Soldier News & Articles

First F-35 Pilot Readiness Center Launched Outside the U.S.


Located in The Netherlands, the center will provide services including helmet fitting, calibration, centrifuge, flight simulators and altitude chamber training for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and its international customers

Jul 22, 2021
New Training Provider for UK-Qatar Hawk Squadron

BAE Systems will deliver live and synthetic training to Qatar Emiri Air Force and British Royal Air Force pilots at RAF Leeming

Jul 22, 2021
Advanced Augmented Reality System for Pilots

SA Photonics' PilotVision system interfaces wirelessly with the Adventure Pilot iFly GPS electronic flight bag, providing a head-up display that contains information on altitude, attitude, speed, terrain, traffic, airspaces and other important flight data

Jul 22, 2021
Binocular Night Vision Goggles for Belgian & German Defense Forces

The consortium of Hensoldt and Theon Sensors will deliver Mikron 16mm Binocular Night Vision Goggles to Belgian and German defense forces under the Night Vision Capability Program

Jul 21, 2021
Digitalized Tactical Combat Training Systems for Polish Army

The computer-based simulation system from Thales will be used to conduct collective training exercises in a virtual and cybersecure environment representative of the Polish Army's theatres of operations

Jul 20, 2021
SMASH Technology with ‘One Shot One Hit’ Capability

SMASH 2000 Plus from SMART SHOOTER includes an advanced Counter-UAS mode that provides accurate Hard Kill capability against drones or any static or moving ground targets

Jul 15, 2021
Research Aims to Enhance Communication on the Battlefield

Syncopated Engineering will provide its Mockingbird Radio Frequency (RF) system to the U.S. Army that emulates multiple radio personalities and manipulates the spectrum to deceive and confuse enemies

Jul 14, 2021
Upgraded Combat Training Solutions for Dutch Armed Forces

Saab's provision of training solutions to the Royal Netherlands Army and Marine Corps has been updated to include an upgraded Mobile Combat Training Centre featuring ‘Mortar and Forward Observer’ capabilities

Jul 08, 2021
New Connectivity Capabilities for U.S. Warfighters

NXTCOMM Defense will develop Ku-band Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) in a form factor that slots into products today while connecting with satellites that will be full constellations in the future

Jul 08, 2021
U.S. Army Develop Uniform Fiber that Can Transmit Data

The U.S. Army is developing smart fibers that can record, store, and transmit data to result in uniforms that can generate power, collect physiological data, and even alert others if the wearer is wounded

Jul 06, 2021
Royal Navy Medics Trial New Ways of Working on the Battlefield

The newly-formed prehospital treatment team (PHTT) from Royal Marines 45 Commando has used the unit’s deployment to the Baltic with the Littoral Response Group (North) as an opportunity to hone how it supports amphibious operations

Jul 06, 2021
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.