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GD Electric Boat Awarded $5.1 Billion by U.S. Navy for Columbia-Class Submarines
2022-12-25 Read More...General Dynamics Electric Boat announced the U.S. Navy has awarded a $5.1 billion modification of the previously awarded Columbia Integrated Product and Process Development Contract for the Columbia class of submarines, the nation's next-generation
U.S. Department of Defense Exercises Option for 26 TH-73A “Thrasher” Helicopters
Leonardo welcomed the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Defense to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 110.5 million USD firm-fixed price modification to the previously awarded contract for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Helicopter
Fincantieri, ONEX to Create Corvette Manufacturing & Maintenance Line in Greece
Fincantieri, together with ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group, signed an official agreement for the creation of a corvettes manufacturing line & their life-cycle support base, that will be located at Onex Naval and Maritime Elefsis
Safran’s JIM Compact Multifunction Infrared Binoculars to Equip Australian Defence Force
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has signed a contract with NIOA for the supply of more than one hundred JIM Compact’s for the LAND 159 Tranche 1 - ADF sniper system - to equip the Australian Defence
Oshkosh Defense Receives Order for More JLTVs as Follow-on Contract Award Nears
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal has placed a $543 Million order for 1,681 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), 618 trailers (JLTV-T), and associated packaged
L3Harris to Provide Smart Bomb Release Units for Bahrain, Jordan & Morocco’s F-16s
L3Harris Technologies announced a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to three allied military forces in the Middle East and North Africa regions, enabling pilots to double the number of smart munitions their F-16s can
Photonis to Acquire Xenics, a Leader in Infrared Imaging Solutions
Photonis a global leader of highly differentiated technology for defense and industrial markets, held by HLD since 2021, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xenics, a specialist developer and manufacturer of leading-edge
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