Phalanx, firing (click to view full) The radar-guided, rapid-firing MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS, pron. "see-whiz") can fire between 3,000-4,500 20mm cannon rounds per minute, either autonomously or under manual command, as a last-ditch defense against...
R&D – Contracted Articles
USN Awarded Boeing For CV-22 Work | Kizilelma To Fly For 1st Time | Germany Will Reach NATO Spending Target By 2025
Americas The US Navy awarded a $75 million modification to Bell Boeing, which exercises options to procure 12 Nacelle improvements kits, rotable pool components and interim spares. Additionally, this modification provides for the installation of 29 kits in conjunction...
US Unveils B-21 | Turkey’s MIDLAS Fired HISAR | VARD Wins Deal For LCT Design Work For Bangladesh
Americas APKWS guidance kits have been successfully used by BAE Systems to guide 70mm rockets against Class-2 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that weigh approximately 25-50 pounds and are capable of traveling at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. Fast-moving drones...
USAF New Bomber – B-21 – Gets a Base
B-52H, B-1B & B-2A (click to view full) The good news? 2006 saw a convergence of opinion within the USAF that a new long-range strike platform was needed. This is understandable given the B-52H Stratofortress fleet's age (40-50 years), the B-1B Lancer's internal...
Lockheed To Produce HIMARS For Army | DoS Approves Stinger Sale To Finland | Indian Navy could stick to another IAC-1 Buy
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $430 million deal for full-rate production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and support services to satisfy an urgent need to support the Army and various Foreign Military Sales partners. Bids were solicited via the internet...
Raytheon Awarded To Provide Ukraine With NASAMS | Norway Gets MANPADS | Japan Considers Tomahawks
Americas The US Army awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon Technologies Co for six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine on Wednesday, the Pentagon said. The United States has approved sending Ukraine a total of eight NASAMS to...
KBR to Modernize USN Airborne Early-Warning Fleet | DoS Approved FS-LIDS Sale To Qatar | US Considers Sending Patriot To Ukraine
Americas The US Air Force has awarded engineering firm KBR a $69.2 million contract to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane and Naval Air Systems Command all-weather airborne early-warning fleet. Work for the program will focus on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye,...
AeroVironment Tapped For RQ-20B Systems | DoS Approves Sales To Oman, Belgium And Lithuania | Kalyani Contracted For Artillery Guns
Americas AeroVironment won an $86.4 million deal for the RQ-20B All Environment 3 and the Long Endurance Puma unmanned aircraft systems. RQ-20B is a block 2 upgrade of the Pointer Upgraded Mission Ability-All Environment (Puma AE) small unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...
L3 Technology Tapped For Apache Help | Elbit To Supply Radio Systems To Finland | BAE To Support Collins Sub
Americas L3 Technologies won a $20.7 million deal for the Manned/Unmanned Teaming hardware and technical and engineering support for the Apache attack helicopter. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. The US Air Force carried out its first test of...