U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp has announced that Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) pod for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft has achieved Milestone C. The LAIRCM defense system is designed to protect the KC-135 Stratotanker and other aircraft from surface-launched Infrared (IR) guided missiles. According to a news release put out by Northrop on Wednesday, […]

U.S. defense contractor FLIR Systems Inc said on Thursday it had got a $48.1 million order in support of the Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S. Army. It has received an award from the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technology Office with U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp is developing the new type of undersea sensors. DARPA selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to prototype sensing capabilities using undersea organisms to assist in passively detecting and tracking undersea threats, the aerospace giant reported on 11 April. As part […]

The Defense Department has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to compete to provide Contracted Maintenance, Modification, Aircrew and Related Services (CMMARS) to the U.S. Navy. U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp reported on Tuesday that the company was selected by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Naval Aviation Enterprise, as part of a $12.6 billion […]

Tomahawk missile maker Raytheon Co. has announced on 8 April that earlier this year, the company demonstrated a land-based expeditionary version of its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System for the first time to U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps officials at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. According to Raytheon, the land-based version […]

German weapons maker Rheinmetall was awarded a $122 million contract for supply artillery ammunition for the Bundeswehr. The contract, announced Monday by the Rheinmetall, encompasses the supply of over 32,000 rounds, with an option for a further 11,000 worth around $41,6 million (including VAT). Delivery is slated to begin in 2019. The contract runs for […]

Germany Army, commonly known as Bundeswehr, awarded a $336 million contract to European main battle tank maker Krauss-Maffei Wegman (KMW) for upgrades to the Leopard 2. According to a news release put out on 4 April, KMW has been awarded a contract to modernize 101 Leopard 2 A6 main battle tanks. “The contract in question […]

Military communication equipment providers Harris Corporation and Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Elbit Systems of America, LLC (ESA) will acquire Harris’ Night Vision business for $350 million in cash. The transaction is conditioned on completion of Harris’ previously announced proposed merger with L3 Technologies, Inc. […]

Defense contractor Raytheon Co has announced that the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and a consortium of tech firms led by Raytheon are modernizing and simplifying the legacy Space Defense Operations Center, a 1990s-era system that tracks and monitors space debris. Dave Fuino, program director for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, said: “Within just […]

On April 3,  the U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, announced its National Security Cutter Midgett successfully completed acceptance trials. Midgett, the eighth NSC Ingalls has built for the U.S. Coast Guard, spent two full days in the Gulf of Mexico proving the ship’s systems. “The success of these trials is a direct result of […]