BAE Systems has won a $41 million modification to an existing contract for Mk 21 mod 2 (SM-3) and Mk 21 mod 3 (SM-6) canisters in support of the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The contract includes the manufacture, production and test of Mk 21 mod 2 and Mk 21 mod 3 canisters, United States Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre today announced a partnership to make electronic accessories and automotive equipment from recycled aerospace-grade carbon-fibre composite material. The agreement covers excess carbon fiber from 11 Boeing airplane manufacturing sites and will reduce solid waste by more than one million pounds a year
Lockheed Martin has won $6.9 million United States (US) Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) contract to enhance ONYX exoskeleton for future soldier demonstrations
Northrop Grumman has won $489 million contract for the supply of three RQ-4 Global Hawk block 30i air vehicles to Japan. The contract includes enhanced integrated sensor suite payload for all the three air vehicles, two ground control elements, spares and support equipment, system engineering and program management tasks required to execute, manage, control, and report on all program activities, and a site survey, US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
Russian Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft conducted 10 flights in Syria to test its onboard systems including weapon. The Russian MoD posted footage of Su-57 fighter jet carrying out sorties in the Syrian Arab republic on their website Monday
The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is currently working on 20 different artificial intelligence (AI) programs. First announced in September, the DARPA AI Next campaign is a multi-year, upwards of $2 billion investment in new and existing programs to create the third wave of AI technologies
Northrop Grumman has inked a deal with South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to provide Republic of Korea Global Hawk HUAV (High-altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) fleet with Contractor Logistics Support (CLS). The contract includes providing timely site activation in South Korea, complete training packages for pilots, operators and maintainers of the system; and a team of subject matter experts to provide seamless on-site and reach-back CLS support, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Lockheed Martin has won a $172 million contract for the supply of 50 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) for the United States Air Force. Work is expected to be complete by the end of December 2021, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
Russias Rostec state corporation which recently took over United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) plans to invest 55 billion rubles ($834 Million) in the MC-21 airliner project. The inclusion of UAC into Rostec is expected to increase the revenues of its aviation cluster to 1 trillion rubles ($15 billion) said Director of Rostecs aviation cluster, Anatoliy Serdyukov
Five major radar early warning systems for anti-missile operations, space attack and defense, joint theater operations, ocean warfare and global surveillance and combat were unveiled at the Airshow China 2018 today. The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) which developed the systems said that the radars will provide users with overall detection and perception solutions