Sagem (Safran group) has won a contract from Italian shipyard Fincantieri SpA to deliver and integrate the Sigma 40 inertial navigation systems on the new Abu Dhabi class anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate. Integrated in the ship’s combat system, the Sigma 40 ring laser gyro inertial navigation system is a critical part of the ship
The Korean government revealed its blueprint of leaping to the 7th largest defense export country in the world with annual sales worth $4 billion a year by 2020. In a defense and industry related ministries meeting, which was presided by the president Lee Myung-bak on Oct
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of three C295 aircraft. The aircraft are to be delivered from 2011 and will be used to increase the Egyptian Air Force’s capacity in tactical and logistic transport
BAE Systems has secured a £15 million contract as part of a major overhaul project to replace the 30 year old propulsion systems onboard the Royal Navy’s eight Hunt Class mine countermeasure vessels. The equipment procurement contract comes on the back of the Company’s successful completion of the technical recommendation for a new propulsion and machinery control system to the Ministry of Defence
ATK has received additional orders for small-caliber ammunition under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with the U.S
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Saudi Arabia, which is looking to buy eight modern frigate-sized warships.Saudi Arabia is one of the "bright opportunities," along with the Asia/Pacific region, as foreign navies look to upgrade capabilities despite the downturn in defense spending, Orlando Carvalho, president, Lockheed Mission Systems & Sensors, told journalists on the sidelines of the Euronaval trade show
Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems business of Cubic Corporation, has received more than $16 million in new orders this year for air combat training systems and spares. With these new bookings, Cubic has received more than $300 million under a 10-year contract for the P5 Combat Training System/Tactical Combat Training System (P5CTS/TCTS)
Raytheon Company is upgrading sensors with enhanced target location accuracy and high-definition imaging. "This is an important upgrade for our Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems family of sensors as we continue to provide high-performance, state-of-the-art technology for the warfighter," said Tim Carey, vice president for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems