VR-Technologies design bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, has begun bench tests of the main systems and assemblies of VRT300 unmanned helicopter. The flight tests are scheduled to begin by the end of 2018
Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, for providing training systems to the Swedish Army. The order value amounts to SEK 51 million and deliveries will take place at the end of 2018
Ukroboronproms State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch announced Thursday the successful testing of its advanced anti-tank guided missile system "Skif", an export variant of the Ukrainian ‘Stugna-P, at one of the military testing grounds. The design of the advanced AT guided missile system "Skif" has undergone a number of changes in accordance with the requirements of the potential customer
Raytheon Company has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II, a key step toward bringing this new capability to fighter pilots. Government confidence testing, a prerequisite for operational testing, is scheduled to be completed this year
Raytheon has won $136 million modification contract to exercise an option for Air and Missile Defense Radar Program (AMDR) low rate initial production (LRIP). The LRIP unit will be deployed on a DDG Flight III class ship
The Malaysian Ministry of Defense announced the acquisition of 18 units of 105LG1 artillery systems for the Army Forces during one of the largest defense services exhibition in Asia, DSA&NATSEC 2018. This 3-year contract will start by November 2019 with the first delivery of 6 light guns and the last delivery is due to take place in February 2020
The Russian Navy has received a nuclear submarine, three warships, two helicopters and about 50 Kalibr cruise missiles in the first three months this year. "The Navy took delivery of the repaired Project 667BDRM strategic underwater missile cruiser Tula, three warships and support vessels of the auxiliary fleet, two helicopters and 46 Kalibr tactical cruise missiles," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov was quoted as saying by Tass Wednesday
BAE Systems and Milrem LCM, an Estonian provider of combat vehicle life-cycle management, have signed a contract to support Estonias fleet of CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). The agreement is part of BAE Systems wider contract with the Estonian government to maintain and sustain 44 CV9035 vehicles acquired from The Netherlands in 2014
Rheinmetall has won a contract worth multi-million euros to install state-of-the-art sensor and advanced command and control technology to protect a new naval port for an international customer. The installation of sensors and advanced command and control technology will protect the equipment from unauthorized access, damage and sabotage
Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal for the U.S