Elbit Systems of America is to demonstrate its upgraded Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) technology aboard a Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, the US military has disclosed.

A USD748,609 contract for a real-world evaluation of the company’s DVE equipment aboard a V-22 was announced by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in late January.

Israeli company TSG announced today the launch of a digital smart city program in the city of Thane, located not far from Mumbai in the State of Maharashtra in India. The program, called Digi Thane, is based on the smart city model of the Tel Aviv municipality. This is the first city in India to implement this model.

In 2015, the Royal Bahrain Naval Force awarded Leonardo a contract to upgrade six vessels. Earlier this week, Leonardo delivered the first, fully-upgraded Al Manama-class ship.

"Today I’d like to introduce you to Chronicle, a new independent business within Alphabet that’s dedicated to helping companies find and stop cyber attacks before they cause harm," says Stephen Gillett, the CEO of the new company, in a publication.

Elbit Systems' subsidiary, Elbit Systems of Australia, was awarded a $150 million contract by the Australian Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group to provide Through Life Support (TLS) services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for the Battle Management System Command and Control (BMS C2).

The contract is for a five-year base period. Optional extensions of up to seven years may be exercised in the future.  

Elbit Systems will supply the Austrian Army with new WS4 Panther remotely operated weapon system (ROWS) through its wholly-owned subsidiary in Austria, ESL Advanced Information Technology (ESLAIT) GmbH.

According to a report by IHS Jane's, the WS4 system is intended to be the Austrian Army’s common ROWS.

Palo Alto Networks announced the availability of Magnifier, a cloud-based behavioral analytics application delivered through Palo Alto Networks Application Framework that allows organizations to rapidly identify and prevent threats.

As part of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform, Magnifier applies machine learning to rich network, endpoint, and cloud data, precisely detecting and preventing targeted attacks, insider abuse, and endpoint compromise.

Commtact, a company specializing in the development, manufacture, and support of innovative communications systems, will present its new Point to Multi-Point (PTMP) technology for the first time at this year’s Singapore Airshow.

Czech Defense Minister Karla Slechtova has ordered a full review of an unsigned CZK3.6 billion (USD 173 million) contract for eight IAI ELTA Systems ELM-2084 multi-mission radar (MMR) units selected by the Ministry of Defense on December 14, 2016.