The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it is imposing sanctions on two American firms – Lockheed Martin and Raytheon – that acted as the main contractors in the latest U.S
HENSOLDT will bring its Identification-Friend-or-Foe (IFF) into the upcoming IFF modernization programme of the South Korean armed forces. The company was awarded by LIG Nex1 two contracts worth approximately €10m to deliver 20 MSSR 2000 ID secondary radars including test equipment and related services
The French Ministry of Defense has put forth a strategy aimed at broadening the capabilities of anticipation and action of the French Navy up to 6,000 m depth. The French Navy already has mine warfare and hydro-oceanography capabilities contributing to the control of the seabed
The technical launch of the fourth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente dAltura) “Giovanni delle Bande Nere” built for the Italian Navy took place at Fincantieris shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Genoa) recently. This PPA, to be delivered in 2024, is the first in “full” version, which means equipped for a complete defence ability, and the first to be supplied with generator sets by Isotta Fraschini Motori, a Fincantieri subsidiary specialized in the production of diesel engines
Lockheed Martin was awarded three NASA contracts to produce key elements of the agencys visionary Mars Sample Return program. The first contract is for the cruise stage that will power and steer the Mars-bound journey of the lander that retrieves Martian rock and soil samples from the Perseverance Rover
Lockheed Martin won a contract valued $139 million to perform user operational assessment of Israel's Spike non-line-of-sight missile system. "Lockheed Martin Corp
Finlands Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen approved a proposal to procure ammunition for a heavy rocket launcher system from the United States. The Ministerial Finance Committee supported the procurement in its session on 10 February 2022
BAE Systems has confirmed its bid submission, together with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), for the Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90)) in response to the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republics acquisition of 152 new Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) in multiple variants. The offer will ensure the production and delivery of the CV90 in collaboration with local Slovak industry, on time and to budget
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), Milrem (programmes prime contractor) and seven other partners, chose Nexter Robotics to evaluate several ground and airborne robotics platforms for the Italian Army. The decision was taken on 13 January 2022
Damen awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to deliver the automation solutions (in German FüSAS – Führungssystem Automation Schiffstechnik) for the four new F126 frigates for the German Navy. The scope consists of an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) and a Condition Monitoring System (CMS)