Articles Tagged with ''maritime''

Thales will be playing a major role in Unmanned Warrior, a large Royal Navy demonstration to determine the feasibility of using unmanned systems in a maritime environment.

After successful trials on Halcyon Unmanned Surface Vehicle, Thales and ASV have signed an agreement to develop autonomous USV technology and capability for maritime, civil, security and military domains.

MBDA has successfully demonstrated its Dual Mode BRIMSTONE missile on an MQ-9 REAPER Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), scoring nine direct hits against a range of targets including very high speed and manoeuvring vehicles.

Exelis has received a $32 million, five-year IDIQ award to supply airborne surveillance radars, spares, support equipment and technical services to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The U.S. Navy got its first look at the upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned system when Northrop Grumman Corp. delivered its first MQ-8C system this month.

Cobham has reached agreement with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to extend the existing Sentinel aerial maritime surveillance contract by 2 years. This £105M contract extension secures the contract until the end of 2021.

Cobham plc has established a new strategic business unit (SBU) – Cobham SATCOM – that combines all of the Group’s satellite communications businesses into one organisation, following the successful acquisition and integration of Danish satcom company Thrane & Thrane earlier this year. Thrane & Thrane will trade as Cobham SATCOM from November 2012, and will form the core of the new SBU.

Cassidian has demoed the its newly developed SPEXER™ 2000 Coastal radar in an extensive series of real-scenario field tests that were carried out in France, S. Africa and the Middle East.