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RUAG Holding Becomes RUAG International Holding
2020-06-24 Read More...On 17 June, the shareholders’ meeting has decided to change RUAG Holding Ltd’s name to RUAG International Holding Ltd. In addition, the shareholders’ meeting has approved the 2019 annual report and grants discharge to the members of the board
Bittium Develops Capabilities for Autonomous Systems in European Project
Bittium is part of the iMUGS (integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) project that is operating under the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP). The iMUGS project is developing new capabilities for European defence forces
Leonardo, Intermarine Sign Strategic Naval Alliance
Leonardo and Intermarine have signed a strategic research and development agreement on new technologies. It focuses on the creation of new generation products and commercial collaboration which will be aimed at pursuing business opportunities in the
GA-ASI to Upgrade RPS and GCS for US Air National Guard
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $12.1 million contract to upgrade MQ-9 Block 1 and Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Block 25 Dual Control Module Ground Control Station (DCMGCS) and Block 30 Ground Control
ARQUUS Delivers Another 100 VT4 Vehicles to French Army
On June 11, 2020, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA, French Procurement Agency) has received the eighth batch of the VT4 Mk2 vehicle on the ARQUUS plant in Saint-Nazaire. Including this new batch, 300 VT4 vehicles have been delivered in
Oshkosh Defense to Produce Trailers for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced it has been awarded a $61.8 million modification from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal to increase available trailer options under the current Joint Light Tactical
L3Harris Unveils New Iver4 580 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
L3Harris Technologies announced its new man-portable Iver4 580 unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). The new Iver4 580 is the second vehicle in the Iver4 family of next-generation UUVs to address a wide variety of customer missions, including survey;
Raytheon’s StormBreaker® Completes First Guided Release from Super Hornet
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker® smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which will become the second fighter jet to add the weapon when the program
Jim Taiclet Becomes New Lockheed Martin President & CEO
In a planned leadership transition, experienced Chief Executive, Gulf War Veteran and Pilot James D. Taiclet, 60, became President and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation on Monday. He succeeds Marillyn A. Hewson, 66, who has served as Chairman,
ARQUUS Presents Report on Use of HUMS in Army Fleet
On May 15, 2020, ARQUUS presented a report on the use of HUMS (Health and Usage Monitoring Systems) in an Army fleet to a group of Defense authorities. This report concludes a six-month tactical evaluation carried out on a fleet of 20 VAB (Véhicule
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