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RTX Wins $344M to Develop Standard Missile Variants

April 26, 2024 @ 06:56 AM

Raytheon, an RTX business, has won a $344 million contract for the development of two missile variants – the SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU – which will be based on a common guidance section, where the electronics and software that guide a missile to its target are housed. The updated variants will share a newly designed guidance section, target detection device, independent flight termination system and electronics unit
Saab Gets $50M for Gripen Future Development

April 25, 2024 @ 06:06 AM

Saab has received an order worth SEK 540 million (nearly $50 million) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to support future development of the Gripen system. The order pertains to work during the 2024 business year
Austal Tests Autonomous Patrol Boat for Australian Navy

April 24, 2024 @ 05:50 AM

The collaborative Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT) project, led by Austal Australia, has completed Sea Acceptance Trials for the autonomous vessel Sentinel off the Western Australian coastline. The
First Batch of Modernized Dutch Apache Echo Helicopters Now Combat-Ready

April 19, 2024 @ 08:52 AM

The Netherlands Ministry of Defense announced that the first batch of modernized Dutch Apache Echo attack helicopters is now combat-ready. Located at Gilze-Rijen Air Base, the initial four aircraft have been prepared for operational deployment both domestically and internationally
WB Group Signs Contract to Supply Unmanned Systems to the Polish Army

April 18, 2024 @ 06:18 AM

The Polish Army is poised to receive a shipment of FlyEye miniature unmanned aerial systems from the domestic manufacturer WB Group. A contract for the delivery of seven FlyEye aircraft was officially signed on April 17
MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Could Be Upgraded to Support Surveillance, Strike Missions

April 15, 2024 @ 01:03 PM

Boeing is advocating for advanced capabilities and potential upgrades to the Navy's MQ-25 Stingray drone, foreseeing expanded mission profiles beyond aerial refueling. At the Sea Air Space conference, Boeing presented a modified MQ-25 model featuring Lockheed Martin-made Long Range Anti-Surface Missiles (LRASM), highlighting the drone's adaptability for surveillance and strike operations
Turkey’s Aselsan Showcases Modernization Package for Chilean Leopard 2 Tanks

April 12, 2024 @ 06:43 AM

Turkey's Aselsan unveiled a modernization package for upgrading the Chilean Army's Leopard 2A4CHL main battle tanks at the FIDAE 2024 exhibition in Chile. In July 2023, Aselsan and the local company Famae signed an
U.S. Navy's Nuclear-powered Carrier, CVN-74 Completes Dry-Dock Work of Refuelling & Overhaul

April 9, 2024 @ 09:31 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed the dry dock portion of the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
Regenerated B-1B "Lancelot" to Return to Service with U.S.A.F. Bomber Fleet...

April 8, 2024 @ 07:13 AM

A decommissioned B-1B Lancer aircraft, named "Lancelot," retrieved from 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, is at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma where it will undergo regeneration before rejoining the Air Force's Strategic Bomber Fleet. The decision to bring back "Lancelot" was made by the Strategic Plans and Programs office at Headquarters Air Force to support the Air Force Materiel Command's mission of delivering war-winning capabilities
Taiwan's F-16 Fighters Slightly Damaged in Earthquake

April 4, 2024 @ 05:38 AM

Taiwan's Air Force has confirmed that six of its F-16 Block 72 fighter jets stationed at Hualien Air Force Base sustained minor damages during the massive earthquake that struck the island nation on April 3. The earthquake, measuring 7

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