Metrojet disaster in Egypt. The UK has been driving efforts to improve adherence to international ...
Orbital has received a further batch order for propulsion systems from Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, valued at US$9.7 million. The propulsion systems are required by Insitu to meet customer demand for the Insitu ScanEagle UAV, one of the world’s most widely recognised fixed-wing light reconnaissance UAVs. ScanEagle is an industry ...
Rockwell Collins has introduced its combat helmet-mounted Integrated Digital Vision System (IDVS) for warfighters – an advanced display system that combines real-time mission data with multispectral vision sensors into one view for greater situational awareness. The announcement was made at Land Forces 2016 in Adelaide, Australia. The IDVS is the first ...
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