General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) on 7 January announced it has been awarded the Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support contract by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic. The multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract holds a shared ceiling of $898 million. It includes a five-year base ordering period, with […]

RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. announced that following the recent announcement by General Dynamics of a positive Army Requirements’ Oversight Council (AROC) decision, Phase II of the Iron Fist Light (IFL) Active Protection System (APS) for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle is moving forward. The project is a joint venture between General Dynamics’ (NASDAQ: GD) subsidiary, General […]

Elbit Systems announced on 3 January that its subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America LLC, was awarded a contract by Raytheon Company to provide the Two Color Laser System (TCLS) for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System. Under the contract, Elbit Systems of America will provide TCLS for installation on Raytheon’s Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS). Elbit Systems of […]

On 3 January, Northrop Grumman Corporation confirmed that the company has received a $3.6 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support from the U.S. Air Force. According to a statement, under the IDIQ, the Air Force may issue task or delivery order awards up to the […]

Boeing has announced that company delivered the final Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft modernized with avionics and a digital cockpit to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Manching, Germany. This delivery is the final of 14 and ensures NATO AWACS compliance with current and future air traffic control and navigation requirements. Upgrades include […]

Saab has announced that the second Gripen E test aircraft successfully completed first flight on 26 November. The second Gripen E test aircraft, designated 39-9, took off on its maiden flight at 09.50 am on 26 November 2018. The test flight was operated from Saab’s airfield at Linköping, Sweden, with Saab test pilot Robin Nordlander at […]

Rheinmetall has formally handed over a heavily protected Survivor R special operations vehicle to the Berlin Police Department. Dr Barbara Slowik, Chief of the Berlin Police Department, symbolically handed over the keys to the Operations Directorate, represented by Criminal Investigation Division Director Martin John. This versatile vehicle, ordered as part of a package of counterterrorism […]

On 12 November, MyDefence Communication has announced the successful integration of Counter Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology in vehicle platforms for military forces. The integration of the drone sensors allows military operators to effectively detect and defeat enemy drones used for reconnaissance or as weapon delivery systems. MyDefence has developed advanced, networked radio-frequency (RF) sensors, and […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that Honeywell received the contract, which covers a repair and upgrade of the C-5M Super Galaxy’s Versatile Integrated Avionics/Avionics Integrated Units (VIA/AIUs).   The contract, announced by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $7,8 million. Also noted that this order subsumes all work on previous order FA8625-18-F-6801, providing for the repair and upgrade […]

The U.S. Army acquiring modern assault bridges that based on tank chassis and called Joint Assault Bridges, according to statement release put out by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded DRS Sustainment Systems $17.2 million for an acquisition of Joint Assault Bridges (JAB). Work will be performed in West Plains, Missouri, with […]