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Raytheon Missiles & Defense Wins U.S. Navy Contract for Zumwalt Destroyer Engineering Services
2022-04-25 Read More...The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, an activation, sustainment, and modernization contract for $483 million with options, if exercised, totaling $1.68 billion across five
L3Harris to Deliver Continued Support for Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 Hornet Fleet
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a 4-year, $482 million USD performance-based contract extension (PBC), with option years, to continue in-service support of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft fleet until its
Lockheed Martin to Produce Eighth THAAD Battery for US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Lockheed Martin has received a contract totaling $74 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The award amount covers the production of an eighth THAAD battery for the
Honeywell Demos Alternative Navigation Capabilities in GPS-Denied Environments
Honeywell has successfully demonstrated several advanced alternative navigation technologies that are intended to help ensure seamless navigation, even when GPS signals are blocked, interrupted or unavailable. Testing took place on both an Embraer
Curtiss-Wright to Support U.S. Navy Torpedo Upgrade Programs
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, a leading supplier of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) based solutions engineered to succeed, today announced it was awarded a contract by Progeny to provide MOSA computers and digital processing
Embraer Delivers Last Modernized AF-1 Fighter Jet (AF-1B) to Brazilian Navy
Embraer delivered Wednesday the last modernized AF-1 fighter jet (AF-1B) to the Brazilian Navy. The ceremony was held at Embraer's industrial unit in Gavião Peixoto, in São Paulo state. Under the AF-1 program (the Navy designation for the McDonnell
Naval Group India Launches Sixth Kalvari-Class Submarine with Scorpene® Design
On April 20th 2022, Vagsheer was launched by the Defence Secretary of India, Dr. Ajay Kumar. Vagsheer is the last of the six P75 Scorpene® submarine entirely built by the Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) based on years of
Leonardo Wins U.S. Foreign Military Sale Contract for New AW119Kx Helicopters to Israel
Leonardo received a $ 29 million US$ contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense for new AW119Kx aircraft in the framework of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Israel, with the U.S. Army Contracting Command as the contracting
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande Appointed Next Chief of Indian Army
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of the Indian Army. The 28th Army Chief will be the first Officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of Army Staff succeeding General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is
North Korea Tests New Tactical Guided Weapon to Boost Nuclear Capability
North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before its chief rivals the United States and South Korea begin annual drills that the North views
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE UAS Completes World Record Endurance Flight
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® demonstrated the expanded endurance capabilities of a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) through a world record endurance flight on February 18, 2022, at the Santa Margarita
Naval Group Delivers Last Multi-Mission Offshore Patrol Vessel for Argentina
The last of the four Argentinian Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), OPV 87 A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero, was delivered Wednesday to the Argentine Navy. The delivery and commandment handover ceremony of the last vessel of the series marks the completion
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