The Directorate of Defense R&D in the MoD, the IDF's Ground Forces and Elbit...
Israeli Ministry of Defense Press Release: Iron Sting is a ‘networked precision fire system’ – a mortar munition that employs laser and GPS to engage targets accurately and prevent collateral damage....
View ArticleKBR to Support ADF Secure Deployed Networks
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded a $25 million contract to perform sustainment services for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Secure Deployed Networks, including Naval, Special...
View ArticleLM Receives 1st F-16 for Depot Sustainment Program
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received its first F-16 from the U.S. Air Force as part of the $900 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract the company received in December 2020...
View ArticleNGC CIRCM System Ready for Full-Rate Production
The U.S. Army has declared the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system operationally suitable, effective and ready for full-rate production following a...
View Article1st At-Sea Aircraft Carrier F135 Engine Power Module Proof-of-Concept...
The Navy took another critical step forward in the future of the F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter on March 6. The Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducted a...
View ArticleNew Nulka Contract Targets Future Development
BAE Systems Australia has signed an AU$150 million contract for the continued development, procurement and sustainment of the Nulka system, which will strengthen Australia’s sovereign technical...
View ArticleHMS Queen Elizabeth Visits Western Scotland for the 1st Time
Sailing in along the Firth of Clyde, the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier has spent the last two weeks at sea testing and trialling her latest equipment, before berthing at the new Northern Ammunition...
View ArticleArmy Uses GA-ASI SC2 to Control Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS
On Jan. 28, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) and the U.S. Army conducted the first production Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) flights of a Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned...
View ArticleAeroVironment Secures $5.9M Puma 3 AE UAS Foreign Military Sales Contract...
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it secured a $5,922,461 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS)...
View ArticleComing soon: A smart combat vehicle
It looks like a fighting vehicle. But it’s a lot more than that. Raytheon Technologies and American Rheinmetall Vehicles are developing an infantry fighting vehicle that can conduct close-combat...
View ArticleALLTEC of Brazil and Rafael Sign MoU on Add-On Armor Solutions
Earlier this month, ALLTEC Composite Material of Brazil and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on passive add-on armor solutions, their...
View ArticleMilitary Batteries - on the Verge of a Radical Transition
The development of lithium-ion batteries is impacting most electronic industrial sectors and will have far-reaching effects on various markets. The defense sector, which is expected to see a shift in...
View ArticleAirbus and Draken Europe Team to Provide 2nd Generation UK Search and Rescue...
Airbus is teaming with Draken Europe to address the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) requirement for the Second Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) service. Airbus and Draken present a UK-based...
View ArticleFlying Where No Cars Go
Commercial and charter operator PNG Air is continuing to operate domestically, despite the impact of COVID-19 on air travel, because in Papua New Guinea domestic air services are often the only viable...
View ArticleNorway - Javelin FGM-148 Missiles
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Norway of Javelin FGM-148 Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $36...
View ArticleThe Netherlands - CH-47 Pilot Training and Logistics Support
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of CH-47 Pilot Training and Logistics Support and related equipment for an...
View ArticleScientists Sketch Aged Star System Using Over a Century of Observations
Astronomers have painted their best picture yet of an RV Tauri variable, a rare type of stellar binary where two stars – one approaching the end of its life – orbit within a sprawling disk of dust....
View ArticleCAES Receives Hypersonic Antenna Development Contract
CAES, a leading provider of mission critical electronic solutions, has recently received a contract from the United States government to develop advanced antenna technology solutions for hypersonic...
View ArticleKaman Delivers New K-MAX to Black Tusk Helicopter Inc
Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today it delivered a new medium-to-heavy lift K-MAX® helicopter to Black Tusk Helicopter Inc. of Squamish, BC, Canada. Black...
View ArticlePeraton Awarded $44M US Army Hypersonic Testing & Evaluation Contract
Peraton has been awarded a U.S. Army contract for Hypersonic Test Engineering, Mission Planning and Systems (HyTEMPS), valued at up to $44 million over two years. This award builds upon Peraton’s more...
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