The Russian Su-33 Northern Fleet Navy aircraft have been deployed to guard the air borders of the Kola area of the Arctic region. The aircraft is a naval fighter jet based on the Su-27
China and Russia are developing manoeuvring hypersonic missiles that pose as new threat for the US. Adm
Nexter Systems and Krauss‐Maffei Wegmann today signed an agreement to merge into a Franco‐German defence technology group with a 2 billion euro turnover, 9 billion euro order book and over 6,000 employees. Nexter and its owners view this step as decisive for the consolidation of the defence technology industry in Europe
CACI has won a multi-million dollar ongoing contract to provide rapid response technical forensics and exploitation support for the US Army CERDECs Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD). US Armys Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) awarded contract under the Rapid Response Third Generation contract vehicle, increases the size and scope of CACIs work for this customer in its Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) market area
General Dynamics has won a $20 million contract from the US Navy to continue modernizing the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Control System (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build software for US as well as Australian submarines. The AN/BYG-1 software analyses and tracks submarine and surface-ship contact information, providing tactical, situational awareness for submarine crews including the capability to target and employ torpedoes and missiles
The Singaporean Navy (RSN) and US Navy have successfully conducted Torpedo firing exercise as part of the Co-operation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise yesterday. The RSNs RSS Supreme, Formidable-class frigate and Singaporean Air Forces Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk naval helicopter along with US Navys MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopter took part in the combined torpedo exercise
An unknown number of employees of Russias naval shipbuilder, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have been arrested by Federal Security Service (FSS) on corruption charges. A USC statement said yesterday “the United Shipbuilding Corporation continued systematic implementation of a program to combat corruption
Cyber Security firm, root9B has won a $48 million subcontract from Silverback 7 to provide special warfare technical support (SWTS) within the USCombating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO). The company announced Thursday that SWTS contract awarded to Silverback 7 has a period of performance of 5 years
Germanys benntec Systemtechnik GmbH has merged with MarineSoft GmbH to expand the companys potential for innovation. The newly merged company will continue to trade under the name benntec Systemtechnik GmbH and remain headquartered in Bremen, Germany, Rheinmetall AG announced today
Lockheed Martin will manufacture and upgrade Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for the Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fleet. A Foreign Military Sales contract to Lockheed Martin includes the production of 15 Sniper ATPs and upgrades to the Pakistan Air Force's existing 22 Sniper ATPs