Boeing EA-18G Growler Receive 100th Airborne Electronic Attack Kit
Northrop Grumman has delivered the 100th airborne electronic attack (AEA) kit for the EA-18G Growler aircraft on November 26, 2013, a week ahead of the contract date. The AEA kit is a critical component of the aircraft, which allows warfighters to target and attack the most complex enemy communication and air...
Northrop Grumman To Support USMC Command, Control and Communications Facility
Northrop Grumman has won a contract from the U.S
Pentagon Order Additional FirstLook Robots
The Pentagon has ordered hundreds more FirstLook robots, a 5.2-pound, lightweight transportable robot, iRobot officials were quoted as saying by DefenseTech
US Sniper Maker Turns Down $15 Million Contract From Pakistan
A US-based weapons company has turned down a $15 million dollar offer to supply sniper systems to Pakistan, arguing that these weapons might end up being used against American soldiers. "Our greatest fear was that our equipment might be used against US troops
Leidos Wins $19 Million US Army Intelligence and Security Command Contract
Leidos has been awarded task orders to offer intelligence analysis support for the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Valued at $19m, the cost-plus fixed-fee (CPFF) contract comes with a one-year base period of performance, in addition to a single year option
General Dynamics Wins $28 Million Stryker Modernization Contract
The U.S
Apache Longbow Crew Trainers To Use Rockwell Collins' EP-8000 Image Generators
Rockwell Collins will supply EP-8000 image generators for Boeing Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT). LeAnn Ridgeway, vice president and general manager of Simulation & Training Solutions for Rockwell Collins, said the contract is the latest example of providing reliability and innovation for the Apache LCT program
Aerojet Wins Medium Class Stage III Demonstration Contract
Aerojet Rocketdyne announced today that it has been awarded a contract to demonstrate a Medium Class Stage III motor with propulsion technologies that are applicable to multiple future common strategic propulsion systems. The contract includes development, fabrication and demonstration of a full-scale motor that is designed to replace the aging SR-73 third stage motors in the current Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Gripen Jets To Be Equipped With Elbit Systems' Electronic Warfare System
Elbit Systems has been selected for the integration and delivery of Elisras Passive Airborne Warning System (PAWS-2) onboard the Gripen fighter. The system was selected following a comprehensive in-depth evaluation and testing of the system in various scenarios as well as in a comparative live fire test
Exelis Completes Laser-Based Communications Technology Test
Exelis have successfully completed an extensive series of evaluations of the jointly developed Tactical Line-of-Sight Optical Network (TALON) free-space optical communications system. Conducted in collaboration with the U
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes Carrier Tests
The US Navy concluded another round of carrier testing on November 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system integration within the aircraft carrier environment. Tests aboard USS Theodore Rooseveltincluded deck handling, carrier approaches and landings in off-nominal wind conditions, digitized ship systems interfaces, and concept of operations development
Northrop Grumman, Radiance Technologies Team Up For USAF ATEP II Competition
Northrop Grumman announced today that it has joined the Radiance Technologies team competing for the U.S
U.K. Completes Quantum Navigation Flight Trials Unaffected by Jamming
U.K. MoD Selects L3 Harris to deliver 50 T4 Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
Polish WB Group Creates Attack Drone with "100s of Km" Range
KONGSBERG, Diehl Defence, MBDA to Jointly Develop Super Sonic Strike Missile
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...