Rheinmetall transfers driver training trucks to Bundeswehr
At the beginning of November Rheinmetall transferred the first of 35 TGX 26.360 6X2-2 LL driver training trucks to BwFuhrparkService GmbH (BwFPS) in Oldenburg....
Avoiding a Mid-Life Crisis
The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) requirements of military aircraft account for a significant portion of defence budgets around the world. Customers want high...
Break for the Border
Border control has never been a more sensitive issue in peacetime than it now is in Europe and the United States. In Europe, sympathy...
Wheels of Fortune
There is growing recognition that protecting soldiers while providing tactical mobility under fire is critical to battlefield success not only in conventional conflicts but...
Cubic Awarded $61 Million Contract
Cubic Corporation today announced that its Cubic Global Defense business division was awarded a contract worth more than $61 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to...
Loaded
The demand for reliable logistics support has always played a key role in warfare, and the militaries of today are no exception. There are...
QinetiQ launches UK ‘centre of excellence’ for laser technology
QinetiQ has opened a new ‘centre of excellence’ for the development and testing of advanced laser technology at its headquarters in Farnborough, UK.
The new facility,...
Cyber Active
Hardly a day goes by without the announcement of a significant computer hacking event, usually characterized as ‘cyber warfare’. Typically, a company’s computer system...
Patria delivers a new version of AMVXP vehicle to Slovakia
The Slovak and Finnish Ministries of Defence have agreed on a joint 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) development programme, and Patria has been selected...
Talking at the Same Time
MANET or Mobile Ad Hoc Networking is the glue that holds tactical military communications together. It has revolutionised the tactical radio domain since its...
