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Collins Aerospace Brings Next-Generation Sensors to FastJets
2021-03-18 Read More...
Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract modification by the US Air Force for its newest FastJet reconnaissance pod, the MS-110 Multispectral Airborne

Lockheed Martin Receives First F-16 for Depot Sustainment Program
2021-03-17 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has received its first F-16 from the U.S. Air Force as part of the $900 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract the company received in December 2020 to provide sustainment support and depot-overflow services

Gulfstream Wins Contracts for U.S. Air Force Special Missions Support
2021-03-12 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced that it has been awarded $696 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for engineering services support and contractor logistics

Global Defense Spending Rises in 2020 Despite Pandemic
2021-03-11 Read More...
Global defense spending continues to rise and reached a new highpoint in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent contraction in global economic output, according to new figures released by The International Institute for Strategic

Leonardo Reports Strong Performance in 2020 with Orders at € 13.8 Billion
2021-03-11 Read More...
Leonardo’s Board of Directors, convened Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Luciano Carta, examined and unanimously approved the draft of Group consolidated and Leonardo S.p.A. financial statements at 31 December

Dassault Aviation Pays Tribute to Olivier Dassault
2021-03-10 Read More...
Dassault Aviation said it is with great sadness they learned of the death of Olivier Dassault, at the age of 69, in a helicopter accident on 7 March

GA-ASI Avenger ER Receives FAA Experimental Certificate
2021-03-09 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that its company-owned Avenger ER achieved a company

Dassault Aviation’s Chairman & CEO Presents 2020 Annual Results
2021-03-08 Read More...
The Board of Directors of Dassault Aviation approved the 2020 accounts at a Board meeting chaired by Mr. Éric Trappier Thursday. The audit procedures have been completed and the audit opinionis in the process of being

Lockheed Martin's Extended-Range GMLRS Soars in Flight Test
2021-03-08 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully tested its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) munition in an 80-kilometer flight demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New

U.S. Army Orders 99 Heavy Dump Trucks from Mack Defense
2021-03-05 Read More...
Mack Defense announced that the U.S. Army ordered 99 Mack Defense M917A3 non-armored Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) as part of the previously announced contract that could be worth up to $296.4 million over seven years between the U.S. Department of

L3Harris to Design Autonomous Surface Ship Concept for US DARPA
2021-03-05 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has been selected to design an autonomous surface ship concept for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of an unmanned ship performing lengthy

Leonardo’s Drink-Can-Sized Decoy Launched from GA-ASI MQ-9
2021-02-26 Read More...
Leonardo and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) are working together to bring the world-class protection offered by Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable active decoy to operators of the MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft system

Lockheed Martin to Integrate & Test U.S. Army’s Combat Vehicle Protection System
2021-02-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will soon begin supporting formal integration and testing of the U.S. Army’s combat vehicle protection system intended to keep warfighters safer and more secure from battlefield

GA-ASI Launches SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions
2021-02-16 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announces SkyGuardian® Global Support Solutions (SGSS), a new service and support program for GA-ASI customers operating the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Oshkosh Defense Celebrates Production of the 10,000th JLTV
2021-02-12 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced today that the company recently produced the 10,000th Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

L3Harris Wins Systems Integration Contract for US Navy Frigate Program
2021-02-10 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) for the shipboard integration and production of major subsystems onboard the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile frigate FFG

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