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Boeing to Produce 184 Apaches for U.S. Army, International Customers
2023-03-21 Read More...
Boeing will build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and international customers, including the first Apaches for

Northrop Grumman to Produce MESA Sensor for U.S. Air Force’s E-7 Aircraft
2023-03-21 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation will enter into production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S. Air Force E-7

US State Department Approves Military Sales to Australia, Greece, Poland & Romania
2023-03-19 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Tomahawk Block V and Block IV All Up Rounds (AUR) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $895

US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Selects Australia’s Hypersonix for Test Vehicle
2023-03-19 Read More...
Australia’s aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has been selected to provide hypersonic vehicles to the United States’ Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for

L3Harris, Rochester Institute of Technology Certified to Develop Training Curriculum
2023-03-19 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies announced a partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology Certified to develop training curriculum for prospective advanced-manufacturing

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Orders Three MQ-9B SkyGuardian
2023-03-09 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced a new contract with U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide three MQ-9B SkyGuardian® remotely piloted aircraft systems to its first U.S.

Lockheed Martin, KAI & Red 6 Announce Emerging Technology Partnership
2023-03-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries and Red 6 Aerospace announced a new partnership that will deliver advanced 21st Century Security capabilities across a spectrum of training and combat

Sikorsky Hybrid-Electric VTOL Demonstrator to Inform Future Military & Commercial Missions
2023-03-09 Read More...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. With a maximum gross weight of more than

L3Harris Viper Shield EW System Awarded Long-Lead Material Contract
2023-03-07 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies announced receiving an undefinitized contract from Lockheed Martin to procure long-lead material for the Viper Shield electronic warfare system to accelerate global product

U.S. Navy, 50 Partners Start International Maritime Exercise 2023
2023-03-07 Read More...
The International Maritime Exercise (IMX 2023), carried out by the US Fifth Fleet Command with the participation of 43 countries, in addition to 15 representatives of various maritime forces, kicked off

U.S. Secretary of Defense Embarks on Multiday Trip to Middle East
2023-03-07 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan stressed on Sunday the need to restore calm and de-escalation in the Palestinian Territories, as well as cease any unilateral measures that undermine stability and peace

GA-ASI Selected for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force MALE RPAS Project
2023-03-01 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), announced that it was selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Medium-Altitude,

EDGE Signs MoU for Collaboration with L3Harris Technologies
2023-02-23 Read More...
AL TAIF, the UAE’s leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for military equipment, signed Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with L3Harris International, Inc., a subsidiary of L3Harris

HAL to Provide MRO Support for GA-ASI MQ-9B Turbo-Prop Engines
2023-02-15 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have jointly announced that turbo-propeller engines, which power GA-ASI’s state-of-art MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft System

AM General Awarded 5-Year, JLTV Family of Vehicles Recompete Contract
2023-02-11 Read More...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal awarded AM General a 5-year (plus 5-year option) contract to manufacture an estimated 20,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) along with approximately 10,000 trailers and

Oshkosh Defense Receives New Order for Additional JLTVs
2023-02-07 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal has placed an $84.9 million order for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) Family of

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