Leidos To Provide Installation and Training for Business Systems Modernization To US...
Leidos was awarded a prime contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) – Energy. The single-award, firm-fixed-price contract has a seven-month base period of performance, four one-year options and a total contract value of approximately $37 million, if all options are exercised
Thales To Upgrade French Military IFF Transponders
Thales announced Wednesday that it has just won a contract to upgrade the IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) transponders in service with the French armed forces. IFF prevents friendly fire incidents in the theatre of operations by identifying friendly units and ensures the monitoring of military and civil
ATK To Supply Range of Ammo Worth $203 Million To US Army...
ATK announced today that it has been awarded multiple contract awards with the U.S
UTC Aerospace Systems To Showcase Wide Range of Defense Capabilities At AUSA
UTC Aerospace Systems will show a range of capabilities for defense applications at the AUSA 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition, which takes place in Washington, D.C
US Arms Find East-European Market After Russia’s Crimean Conflict
Eastern European nations such as Romania, Poland and Bulgaria have increased arms imports, mostly from the US to counter possible Russian aggression. The Ukraine crisis has left Russias neighbors vulnerable and have all announced plans to buy aircraft, electronic warfare systems and missiles from Western countries
Russia, Egypt Close To Signing $3.5 Billion Arms Contracts
Russia and Egypt have initialed arms contracts worth $3.5 billion, head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Alexander Fomin said Wednesday
Airbus Plans Restructure, To Sell Off Fairchild Controls, Atlas Elektronik
Airbus announced Tuesday plans to sell several subsidiaries from its defence division to focus on its core businesses of space activities, military planes and missiles, according to media reports. "Some business areas are identified as divestment candidates as they do not fit the strategic goals," the company said in a statement, citing budget troubles among key state clients
DRS Technologies To Provide Command And Control Hardware Products To US Navy
DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the U
US Navy Eyes Arming Helicopters With Energy Laser Weapons
The High Energy Fiber Laser Project of the US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) intends to procure technical assistance and systems engineering in the development, testing, and fielding of the High Energy Laser Weapons System (HELWS). NAWCWD serves as a focal point for defining HEFL system and sub-system requirements, system design and integration plans, prototype systems development, and testing and evaluation
Saab To Market NonLethal Technologies' IronFistTMand Cobra40TMless-Lethal Weapons And Munitions
Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd (SBDS), Saabs fully owned company has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with the US-based NonLethal Technologies Inc. (NLT) for marketing and selling the IronFistTMand Cobra40TMless-lethal weapon systems, including the 38-mm and 40-mm munitions
MBDA, Roketsan Sign MoU For 70mm Guided Weapon System
MBDA and Roketsan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a 70mm guided weapon system. Under the terms of the agreement signed at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the two companies will initiate the exchange of business and technical information for a guided weapon system based on the 70mm rocket concept for the German UH Tiger
MTL Group To Debut IMPAS Armour And SMARTbend At DSA 2014
MTL Group will be showcasing several key armour components including IMPAS armour and SMARTbend for blast and ballistic applications for the very first time at DSA 2014, 14-17 April. “The Asian market is an area we have seen significant growth over the past few years at MTL Group
First 6 Rafales for the Croatian Air Force just Landed in Zagreb
Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
Oshkosh Defense Secures $40M Contract Extension for ROGUE-Fires UGV
European Defence Fund Supports STORE Project to Enhance Land Forces' Imaging Systems...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
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...