Raytheon Wins $900 Million SOCOM Mission Support Contract
Raytheon has won a $900 million wide mission support contract from US special operations command (SOCOM). Under this Group A contract, Raytheon Blackbird Technologies will provide professional, program management and technical services to special operations forces (SOF) around the world
Spain Approves New Generation Frigate Project
Spain has approved procurement of new-generation F-110 frigates to replace six Santa Maria-class frigates (F-80). The F-80s were commissioned into Spanish Navy service between 1986 and 1994
Huntington Ingalls To Modernize USS Columbus Submarine
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has won a $57.8 million contract to perform planning for maintaining as well as modernizing USS Columbus submarine
Cubic To Support F-35 Air Combat Training System
Cubic Global Defense has won a series of contracts from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to produce and enhance the Air Combat Training System (ACTS) in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Cubic will incorporate an internally mounted subsystem of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) that enables the F-35 to maintain its...
API Technologies To Exhibit AESA Radar Solutions At DSEI 2015
API Technologies will exhibit subsystem Level Solutions for AESA Radar Applications at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI 2015) exhibition in London next month. The Subsystem Level Solutions for AESA Radar Applications include the company's Active Antenna Array Unit (AAAU) and Quad Transmit Receive Module (QTRM) products, the company announced Tuesday
Indonesian Military Sinks 34 Foreign Boats To Deter Illegal Fishing
Tjhe Indonesian military sunk 34 confiscated foreign vessels on Tuesday to deter illegal fishing. The boats from Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia were sunk as part of events to celebrate 70 years since the proclamation of Indonesian independence, Bangkok Post reported Monday
Korean MoD To Host Contest For Selecting Anti-Hacking Experts
The Korean Defense Ministry will be hosting White Hat Contest 2015 in October to select anti-hacking experts to fight against rising hacking threats. In the contest, three final teams each will be chosen from the adult and underage segments in a simulated cyber-attack situation in which the contestants are tasked with blocking hacking efforts
Ultra Electronics USSI Wins Active And Passive Sonobuoys Subcontracts
Ultra Electronics USSI has won $16.1 million subcontracts from their ERAPSCO / SonobuoyTech Systems joint venture to manufacture Passive and Active Sonobuoys in support of multiple underwater missions
Iran To Renew S-300 Missile Systems Contract Next Week
Iran is expecting to renew a contract for the delivery of Russian S-300 missile defense systems by next week. The necessary mechanisms to review and update the agreement are in place, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by Iran's IRNA news agency Tuesday
DynCorp To Provide Multi-Platform Vehicle Support Services To Iraqi Army
DynCorp International (DI) has won a $45 million contract from the US Army to provide multi-platform vehicle support services to the Iraqi Army. This contract with one-year options has a total potential value of $139
BAE Systems To Support UK Armed Forces Secure Communications System
BAE Systems has won a $9.9 million contract from UK Ministry of defense to support and train personnel in using the Falcon secure communications system
Harris Corporation To Supply Falcon III Tactical Radios To Middle East Nation
Harris Corporation has won an $11 million order from a nation in the Middle East to supply the Harris RF-7800 series of Falcon III multiband, multi mission radios. The order was booked and shipped during the fourth quarter of Harris fiscal 2015
Turkey to Unveil Directed-Energy Weapon Mounted on Tracked Vehicle at IDEF 2025
Civilians Loot Weapons from Turkish Ship Seized by Breakaway Somali State,
India's L&T Delivers First Set of Wing Assemblies for LCA Mk1A Fighter...
Portugal Adds Third KC-390 Airlifter to Fleet as A-29N Super Tucano Begins...
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...