Science Applications International has won a $94 million contract from the US Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) to provide technical services for the shipboard, submarine, shore and airborne platforms. The contract has a one year base period of performance, four one-year options
B-Temia and Sagem (Safran) have signed a technological and business development agreement to develop and market new-generation exoskeletons for industrial and military applications. Exoskeletons are bio-mechanical and electronic structures worn on the body to assist and enhance people's movements, or to restore mobility
The security upgrades developed by Lockheed Martin for the current ground control system of the US Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) have been fully operationalized to safeguard data and to ensure satellite availability. The GPS Intrusion Protection Reinforcement (GIPR) technology refresh is part of the Air Force's strategy to modernize the current GPS system and to ensure the availability of its services for more than one billion global military, civilian and commercial users daily, the company announced Monday
The United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC) has selected the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor for search and rescue (SAR) missions. Delivery of the first three AW609 TiltRotors to the JAC, with three additional options, is expected to start in the 2019 timeframe
The five construction firms have won $500 million worth contract from the US army to build new facilities on military bases worldwide. The work will be performed at US government locations worldwide and is expected to be complete by November 8, 2023, the department of defense announced today
Russian Helicopters has started flight testing of a second prototype of the medium multirole Mi-171A2 at Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. The new Mi-171A2 prototype pre-flight and certification testing are also currently underway, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Kalshnikov is eyeing partnering Indian firms to produce weapons in the country. “Kalashnikov is talks with both public as well as private companies in India
China and Pakistan will be upgrading JF-17 fighter jet with advanced weapons eyeing export orders. The JF-17 thunder fighter jet will have advanced capabilities such as air-to-air refuelling data link, electronic warfare integrated with more guided weapons, Liu Yu, Vice President of China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation, was quoted as saying during the ongoing Dubai Airshow by China Military website Monday
The Eurofighter Consortium has demonstrated the integration of MBDA's storm Shadow Cruise Missile with the Typhoon air craft. The Storm Shadow cruise missile has been released from a Eurofighter Typhoon for the first times, as part of an extensive capability update
Egyptian KATO and Irkut have signed a purchasing agreement on 6 MC-21 short/mid-range airliners. Both the companies also agreed to co-operate on the MC-21 short/mid-range airliner project, Irkut said in a statement Monday