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Oshkosh Defense Wins New Order for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles & Trailers
2022-07-03 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal has placed a $216 Million order for 513 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and 1,152 trailers (JLTV-T) for the U.S. Army,

Leonardo: PZL-Świdnik to Supply 32 AW149 Multirole Helicopters to Polish Armed Forces
2022-07-03 Read More...
PZL-Świdnik, the Polish company fully owned by Leonardo, has been awarded a contract by the Polish Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth 8.25 billion PLN gross (approximately EUR 1.76 billion) for the supply of 32 AW149 multirole

L3Harris Infrared Space Technology to Enhance Battlefield Imagery & Missile Defense Detection
2022-07-03 Read More...
A L3Harris Technologies infrared instrument launched June 30 will significantly improve the ability to capture high-resolution imagery and other important battlefield information from space - a critical capability for the United States’ future

New Russian Smart Missile Deployed in Combat
2022-07-03 Read More...
The Russian Air & Space Forces (VKS) have employed the latest high-precision 305 aircraft missiles in

P&W, Embraer Complete 100% SAF Flight Testing of GTF-Powered E195-E2 Aircraft
2022-07-03 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have successfully tested a GTF-powered E195-E2 aircraft on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The test, with one engine running on 100% SAF, validated that GTF engines and the E-Jets E2 family can fly on both

USS Sioux City Arrives in Bahrain During Historic Deployment
2022-06-30 Read More...
USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived to Bahrain for a scheduled port visit, June 25, marking the completion of a 10,000-mile journey while becoming the first littoral combat ship to operate in the Middle

GDLS Wins US Army Competition for Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicles
2022-06-30 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), a business unit of General Dynamics (GD) announced that its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) offering has been chosen by the U.S. Army through a competitive process to provide enhanced firepower for Infantry

Saudi Space Commission, Italian Space Agency Sign MoU in Peaceful Space Activities
2022-06-30 Read More...
The 12th session of the Joint Saudi-Italian Committee was held Tuesday in Riyadh as part of bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Italy, in the presence of Minister of Finance Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, head of the Saudi

Deputy Prime Minister “Pleased by Russian Weaponry Performance”
2022-06-30 Read More...
Yury Borisov, Russian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the defense complex, recently talked to the national media on personal impressions on the smart weaponry performance through the first four months of the special military operation in

Collins Aerospace to Develop Unmanned Flight Ecosystem in Ireland
2022-06-30 Read More...
Collins Aerospace has received a three-year funding award from the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (EU CINEA) and SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (JU) to develop an unmanned flight ecosystem in Ireland by delivering a

Navantia F-110 Class Frigate Passes Critical Design Review
2022-06-30 Read More...
Navantia, Spanish Navy and Spanish Ministry of Defence have successfully concluded the CDR (Critical Design Review) of the F-110 frigate programme, which means the culmination of the ship’s design and its readiness for full fledge

EDGE Group Welcomes High Ranking Delegation from Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence
2022-06-30 Read More...
EDGE said Tuesday it is honoured to receive an official delegation from the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which will see the high-ranking group visit several of EDGE’s advanced technology and manufacturing

STM500 Submarine Project Enters First Stage of Production
2022-06-30 Read More...
Under the auspices of the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), STM Savunma Teknolojileri ve Mühendislik A.Ş. - a leading actor in Turkey’s defence industry initiative - has taken a historic step in Türkiye’s national submarine production effort

Iran Carries Out Second Text of its ‘Zoljanah’ Satellite Carrier
2022-06-30 Read More...
Iran has carried out a second test of its Zoljanah satellite launcher, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday, in a move likely to irk Washington amid expectations of a resumption of indirect talks between the arch foes to revive a 2015 nuclear

Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces Concludes Visit to Saudi Arabia
2022-06-28 Read More...
The Saudi Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, received in Jeddah the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Salem bin Hamad Al-Nabit (photo) and his accompanying

Raytheon Missiles & Defense to Continue Developing a First-of-its-Kind Counter-Hypersonic Missile
2022-06-28 Read More...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, to continue to develop a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missile, the Glide Phase

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