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• Date: 03/03/2022
• Company: JFD

JFD signs strategic partnership with Blue Tide Marine offering enhanced maritime capability into the Americas in the subsea domain

JFD, the world leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence diving markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has today announced a strategic partnership with Blue Tide Marine (BTM), an undersea training and capability development centre for the Americas.  Through the partnership, JFD North America, a subsidiary of JFD Global, and BTM will be able to offer…

• Date: 23/02/2022
• Company: AdaCore

AdaCore Launches GNAT Dynamic Analysis Suite

The most comprehensive code coverage, analysis, and testing tool package available for Ada users

BRISTOL, UK, February 22nd, 2022 –AdaCore, a trusted provider of software development and verification tools, today announces the availability of its new GNAT Dynamic Analysis Suite - a powerful bundle of analysis, testing, verification, and code coverage technologies to help Ada developers build safe, secure software as well as meet internal security and quality procedures.  “From decades of…

• Date: 11/02/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Backs Para’s Mental Health Sahara Marathon Mission

NP Aerospace is supporting an ex-Para’s mission to run the 250km Moroccan Marathon des Sables wearing body armour to raise money for Support our Paras and mental health awareness. Jonny Mortimer Hendry, now at DEA Aviation, served within the British Army Parachute Regiment for seven years including tours in Afghanistan. On his return he battled mental health issues including post traumautic…

• Date: 09/02/2022
• Company: Tyron Runflat Limited

Tyron delivers second batch of wheel assemblies for British Army Mastiff & Ridgeback vehicles

Tyron is delivering a total of 101 wheel assemblies under this second batch order. Loughborough, 9th February, 2022: Tyron Runflat Ltd has begun delivery of the second batch of wheel/tyre/runflat assemblies for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Ridgback and Mastiff vehicle upgrade programme. Under the MoD’s Protected Mobility Engineering & Technical Support (PMETS) contract, NP Aerospace…

• Date: 08/02/2022
• Company: World Defense Show

Saudi’s first-ever World Defense Show ready for launch
after selling out all exhibition space

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show, the global defense and security event to be held in Riyadh under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has officially sold out all exhibition space and is ready to open its doors from 6-9 March 2022. On March 5th, as a pre-cursor to the inaugural World Defense Show, the first-ever Riyadh Defense Forum, will be…

• Date: 08/02/2022
• Company: PPM Systems

ViaLite Adds Resilience to Critical GPS Timing Services

ViaLite’s RF over fiber systems can carry GPS/GNSS timing signals over long distances with very low signal degradation. However, the same cannot be said of GPS signals before they reach the GPS/GNSS antenna, as these weak radio waves are highly susceptible to jamming or spoofing. Timing-critical infrastructures in areas such as defense and cyber security can now be protected from this kind of…

• Date: 02/02/2022
• Company: Smiths Interconnect

TSX fixed chip attenuators offer excellent broad band RF performance to 50 GHz

Smiths Interconnect delivers increased power handling in a small surface mount package. Smiths Interconnect announced today the release of its new TSX Series of fixed chip attenuators optimized to combine high frequency and power in a small package.   The acceleration of demand for communication and data transmission in the digital age is creating a huge market for broadband connectivity. Higher…

• Date: 02/02/2022
• Company: Smiths Interconnect

Eclipse Global Connectivity, Smiths Interconnect and ST Engineering iDirect Collaborate to deliver a new Airborne ISR SATCOM capability for Mil/Gov Operators

Aircraft SATCOM system interoperable with current and future commercial and military satellites PARIS / TAMPA, FL / HERNDON, VA —19 January 2022 — Eclipse Global Connectivity, Smiths Interconnect and ST Engineering iDirect (iDirect) today announced their collaboration to deliver an integrated airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (A-ISR) satellite communications (SATCOM)…

• Date: 01/02/2022
• Company: JFD

JFD welcomes RAdm (Ret) John Weale, CB, OBE, as Senior Defence Advisor

JFD, the world leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence diving markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is pleased to welcome Retired Rear Admiral John Weale, CB, OBE, as Senior Defence Advisor to support the company’s continued growth within both the UK and international defence markets. RAdm Weale (Ret) has gained over 35 years’ experience within the…

• Date: 28/01/2022
• Company: 4GD Ltd

Defence Procurement Minister launches new Defence SME Action Plan from 4GD METAlab

4GD, 28 January 2022 - Close combat technology specialists, 4GD, and their close allies, D3A and 2iC, welcomed the Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, at 4GD's research facility in Berkshire to launch the new Defence Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Action Plan. The new Action Plan sets out the department’s priorities and aims to maximise opportunities for SMEs to do business with…

• Date: 24/01/2022
• Company: Tyron Runflat Limited

Tyron receives new ATR-Carbon order

Tyron Runflat Ltd has doubled production of its All-Terrain Runflat (ATR) Carbon system as it prepares to deliver full vehicle sets to an international armoured vehicle manufacturer. This second order for the ATR-Carbon system includes full sets for the vehicle prototype, test vehicles and the first vehicle batch. The patented ATR-Carbon is a re-designed version of Tyron’s ATR-Multi-Piece (ATR-…

• Date: 23/01/2022
• Company: Leonardo DRS

Leonardo DRS Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

U.S. military positioning technology relies heavily on Global Positioning System (GPS). Yet, in recent years, jamming, spoofing and other forms of interference have grown in frequency and severity. This creates risks for military forces when encountering technologies that degrade the GPS capability on combat vehicles. The solution to this challenge is Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (…

• Date: 19/01/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Backs $3.2m Canadian University Armour Development Program

NP Aerospace is confirmed as one of the main industry partners leading the NSERC* Alliance Program to research and develop new Canadian-made ceramic add-on vehicle armour. The 5-year, $3.2m+ program involves three Canadian universities (University of Alberta, University of British Columbia and York University), a federal government science and technology organization (Defence Research and…

• Date: 11/01/2022
• Company: World Defense Show

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show to generate thousands of jobs plus SAR700 million economic impact, according to EY report

Founded by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), Saudi Arabia’s inaugural World Defense Show is set to have a major impact on the Kingdom’s local economy, according to a report by consultancy Ernst & Young (EY) –generating thousands of jobs plus an economic impact of SAR 700 million. As Saudi Arabia looks to localize 50% of its military expenditure under national Vision 2030…

• Date: 05/01/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

PFN Group Announces NP Aerospace Divestment

Saskatchewan Canada based PFN Group of Companies has divested its holdings in NP Aerospace. The company has sold its shares in 11046896 Canada Inc to NP Aerospace CEO and shareholder, James Kempston for an undisclosed sum. PFN revealed plans to divest NP Aerospace in July 2020 as part of its strategy to focus on military and defense closer to home with its 100% owned company Pro Metal…

• Date: 04/01/2022
• Company: Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd

Announcement from Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd

We are very pleased to announce that we now have UKAS accreditation to ISO17025 for EN1063 and 1522/23. We are happy to extend the scope further if our customers need it, but this was the quickest way to get UKAS accreditation after their teams were in isolation for the past couple of years! If you would like any further information, please contact our Ballistics Manager, Mark Blanchard at:…

• Date: 10/12/2021
• Company: PPM Systems

Controlling the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Whether in theatre or at a test range, an increasing number of electronic devices are used to control the spectrum and ensure readiness on the battlefield. These devices create a multitude of RF spectrum emissions on the ground, air or sea. It is crucial to monitor and manipulate these RF emissions using spectrum monitoring and security jamming. The data thus received is used for collecting…