By Agence France-Presse on Monday, July 15th, 2013

By UK Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 The Royal Air Force has completed the most important training mission ever undertaken by its Typhoon Force. Exercise Android Preference concluded at RAF Coningsby last week and forms a part of the qualified weapons instructor (QWI) course, that’s thought to be the top of qualifications for RAF aircrew. RAF Coningsby Station Commander, Group Captain Johnny Stringer, explained: “The QWI courses are where we fuse the physical, moral and conceptual components of air fighting power on the tactical level. We’re taking our brightest and best and making them one of the... Read More »

Eurocopter and the German Federal Ministry of Defense today signed a freelance for 15 EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) for use by Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), Germany’s Special Forces Command. With this order, the Bundeswehr has now joined the shopper list for the foremost powerful model in Eurocopter’s proven EC145 family. The contract, worth a complete of 194 million euros, includes not only the helicopters but in addition the related equipment packages to permit KSK to hold out its special operations missions. Deliveries of the 15 aircraft begin in late 2015 and may be completed by mid-2017. “By selecting the... Read More »

By Saab on Monday, July 8th, 2013 Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for reserve materiel regarding Gripen for the years 2014-2016. The order’s total value amounts to approximately MSEK 184. This order for the 3-year period provides options for putting suborders and have been configured in the framework of the previously signed agreement with FMV, Gripen PBL (Performance Based Logistics), which encompasses performance-based support and upkeep for Gripen. “That FMV has ordered performance-based support and upkeep this far upfront gives both Saab and FMV the potential to guarantee effective... Read More »

Using elements kind of like OnStar and other diagnostic software present in today’s cars, the military is introducing a brand new preventative maintenance concept for its tactical communications network. In a move to extend efficiencies and gear reliability, the product office for the third generation of the tactical communications network backbone, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, which is called PdM […]