Lockheed Martin has won a deal worth $731 million to support Aegis combat systems used by Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Norway and Spain. The contract covers provision of engineering and technical services for Aegis in-service combat systems engineering, ship integration and test engineering, computer program maintenance, integrated logistics support and planning and in-country support for multiple international partners employing Aegis
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Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that it has acquired the autonomy business of Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS)
Lockheed Martin said today it plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion next year
Australia announced the official start of the prototyping phase of the Hunter Class Frigate Program today. The prime contractor for the program, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, will build five prototype blocks to test the production systems, develop the facilities and ensure the workforce is trained to build the Hunter class frigates
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Indian Navy's stealth frigate Himgiri - the second of the three Project 17A ships being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was launched today. She made her first contact with the waters of Hoogly River at 1335 Hrs at the launch ceremony, General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was the Chief Guest
Indias Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology at trials in Hyderabad city between two DRDO labs to show secure communication. Distribution of encryption keys from time to time is an important requirement in this context of secure communication
Espionage is one of the possibilities behind the theft of radio equipment from the inside of a Russian IL-80 specialized aircraft containing top-secret equipment required for the plane to function as a command post during a nuclear war. A group of burglars broke stole radio equipment placed inside the cargo hatch of a Russian "Doomsday plane" at Taganrog-Yuzhny airfield
The first Brazilian submarine in the Prosub program, ‘Riachuelo, successfully completed her first independent dive down to safety depth off Sepetiba Bay near Rio during the night of November 28. For nearly 12 years, the Prosub program has involved more than 3,000 French and Brazilian employees, whether in the design and construction of conventional submarines (SBR), or in assistance with the design of the future nuclear-powered submarine (SNBR) or in the design of Itaguaï naval base, a Naval Group release said