Indra’s Electronic Defense Systems for Italian U212 Submarines   By Indra on August 13, 2010   Indra will implement its electronic defence systems in two new U212 submarines to be acquired by the Italian Navy after signing an agreement with Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani.   The system will allow this traditional submarine, which is one of the most noiseless and hard to detect, to notice any active radar within a certain range. The analysis capacity of the system enables detectio

Logistics system release transforms combat support   By Air Force News Agency on August 13, 2010   WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio: A new age for Air Force logisticians began when a pilot version of the Expeditionary Combat Support System went live July 31 at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.   The Expeditionary Combat Support System will transform business processes, alter management and control systems, and affect personnel roles and organizational structures across the entire logistics arena.

Persistent Wireless Broadband Communications Network for the Battlefield   By Lockheed Martin on August 13, 2010   Private Military Network Brings Secure Smartphone Technology to Warfighter   VALLEY FORGE, Pa.: Warfighters on the battlefield will have a persistent wireless broadband network available for tactical use with a new MONAX™ communications system from Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] that combines the convenience of smartphone technology with the power and flexibility of a secure

IAF going in for massive upgrade of airfields, helipads   Rajat Pandit, TNN, Aug 13, 2010, 02.07am IST   NEW DELHI: From new Sukhoi-30MKI bases at Chabua (Assam), Halwara (Punjab) and Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to one for Tejas fighters in Sulur (Tamil Nadu), IAF is going in for a massive upgrade of its airfield and helipad infrastructure across the country.   This will not only bolster operational logistics and flexibility on both the eastern and western fronts with China and Pakistan,

Simulation Items from EAA Airventure 2010   By DWCAce   Two weeks ago I attended the annual EAA fly-in, Airventure, in Oshkosh, WI (KOSH). Being a first timer, I did my best to cover the sights 'n' sounds of this HUGE event. One that it includes is a major variety of vendors in the aviation (and not so aviation) industry. There were a few that have a hand in the simulation business, so I figured I'd see what they had.   Here's what I was able to try out:   Renegade Cloud Flyer Si

First GPS IIF satellite on station   By Air Force News Agency on August 11, 2010   LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.: Officials from the Air Space Command's Global Positioning Systems Wing at the Space and Missile Systems Center here have announced the first GPS IIF satellite arrived on station Aug. 1. This indicates the satellite is in its designated orbital position and ready for its final phase of on-orbit checkout and testing, to be completed before September. The satellite then wi

U.K. Eyes Improved Counter-IED Capabilities   By Robert Wall London   The U.K.’s effort to upgrade the Astor ground-surveillance aircraft to enhance detection of improvised explosive devices (IED) is one in a series of equipment upgrades European militaries plan to bolster their military presence in Afghanistan.   The effort comes as the debate over the course ahead in Afghanistan continues in many European countries, signaled most starkly by the formal end of the D