Raytheon has conducted the live fire test of the newest suite of upgrades for the Patriot Air and Missile Defence System with representatives from eight nations in attendance. Official Prime Contractor Partner: Raytheon The successful test, carried out by the US military, used Post Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8) to fire two Patriot ...
Defence Minister Mark Lancaster and Under Secretary of State Tomasz Szatkowski have visited the UK’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters (HQ) and Salisbury Plain. Following Mr Lancaster’s visit to Poland in August 2017, the Polish Under Secretary of State has been in the UK for a two-day visit to discuss plans for ...
The Welsh Guards have conducted a final training exercise in Caerwent, Wales ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan in March. The two-week training exercise provided the Pirbright-based troops with a final opportunity to practice their infantry tactics, techniques and procedures prior to deploying. The Guardsmen have spent months training for this operational ...
Lockheed Martin will this week unveil new vehicle control software, dubbed VCSi, at the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. Crucially, VCSi marks the culmination of more than two decades experience and 1.5 million hours of operational use. Lockheed Martin has, on average, flown six unmanned aircraft each hour ...