While conventional satellites may be decent at their jobs - they do have some drawbacks - the spacecraft themselves are expensive, getting them into orbit is also a costly process, and they can't be reclaimed once they're in use.

RPC Technologies and Aquaterro Advanced Product Supplies have entered into an agreement to work together on the local manufacture of high performance ballistic plates for personal body armour.

The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor has welcomed the General Dynamics F-111C jet (serial number A8-130) to its collection of vintage and high performance aircraft.

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Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship Coronado (LCS 4) successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) on August 23, 2013, in the Gulf of Mexico.

During three weeks of flight testing the Advanced Super Hornet, Boeing and partner Northrop Grumman demonstrated that the fighter can outperform threats for decades to come with improvements that make the jet much harder for radar to detect and give it significantly more combat range.

The Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) set an endurance record August 8 when it flew continuously for 25.3 hours in European airspace.

Engineers at TDW GmbH have developed a new effector technology with which armed forces can achieve scalable target-adapted effectiveness.

Selex ES has completed phase one of a project to upgrade more than half of the UK's air traffic management S-band radars to protect them from potential disruptions caused by the 4G mobile network.

L-3 WESCAM has received an acquisition and sustainment contract from the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization to provide a minimum of eight MX-15 electro-optical and infrared imaging systems for the Royal Danish Air Force's EH101 aircraft.

BMT Hi-Q Sigma, in partnership with Nuvia, has been awarded a 12 month extension contract with the UK's Ministry of Defence.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.268 of 29 August 2013 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

ADM understands that the Domestic Munitions Manufacturing Arrangements (DMMA) program office is looking at a contract extension with current provider Thales Australia.

Sydney SME Tricon Defence has achieved certification for its HERO helicopter crew-occupant survivability aid by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

In a speech at the Lowy Institute, the Prime Minister announced that a re-elected government will establish the Future Navy Taskforce.

In the war against IEDs, prevention is better than cure. The Counter IED Task Force explains the importance of force protection electronic countermeasures.