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First production contract for Thales’s Lightweight Multi-role Missile announced
April 07 by Thales Group Press Office07:20 GMT, April 7, 2011 Thales UK and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have recently announced an innovative approach to contracting under the principles of Team Complex Weapons (TCW). The t...
Opinion: Will Bankrupting Gaddafi's Libya Pave the Way for Rebel Victory?
April 07 by Defence Dateline GroupAs the Libyan power struggle drags into week seven, rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces continue to struggle for a foot hold, prompting heightened UN concern for civilians' welfare in that country. 48 hou...
UK MoD update on Libya operations
April 06 by Defence IQYesterday (Tuesday 5 April), in support of the UK’s ongoing commitment to NATO to enforce United Nations Security Resolution 1973 to protect civilians, RAF Tornado GR4s deployed from Gioia del...
Will Smartphones Be Combat Tested and Proven for Forward Operations?
April 04 by Richard de SilvaIn recent months, the British Army announced its pioneering use of smartphone apps on the battlefield and in training scenarios with its use of the software to augment precision targeting for artill...
Airborne Reconnaissance and Surveillance Developments At a Glance
April 01 by Laurent RathbornA recent number of add-on pod systems for coalition strike air platforms in Afghan and Iraqi theatres has added recon capability to aircraft not typically employed as reconnaissance platforms. This...
UK MoD - Operational Update on Libya
March 31 by Defence IQ"In support of the UK’s ongoing commitment to enforcing UNSCR 1973 to protect Libyan civilians, RAF Tornado aircraft flying from Gioia del Colle in Italy conducted a series of armed air reconn...
Australian Chinooks return to the Afghan skies
March 30 by Australian Department of DefenceThe Australian Defence Force’s air operations capability has returned to Afghanistan to support International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations for 2011. The Rotary Wing Group recent...
Middle East Military Air Power - Towards Air Superiority: Market Report
March 29 by Defence IQ DigitalMiddle East defence acquisition strategy is influenced and shaped by the members of the ruling royal family in respective countries, and institutional power though growing, still comes second in mos...
UK MoD Operation Ellamy Update
March 28 by Defence IQMajor General John Lorimer, CDS Strategic Communications Officer, said of Operation Ellamy: "Over the weekend RAF Tornado GR4s continued to conduct armed reconnaissance sorties over Libya in s...
Space Tensions Escalate as China and Iran Infiltrate the Final Frontier
March 28 by Laurent RathbornThe last few years have seen a change in the landscape in geocentric orbit, with more than 3500 satellites currently in various orbits, not to mention the amount of space junk, estimates of which ha...
Upgraded Apache Attack Helicopter Precision Weapons Deploy to Afghanistan
March 28 by Robert DensmoreColonel Neale Moss is commander of the UK Attack Helicopter Force and, in this interview, he and his wingman, Major David Amlõt, talk about Apache helicopter armaments and their deployment in A...
Libya Phase II - Operations Ellamy and Odyssey Dawn Make Way for NATO
March 28 by Defence Dateline GroupLibya - As rebel momentum grows, NATO hand-over raises serious strategic questions about continued use of air power After over a week of air strikes against government anti-air facilities and...