IMT Vislink has been awarded a $12.5 million contract by the US Army for the supply of hand-held intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance receiver devices. The agreement will see the xG Technology company provide equipment including ruggedized, lightweight hand-held receivers designed to display real-time video imagery transmitted by aerial assets or frontline ...
The new Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been briefed on how Scotland benefits from and contributes to UK defence and National Security. Mr Williamson met with Scotland’s three most senior military officers – the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland Rear Admiral John Weale; General Officer Scotland, Major General Bob Bruce; ...
Training of turret crews on the British Army’s AJAX, the new multi-role family of medium armoured fighting vehicles, is to be carried out using simulator shelters assembled by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. Marshall has been contracted to provide 25 shelters to Lockheed Martin UK, the AJAX turret manufacturer and integrator. ...
The Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Conference and Exhibition is to kick off in London today and this year will see a strong emphasis on emerging technologies and how these might be exploited. New for the 2017 event, is the addition of an Active Protection Systems Focus Day, where attendees can hear ...