The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has announced that an updated helmet-mounted night vision system is beginning to make its way to Marine Rifle Squads. According to a statement, Marine Corps Systems Command accelerated the acquisition of about 1,300 Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles using existing Defense Logistics Agency contracts. “We have employed a bridge […]

Russian surface warships would be equipped with new visual optical interference station, called the Filin (eagle-owl), to confuse the enemy with visual “hallucinations”. The new Filin visual optical interference stations “blind” enemy troops and optoelectronic devices, such as night vision equipment, binocular glasses, and laser ranging devices with bright flares of light and created visual […]

DRS Laurel Technologies, part of Leonardo DRS, is awarded a $21,5 million modification to previously awarded contract to exercise options for production of the AN/SPQ-9B radar systems and associated equipment.  According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), this modification is for the production of five AN/SPQ-9B radar systems; five combat interface kits; three digital signal […]

Aerospace and naval propulsion supplier Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command to procurement 20 new MT7 engines for the U.S. Navy. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Rolls-Royce Corp., (Indianapolis, Indiana) is awarded a $41,9 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of […]

Huntington Ingalls announced on 31 January that it received a contract modification valued at $15.2 billion for the detail design and construction of the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers Enterprise (CVN 80) and CVN 81. “For the first time in more than three decades, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a multi-ship […]

In a statement made Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense has reported that Boeing awarded $15 million for 79 Harpoon Block II Plus tactical missile upgrade kits. Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon weapon designed to execute anti-ship missions against a range of surface targets. It can be launched from surface ships, submarines and aircraft and […]

The U.S. Navy recently awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for five additional MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters. According to a statement, announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Defense, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., is awarded $55, million for modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification provides for the procurement of five MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned […]

Lockheed Martin Space received a $559 modification to a previously awarded contract for Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM). The deal, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense, covers Trident II D5 missile production and deployed system support. Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2023. The Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Program […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has announced that the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle offers ‘significantly greater survivability, mobility’ than the predecessor. According to a statement, the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle program reached another milestone, proving the vehicle’s ability to deliver future combat power from ship to shore and follow-on objectives. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently […]

General Atomics signed a $19,6 million contract for Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) spare parts in support of the CVN-78 aircraft carrier. The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, provides for the manufacture, assembly, inspection, integration, test and delivery of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) spare parts in support of the Ford-class CVN-78 […]