USAF Awards $417M Worth Contract For Solid State Phased Array Radar System
The US Air force has awarded a $417.7 million worth contract to InDyne Inc
BAE Systems To Upgrade Australia’s Long-Range Radar Network
The Australian government has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to upgrade Australias long-range high frequency radar network. The $1 billion Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) protects Australias coastal approaches through a network of three remote radars in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory
Northrop Grumman’s G/ATOR Radar System Achieves Initial Operational Clearance
The Northrop Grumman Corporation AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) has been approved for early fielding by the United States Marine Corps. This follows the delivery of the final Lot 1 and Lot 2 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) G/ATOR system to the Marines
Raytheon Wins $641 Million Worth Contract For Ballistic Missile Defense System Radar
The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon with a contract worth $641 million to perform Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) test related activities for multiple radar platforms, the Department of defense announced Friday. Under this contract, the contractor will perform planning, executing, and analyzing sensor performance in BMDS flight tests and ground tests...
Japan’s Aegis Destroyers To Likely Get New Missile Interceptors Worth $1.5 Billion...
The Japanese government will likely deploy a new missile intercept system on two new Aegis-equipped destroyers that is capable of exchanging data between the warships, a Japanese news outlet reports Thursday. According to
Terma To Provide Missile Warning Systems For Belgian Defence F-16s
Belgian Defence has ordered Termas ylon Integrated Dispensing System (PIDS+) configuration pylons for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets. According to company press release, all of the original European Participating Air Forces (EPAF) countries – Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium – have now ordered the Terma PIDS+ pylons for their F-16s, and all of them are equipped with the Hensoldt AAR-60(V)2 Missile Warning System (MWS)
Saab Unveils Sea Giraffe Fixed Face AESA Radar
Saab has introduced the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF), a fixed-panel configuration of Saabs existing and delivered active electrically scanned array (AESA) radar family. The radar is a derivative of Saabs family of rotating, full AESA S-band radar systems
Raytheon Wins $333 Million Surveillance Radar Maintenance and Services Contract
Raytheon has won $333 million contract for a Surveillance Radar program operations and maintenance follow-on sustainment package. The package includes contractor logistics support (sustainment); engineering services and technical updates to address equipment obsolescence; transportation and material costs associated with contractor repair and return services; spare and repair parts; support and test equipment; publications and technical documentation personnel training and training equipment; government and contractor engineering; technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support, the US department of defense said in a statement Friday
Longbow Wins $103 Million FCR Mast Mounted Assembly Refurbishment for UK Apache
Longbow was awarded a $103 million contract for Fire Control Radar Mast Mounted Assembly (MMA) Refurbishment program for the United Kingdom in support of the International Apache Attack Helicopter Project Office at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. One bid was solicited with one bid received
China Tests New Ballistic Missile ‘DF-17’ With Hypersonic Gliders
China has reportedly carried out first series of tests of a new ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), The Diplomat reports, citing a U
Boeing Wins $87 Million USAF Combat Survivor Evader Locator Support Contract
Boeing has been awarded $87 million contract for the combat survivor evader locator (CSEL) contractor logistics support. Work is expected to be complete by Dec
Indra, Lockheed Martin Seek Customers for Jointly Developed Naval AESA Radar
Indra and Lockheed Martin recently signed an agreement that extends their relationship in the development of an S-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Spanish Navys F-110 program to the commercialization of this radar worldwide. The F-110 frigate is the Spanish Navys future multi-mission surface vessel, due to see operations in the next decade
Nigerian Navy Receives French-made Offshore Survey Vessel
U.S. Navy Receives First T-54A Training Aircraft
Russian Troops to Receive S-500 Air Defense System this Year
Indonesia, Canada Host First Defense Dialogue to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...