Austal USA, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Fincantieri Marine and Huntington Ingalls were each awarded approximately $15 million for conceptual design of the Guided-missile Frigate (FFG(X)) project. The US Navy will evaluate the work of the five companies over the next 16 months before a final request for proposal in 2019 and a contract award in 2020, a US DoD contract announcement said
CAE USA today has been awarded a United States Army contract to provide a suite of Abrams M1A2 tank engine trainers. Under terms of the contract awarded by the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), CAE USA will develop two new M1A2 Abrams tank driver stations with live-engine maintenance trainers to support diagnostic and troubleshooting maintenance training tasks
China unveils new unmanned surface vehicle (USV), ‘Tianxing-1 at the fifth China Marine Economy Expo in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province. Jointly researched and developed by Harbin Engineering University and Shenzhen HiSiBi Boats Company, the production of the USV was completed in September this year,
Paramount Group and its joint venture in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) have delivered the latest batch of armoured vehicles to the Kazakhstan Special Forces. The latest delivery of the localised version of the Marauder MRAP, Arlan, will see the vehicles in operation with the Ministry of Defence, Special Forces and other law enforcement agencies
Russian Helicopters, Singaporean Progression Pte and Russia-Singapore Business Council (RSBC) have signed an agreement with Centre for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-tech Companies and Presentation of Investment Projects on cooperation and joint collaboration to promote helicopters in the South-east Asia region. Under the Agreement, Progression Pte
Ukraines state enterprise ‘Kharkiv Design Bureau for Engineering, part of Ukroboronprom, has completed the full cycle of factory tests of armored fighting vehicle BTR-4MV1. “This combat vehicle is built with a wide application of experience in using AP-4 in the ATO zone, NATO standards and technological solutions in accordance with the latest Alliance armament trends
Lockheed Martin's Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS) logged more than 55,000 testing miles during the U.S
Indian Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) has won a contract for the supply of Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS) for Indian Naval applications from Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD). This Contract is a part of “Make in India” initiative and the second contract under the MoD procurement category “Buy and Make (India)” signed by MoD
Ukraines state-run Ukroboronprom presents its new BRDM-NIK armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicle for the first time at the international exhibition "Arms and Security 2017" in Ukraine, held from October 10-13. The updated combat vehicle, created on the basis of BRDM-2 at Mykolayiv Armoured Plant in Ukraine, will have a new more powerful and economical diesel engine FTP Iveco Tector
Equifax, a credit ration agency announced that hackers made away with personal information of an estimated 143 million US consumers. Hackers stole data including social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and driving license numbers