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Raytheon Technologies Named Top Aerospace & Defense Company on JUST 100 Ranking
2023-01-13 Read More...
Raytheon Technologies was recently named one of America’s Most Just Companies for its commitment to serving its workers, customers, communities, the environment and

ADNEC, UAE Ministry of Defence Brief Ambassadors, Military Attachés on IDEX-NAVDEX
2023-01-11 Read More...
ADNEC Group in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Defence held a meeting with a group of ambassadors and representatives of official diplomatic missions and military attachés in the UAE to brief them on the latest developments of IDEX and NAVDEX

Canada to Procure 88 F-35A Multirole Stealth Fighters
2023-01-11 Read More...
The Government of Canada announced it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project

IDV to Supply 36 Amphibious Armored Vehicles (VBA) to Italian Navy
2023-01-11 Read More...
On 22 December 2022, the Directorate of Land Armaments signed a contract with IDV for the supply of 36 Amphibious Armored Vehicles (VBA) to the Italian Navy. The contract comes as part of the program to renew and extend the

Dassault Aviation Resumes Rafale Deliveries to France
2023-01-11 Read More...
On 29 December 2022, Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac plant delivered Rafale B359 (F3R standard) to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement

ARES Shipyard to Supply First ULAQ-AUSV to Turkish Navy
2023-01-08 Read More...
ARES Shipyard has signed a contract with the Turkish government to provide the Navy’s first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle

GA-ASI Flies First M2DO MQ-9A Aircraft
2023-01-08 Read More...
On November 10, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the first production MQ-9A Multi-Domain Operations (M2DO)-ready variant of the U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper. This upgraded version of the

Dassault Aviation Releases Order Intakes, Deliveries & Backlog for 2022
2023-01-08 Read More...
Dassault Aviation Group released its order intakes, deliveries and backlog in number of new aircraft as of 31 December 2022 (unaudited

Raytheon Missiles & Defense Wins Award for Gallium Nitride Technology Maturation
2023-01-08 Read More...
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, has further enhanced its semiconductor foundry’s process for producing military-grade Gallium Nitride, known as GaN. The improved GaN, produced under the Defense

Egyptian Air Force to Receive 12 New Boeing CH-47F Chinooks
2023-01-04 Read More...
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing a contract to produce 12 new CH-47F Chinooks for the Egyptian Air Force. With this $426 million foreign military sale, Egypt will replace its fleet of CH-47D aircraft with the modern F model, and benefit from its

Oshkosh Defense to Supply JLTVs to Five International Allies
2023-01-04 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal has placed a $102 Million order for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

GA-ASI, Bharat Forge Ink Partnership to Manufacture Aerostructures
2023-01-04 Read More...
In a major move to boost manufacturing in India, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Bharat Forge Limited, India have announced a partnership to manufacture main landing gear components,

L3Harris Names Samir Mehta President of Communication Systems Segment
2023-01-04 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies announced Samir (Sam) Mehta as the new President for its Communication Systems segment, reporting to Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher E. Kubasik, effectively

IDEX & NAVDEX 2023 to Showcase a Range of New Features
2023-01-04 Read More...
Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, ADNEC Group is set to host the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2023) and the 7th edition of the Naval

Joint Bahraini-Saudi Naval Drill “Bridge 23” Concludes
2023-01-04 Read More...
Bahrain’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dheyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, attended Thursday the closing ceremony of the naval drill, codenamed “Bridge 23”, carried out by the Bahrain Defence Force, represented by the Royal Bahrain Naval Force

U.S. Navy Approves Full-Rate Production for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter
2022-12-29 Read More...
The U.S. Navy declared full rate production of the Sikorsky CH-53K® helicopter, a decision that is expected to increase production to more than 20 helicopters annually in the coming

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