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L3Harris, Air Tractor to Produce Sky Warden™ ISR Strike Aircraft
2021-05-10 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor have teamed to produce the AT-802U Sky Warden™, an affordable, production-ready aircraft designed for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other missions in extreme combat

Collins Aerospace Upgrades US Navy C-130 Fleet
2021-05-10 Read More...
Collins Aerospace continues to help C-130 operators reduce maintenance time and cost with its long-lasting wheels and carbon brakes. The business, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), today announced it has completed its first upgrade of the

Lockheed Martin Names Christian Marrone Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
2021-05-07 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced Christian Marrone as the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, succeeding Robert Rangel, who will retire later this

INVISIO Wins New US Order for Communication & Hearing Protection Systems
2021-05-07 Read More...
INVISIO has received an order worth SEK 40 million (US$ 4.8 million) from an existing customer in the US Department of Defense (DoD). The order is for advanced communication and hearing protection systems. Delivery will be within six

US Army Awards Oshkosh Defense Extension to FHTV IV Contract
2021-05-05 Read More...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command announced that it has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, a three-year extension to the FHTV IV contract and initial delivery orders valued at $146.8

HENSOLDT Kalætron® RWR for Protection against Radar Threats
2021-05-05 Read More...
Kalætron® RWR is a fully digital and software-defined, ultra-wide band Radar Warning System (RWS) with an outstanding multi-signal capability shown in operational flight test

Honeywell, Inmarsat to Develop New SATCOM Solutions for US Government
2021-05-05 Read More...
Honeywell, and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, announced an agreement to develop and deliver innovative commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) solutions to the U.S.

India Requests Six Additional Boeing P-8I Patrol Aircraft
2021-05-03 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of six (6) P-8I Patrol aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.42

Leonardo Opens Seamless Helicopter Training Academy in the US
2021-05-03 Read More...
Leonardo announced a further major reinforcement of its presence and customer service and technologies in USA with the official opening of their brand new, state of the art Helicopter Training Academy, located on their

Curtiss-Wright to Provide Flight Recorder System for T-6 Texan II Trainer Aircraft
2021-05-03 Read More...
Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that it was selected by Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) to provide its industry-leading Fortress flight recorder system to upgrade the T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force and

GA-ASI Participates in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem
2021-04-30 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) participated in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s (PACFLT) Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem ‘21 (UxS IBP 21), April 21-26, 2021. The UxS IBP 21 integrated manned and unmanned capabilities

EDA Took Part in NATO’s ‘Locked Shields’ Cyber Defence Exercise
2021-04-28 Read More...
EDA participated in the Exercise ‘Locked Shields 2021’, the largest and most complex international live-fire cyber defence exercise organised from 13-16 April by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

Saab Reports Continued Order, Sales Growth for 1Q2021
2021-04-28 Read More...
Saab reported continued good order and sales growth for the first quarter of 2021. On this occasion, Saab’s President and CEO Micael Johansson (photo) made the following

GA-ASI Further Expands MQ-9 Mission Capability
2021-04-26 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and L3Harris Technologies have collaborated to further expand the mission capabilities of the U.S. Air Force’s versatile MQ-9 Reaper® Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Curtiss-Wright’s PacStar® Selected by Viasat for Enhancing Battlefield Network Equipment
2021-04-26 Read More...
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division announced that its PacStar® business, a leading developer and supplier of advanced communications solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has been awarded a contract by

Rheinmetall, Northrop Grumman to Cooperate on Precision-Guided Enhanced Range Artillery Ammunition
2021-04-23 Read More...
Rheinmetall and Northrop Grumman have formalized an agreement to cooperate in the field of precision-guided enhanced range artillery

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