The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 5 November that it had awarded a $263 million contract to the General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc. for MQ-9 Reaper production. According to a statement by DoD, General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $263,403,355 firm-fixed-price contract for MQ-9 Reaper production. This contract provides for the production […]

In a statement made Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $350,000,000 increase to an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production support.  “Contractor will provide lifecycle support for all efforts related to JASSM, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, JASSM-Extended Range, and any JASSM variant in the […]

According to a news release put out by Raytheon, the Romanian government has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army and transferred funding to the US government for the purchase of three additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems from the U.S. Army. As was the case with the first system, which came under contract […]

On 1 November, Raytheon has announced that the U.S. Army awarded the company a $191 million contract for Ku-band radio frequency radars. KuRFS, an advanced electronically scanned array system, fills an immediate U.S. Army operational need for a counter-unmanned aerial vehicle radar. According to a statement, already deployed, KuRFS delivers precision fire control as well as “sense and […]

On 31 October, Raytheon has announced that for the first time ever, company’s Ship Self Defense System established a digital air connection between a sea-based U.S. Navy ship and an airborne U.S. Marine Corps Joint Strike Fighter F-35B aircraft. According to a statement released by Raytheon,  the demonstrations proved the combat system’s ability to share digital tactical […]

Lockheed Martin, in partnership with Saab, has received a change order to the Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) contract awarded in July 2017 to provide modernized VTESS code for the U.S. Army. The value of this change order is approximately USD17.7 million (Approximately MSEK 160). Under the VTESS Code Modernization change order, which allows […]

An S-76B commercial helicopter flew over a small crowd gathered at Fort Eustis, Virginia, landed in an adjacent field after adjusting to miss a vehicle, and rose up to hover perfectly motionless for several minutes. The mid-October demonstration was remarkable because the pilot carried out the maneuvers using supervised autonomy in an aircraft equipped with […]

The German company Rheinmetall announced on 29 October that it has received an order to produce and deliver 40mm practice ammunition for the U.S. Marine Corps. According to a Rheinmetall’s statement, the United States Marine Corps has just contracted with Rheinmetall to produce and deliver 40mm practice ammunition. The ammunition, specifically the 40mm x 53 MK281 […]

The U.S. Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for enhancing current radar technologies to resist potential U.S. adversaries. The contract, announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Defense, is worth more than $16 million and covers develop technologies that continue to advance combat identification for warfighters. According to a statement, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., has been […]

According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), General Dynamics Land Systems has received a $25,6 million contract for various electronic components for the M1 Abrams tank.  In a statement made Thursday, said that General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $25,6 million delivery order (SPRDL1-19-F-0038) against a five-year contract for various electronic […]