Thales wins contract for UHF satellite from U.K.
Thales Canada has been awarded a contract to supply the Canadian Navy with dedicated UHF satellite communication (SATCOM) omni-directional antennas for four of the Halifax-class frigates that are being converted to command ships. The QHASS (Quadrifilar Helix) antenna was developed by Thales UK’s underwater systems business in Templecombe, Somerset,...
DRS wins $32 million contract for JSTDS from Natick
DRS announced today that it received a $32.4 million order from Natick Contracting Division, Natick, MA to provide Joint Service Transportable Decontamination Systems, Small Scale (JSTDS-SS)
General Dynamics wins $544 million contract for digital modular radios from
General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz., is being awarded $146,290,144 for a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production of digital modular radios, high frequency distribution amplifier group and associated supplies/services
Israel track to New Rocket Defense Radar
The Raz radar system is able to immediately and accurately detect rocket launch sites and threat levels The new Raz radar system was used for the first time by the Artillery Corps, as part of its comprehensive implementation by the Ranging Unit of the IDF Northern Command. A model...
SRI wins $49 million contract for Counter-IED Radar from U.S
SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., was awarded on Sept 9 a $49,189,528 contract in which the government requires SRI International, under the direction of Engineering Research and Development Center and with assistance from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, to provide necessary support, material and equipment, including training...
Alion wins $134 million support contract for water sensors from PEO IWS
Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, in conjunction with fourteen other companies, was awarded a $134 million contract from the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) to support the development and procurement of Navy above water sensors. Work under the contract will result in more efficient office and project management functions and continuity over the entire acquisition cycle
Boeing awarded $163 million contract for Electron Laser Lab by U.S Navy
The Boeing Company has received an additional task order of $23 million to complete the design of the 100-kilowatt Free Electron Laser (FEL) lab demonstrator. The order is part of a U
BT wins £810 million contract for telecommunications services from MOD
BT today announced a three-year extension to the Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) Agreement with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to 2015. The contract extension is expected to be worth £640m in revenue to BT over the three-years to 2015
Boeing wins $1.24 billion contract for sustaining engineering from NASA
Boeing today announced that NASA has awarded the company an extension to the International Space Station (ISS) contract for sustaining engineering. The extension is valued at $1
AF Net brings Indian Air Force closer to network centric warfare
Defence Minister AK Antony today inaugurated the IAF’s gigabyte digital information grid the AFNET (Air Force Network). The launch is a significant milestone in the IAF’s quest towards achieving a capability for Network Centric (NCW)
Raytheon wins $37 million contract for sensor by U.S.
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $37,329,835 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the designing, building and testing of an upgrade of an existing variant of the AN/AAS-53 Common Sensor Payload, including enhanced high definition/target location accuracy imaging capability
FLIR Systems wins $27 million contract for electro-optics sensors from U.S
FLIR Systems, is being awarded a $27,099,732 for procurement of electro-optics sensors (EOS) and required training, provision item order, non-warranty repairs, non-warranty repairs over and above, and data for the Shipboard Protection System (SPS) Program. The EOS is a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Laser Detecting-Ranging-Tracking System, in support of the SPS Program
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...