BAE Systems Safety Products, Pompano Beach, Fla., is being awarded a maximum $313,332,413 firm fixed price, sole source, long term contract for gunner restraint kits, vehicular accessory kits and vehicular safety belt kits
Astrium will deliver into orbit the first of two military communications satellites for the German Bundeswehr. The first satellite has been shipped to the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana and is expected to be launched by an Ariane 5 launcher at the end of September
Greg Combet, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced the awarding of a defence contract that will lead to improved global communications for our deployed forces. “The contract, awarded to BAE systems, is for the construction of three new Satellite Communications Earth Terminals at the Australian Defence Satellite and Communications Station near Geraldton in Western Australia,” said Mr Combet
Radwin, a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today announced that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) in the UK chose its wireless broadband systems for the mission-critical task of establishing voice and data communications between military bases in Afghanistan. Radwin’s high-capacity Radwin 2000 links enhanced the satellite system which had become increasingly overloaded and couldn’t handle the amount of traffic and provide the level of service required
Making it stronger, lighter and better has always been the clear mission behind the development of composite armor protection. What hasn’t been as clear-cut is where to find a reliable supply of leading edge composite armor
The Boeing Company and WB Electronics of Poland today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines opportunities for future cooperation between the two companies, in areas such as ground combat vehicle battle management and command, control and communications systems. Henryka Bochniarz, president of Boeing Central and Eastern Europe, announced the agreement at the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce
Raytheon's insider threat management solution has been selected by The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for the Insider Threat Focused Observation Tool (InTFOT) for the Department of Defense. Under the contract, Raytheon will provide the DoD an enterprise license for its solution
The new Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and security procurement entered into force on 21 August 2009. The Directive will be the cornerstone of a truly European Defence Market supporting the development of the European defence-related supplier base
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today signed an agreement to purchase 87.61% of PZL-Świdnik, a Polish company which produces helicopters and aerostructures, for a sum of PLN 329 million ($113 million)
Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the U