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US Senate Confirms Appointment of Three Military Leaders
2023-09-26 Read More...
The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of three military leaders to positions within the Defense

Leidos Wins $7.9 Billion U.S. Army Tactical IT Hardware Contract
2023-09-20 Read More...
Leidos was recently awarded a next-generation prime contract to provide the U.S. Army with rapid procurement of information technology (IT) hardware

GA-ASI’s Neal & Linden S. Blue Receive Alison Award from Air Force Association (AFA)
2023-09-16 Read More...
During a special event at the 2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, the U.S. Air Force Association (AFA) presented General Atomics’ Chairman and CEO Neal Blue, and co-owner and Vice Chairman Linden

RTX Delivers First B-52 AESA Radar to Boeing
2023-09-16 Read More...
Raytheon, an RTX business, delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force's B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This first radar will be used for system integration, verification, and

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, University of Iowa Demo AI-Commanded Mission
2023-09-13 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Corporation, in conjunction with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), completed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) demonstration using two piloted L-29 aircraft (acting as surrogates for uncrewed systems)

GA-ASI Poised to Begin LongShot Flight Testing Phase
2023-09-12 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot

Saab Showcases Missile System on Oshkosh Vehicle at DSEI
2023-09-12 Read More...
Saab is showcasing a missile system on an Oshkosh vehicle at DSEI taking place on 12-15 September at Excel,

Bittium Presents its Tactical & Secure Communications Systems at DSEI
2023-09-11 Read More...
Bittium is joining the defense and security exhibition DSEI from 12-15 September 2023, in London, UK, and is showcasing its products and solutions enabling next-generation tactical and secure

Insitu Announces Kinetic Capability for the Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS)
2023-09-11 Read More...
Insitu, A Boeing Company, announced a munitions program for its Integrator UAS, which adds a highly sought-after strike capability to the platform’s unmatched payload portfolio and class-leading 24-hour flight

L3Harris, PGZ Sign MoU to Strengthen Polish Defense Capabilities
2023-09-07 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (PGZ) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to enhance communication systems integration and sustainment for the Polish Armed Forces and bolster Poland’s

US Air Force, RTX Complete First Flight Test of AIM-120C-8
2023-09-05 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully completed the first flight test of the AIM-120C-8 - the latest international variant of AMRAAM® developed under the Form, Fit, Function (F3R)

Lockheed Martin’s Extended-Range Rocket Excels in Long Range Flight
2023-09-04 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range GMLRS (ER GMLRS) in a flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, firing the round from the U.S. Army’s HIMARS®

Naval Group, Thales to Provide Through-Life Support for France’s Multi-Mission Frigates
2023-08-31 Read More...
The FREMM through-life support contract, which came into effect in January 2023, is one of the largest support contracts awarded to Thales by Naval Group since the creation of the French Navy’s Fleet Support Service (SSF). It will guarantee

Mack Defense to Supply 135 Additional M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks to U.S. Army
2023-08-28 Read More...
Mack Defense announced that the U.S. military has ordered an additional 135 Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks

Sikorsky to Build 35 CH-53K® Helicopters for U.S. Navy
2023-08-27 Read More...
The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a $2.7 billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K® helicopters – the largest procurement to date for this multi-mission

MAG Aerospace, L3Harris to Advance Airborne ISR Mission Needs for US Army
2023-08-24 Read More...
The U.S. Army awarded prime contractor MAG Aerospace and teaming partner L3Harris Technologies a contract to deliver two enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to support the Army’s Theater-Level, High-Altitude

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