Category Archives: Defense Technology

On the first day of the three-day international conference on the clearance of minefields, which started on Tuesday in Tehran, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi unveiled a domestically designed software program which is used in mine-clearing operations. Continue reading →

Arma Global Corp. will develop and deploy an advanced intelligence management, mission planning and control system for the US Special Operations Command. Continue reading →

High power jamming systems have long been used to protect VIP convoys from remotely controlled explosive charges. Continue reading →

The Raven small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) has become a popular intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance asset supporting low echelon formations (battalion and below). Continue reading →

The Boeing Company has selected Elbit Systems to provide advanced avionics systems for its fighter aircraft, including the upgraded versions of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-15SE Silent Eagle. Both are currently competing in several modern fighter tenders in Asia and Latin America. Continue reading →

Beijing-based Yotaisc Science and Technology Development Co. unveiled the X200 vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) UAV for the first time at the Singapore Airshow. Continue reading →

The first batch of five remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Daksh, designed and developed by Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE (E)], Pune, was handed over to Maj Gen Rakesh Bassi, SM, Director General Combat Engineers, by Shri S Sundaresh, DS and CC R&D (ACE&SI), DRDO, in a flagging off ceremony held on 19 December 2011 at R&DE (E). Continue reading →

ST Electronics Info-Com Systems has unveiled an unmanned duo sensor, dubbed Tactical Throwing Sensor (TTS) and Forward Sensor System (FSS), both are mobile recce robots specially designed to support the Singapore Army Advanced Combat Man System (ACMS). Continue reading →

A new X-Plane designed and developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is expected to fly this year at the Edwards Air Force Base in the California Mojave desert, becoming a key test asset for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)-led Multi-utility Aeroelastic Demonstration Program (MAD). Continue reading →

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration ordered explosive detection systems from Morpho Detection Inc. for use at four airports. Continue reading →