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Rockwell Collins Selected for Oman C-130 Upgrade
Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system has been selected for the Royal Air Force of Oman’s C-130 upgrade program. The equipment will be installed on three aircraft with work scheduled to begin in 2013. “Royal Air Force of Oman pilots will experience greater situational awareness and communications capabilities with the highly advanced avionics onboard these aircraft,” [...]
New Zealand to Upgrade Two Frigates
Tenders will be sought to upgrade the self-defence and sensor capabilities of the Royal New Zealand navy frigates HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Te Mana, Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman announced today. “The frigates are a vital part of our Defence Force but the weapons and sensor systems were designed in the late 1980s and [...]
Israel’s Iron Dome to Receive Significant Upgrade
The Ministry of Defense officially announced this evening (Sunday, November 4) that a series of tests to the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system has been successfully completed, an important step in the IDF’s plans to upgrade the system. Following the tests, IDF forces will acquire an additional Iron Dome battery, this one with improved capabilities. [...]
GD Details US Army Abrams Tank Modernization
The U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (GD), an eight-year, $395 million contract for research, development and testing in preparation for the Abrams main battle tank Engineering Change Proposal 1 (ECP1) production. The contract has an initial value of $80 million over 12 months. [...]
Navy Minehunting Fleet Upgraded with Improved Sonar Detection Capability
Engineers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, Fla., completed the first installation of the AN/SQQ-32(V)4 minehunting sonar set upgrade on USS Guardian (MCM 5) April 18, in the ship’s homeport of Sasebo, Japan. The minehunting sonar set is designed to meet the modern challenges of mine detection and classification and is a high-frequency [...]
The Armoured Vehicles Upgrade & Retrofit Market 2012-2022
Decades of shifts in conflict paradigms and the need for adaptability have given the armoured vehicles upgrade & retrofit market more importance than ever before. The advent of budget cuts and austerity measures have also forced governments around the world to reassess procurement, modernise where financially preferable, and produce armoured vehicles that are more conducive [...]
Royal Navy SSBN Back at Sea After Refuel and Upgrade
Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigilant sailed from Plymouth on Tuesday, 27 March, after nearly three-and-a-half years undergoing work to replace her nuclear fuel and to upgrade key areas. HMS Vigilant was taken in hand by Babcock in 2008 and is the third Vanguard Class submarine to undergo a long overhaul period and refuel at Devonport. [...]
F-35 problems force US to upgrade old fighter jets
The US Air Force plans to spend $2.8 billion to keep old combat aircraft in the air because of major delays with the new F-35 fighter jet program, top officials said Friday. With the production schedule of the F-35 jet repeatedly postponed due to technical problems, the Pentagon will upgrade 350 aging F-16 fighters to [...]
Royal Navy Upgrades Trafalgar-class submarines
Two of the Royal Navy’s Trafalgar Class submarines are reaping the benefits of major upgrades to their combat systems following their latest maintenance periods. The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Submarine Combat Systems Group have joined contractors Babcock in successfully delivering major packages of work during the Revalidation and Assisted Maintenance Periods (RAMPs) for HMS [...]
