No hit man was involved in the recent assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council said. An earlier report said the Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated by a remote controlled machine gun that was mounted on a white SUV
NHIndustries today signed a contract with NATO Agency NAHEMA, acting on behalf of the German Federal Office for Equipment (BAAINBw) for the acquisition of 31 NH90 NFH “Sea Tiger” helicopters, support services and training. The Sea Tiger will represent the German configuration of the NH90 NFH helicopter and will be employed for the German Navys advanced shipborne operations from 2025
The German procurement authorities have awarded Rheinmetall a contract to develop a key future laser weapon system component. At the end of the second quarter of 2020, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, or BAAINBw, contracted with Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH to fabricate a laser source demonstrator
MQ-9 Reaper drones, the U.S
BAE Systems has received certification for its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the F-22 Raptor from the Department of Defense AIMS program office. The IFF transponder waveform integration is part of a U
As part of a historic Missile Defense Agency demonstration and for the first time ever, an intercontinental ballistic missile target was intercepted and destroyed outside Earth's atmosphere by an advanced SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile defense interceptor built by Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. "This first-of-its-kind test shows that our nation has a viable option for a new layer of defense against long-range threats," said Bryan Rosselli, vice president of Strategic Missile Defense at Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Turkey has found Greek deployment of its S-300 air defence systems (ADS) as a convenient cover to use its own S-400 ADS against the wishes of the United States. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar today said Ankara will use the armament (S-400 ADS) just as other members of the NATO military alliance employ their S-300 defense systems
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services AS (KAMS) announced today that it has signed a contract with Pratt & Whitney, officially starting operations at Rygge, one of the five planned F135 (F-35 engine) Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul & Upgrade (MRO&U) facilities, or depots, worldwide. This contract marks the transition of the KAMS MRO&U facility to qualification and operations from activation and training in support of achieving Initial Depot Capability by the end of 2021
Canada could place an order for Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIIC missiles to arm the warships being built under Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project for $500 million. On Friday, the U
BAE Systems is investing more than $100 million to build a facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to support the companys newly acquired Navigation & Sensor Systems business, which makes military GPS products. The new building will bring the companys local design and production employees from multiple locations into a single center with modern manufacturing, engineering, and office space