"Grand Slam" (click to view full) During the Second World War, attacking heavily protected targets like U-boat pens and protected "V-weapon" facilities was a key challenge. Enter a brilliant British engineer named Barnes Wallis, fresh off the dam-busting "Upkeep"...
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Boeing to supply WGS for Poseidon | HMS Montrose starts Mission in Bahrain | South Korea signs $1B Submarine Contract with Indonesia
Americas The Navy tapped Boeing with $93.6 million to supply eight Wideband Satellite Communication (SATCOM) kits for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The deal includes the manufacture as well as test, installation, integration and qualification of the kits. The Wideband...
Submarines for Indonesia
KRI Cakra (click to view larger) Indonesia sites astride one of the world's most critical submarine chokepoints. A large share of global trade must pass through the critical Straits of Malacca, and the shallow littoral waters around the Indonesian archipelago. That...
Northrop Grumman wins $3B for Hawkeye Delivery | Romanian Piranha 5 completes Live Firing Test | Aussies want more Carl Gustaf
Americas Northrop Grumman won a $3.2 billion order from the US Navy for 24 more E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The E-2D is the latest variant of the E-2, the Hawkeye carrier-based AEW&C aircraft. It is an all-weather airborne early warning aircraft that provides...
Saudi Shopping Spree: 24 UH-60L Black Hawk Helicopters, and more
Latest updates: Fleet upgrades to UH-60L; Final helis make Saudi Arabia one of the last UH-60L customers. UH-60L: Leaving the LZ (lick to view larger) On July 20/06, the US DSCA announced Saudi Arabia's official request to buy 24 UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters, plus...
Aussie Key: Saab’s M3 Carl Gustaf Rocket
ADF training (click to view full) Guided, portable anti-tank weapons have become a ubiquitous feature of the modern battlefield, but there's still a role for good old fashioned panzerfaust rockets. For a soldier who needs to take out light vehicles at close range,...
Raytheon to deliver ETCU for Virginia Class | Switzerland selects Thales for Image Intelligence System | Japan to get 56 SM-3 Block IB Missiles
Americas The Navy awarded $33.4 million to Raytheon to supply the Naval Warfare Center in Philadelphia with up to 28 electronic throttle control units (ETCU) and auxiliary components in support of the Virginia Class program. The deal has Raytheon provide replacement...
DRS Laurel Technologies to support DDG Modernization | Saab shortlisted for Finnish Squadron 2020 Program | Australia tested SMArt 155mm Round
Americas The Air Force awarded Boeing a $91.3 million contract modification for a super high-speed computer intended to improve the F-15’s electronics warfare capability. The modification provides for the production and integration of the Advanced Display Core...
Saab to deliver Sea Giraffe to Canadian Navy | IWI introduces new Assault Rifle | UK sends F-35B on first Overseas Deployment
Americas Leidos won a $19.4 million ceiling cost-reimbursement contract for system integration and field testing of a laser weapon system at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. Specifically, the deal is for the advancement of laser weapon system technology through...