Defense Advancement Weekly eBrief - May 26th, 2022
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During live-fire exercises, an industry team led by?Raytheon Intelligence & Space?and?Kord?used a 50kW-class high energy laser integrated on a Stryker combat vehicle to defeat multiple 60mm mortar rounds.
The directed energy weapon system — part of the US Army’s Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) — acquired, tracked, targeted and defeated multiple mortars and successfully accomplished multiple tests simulating real-world scenarios. Learn more>
Marlborough Communications Limited?and its technology partner,?Skydio, have been awarded a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence as part of the Future Capabilities Group nano UAS framework.?
The contract centers on the delivery of Skydio’s autonomous X2D drones along with its artificial intelligence and?3D Scan?capability. Find out more>
L3Harris Technologies?has begun low rate initial production of the Fused Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (F-PANO) for the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).?
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The F-PANO features a 97-degree field-of-view and fuses image intensification technology with thermal imagery to provide operators with enhanced situational awareness in all battlefield conditions and light levels.?Learn more>
Airrobot, part of?Nordic Unmanned, has signed the MIKADO contract to supply the Bundeswehr with 145 of its modular AR100-H drone systems and training support for military personnel.?
The AR100-H system is a flexible, low weight, low noise drone system that contains all required equipment for a deployed soldier to gain situational awareness day and night in all weather. Read more>
The first of three state-of-the-art?Damen?Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs)?has been handed over to the South African Navy, marking the culmination of four years of work for?Damen Shipyards Cape Town.??
The 62 meter by 11 meter vessel is the first Damen Sea Axe vessel to operate in South Africa where, along with its sister ships, its primary role will be to counter piracy, illegal fishing and smuggling operations. Further details>
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