Americas General Dynamics was awarded a $10.6 million modification to exercise options under a previously awarded contract (N0003022C1005) for the US and United Kingdom Trident II (D-5) SSBN Fire Control System and SSGN Attack Weapon Control System support. Work will...
Lockheed Martin Articles
Lockheed Martin Delivered Software For FFG 62 | DoS Cleared Poseidon Sale To Canada | Israel Gets New Namer 1500
Americas Lockheed Martin has delivered the combat systems software for the future FFG 62 Constellation-class lead warship. Lockheed has customized the Aegis Weapon System Baseline 10 (BL 10) variant software to the guided-missile frigate’s unique requirements,...
US Army’s Bradley Replacement Moves Along | Rheinmetall Sends 14 Leopard-2s To Ukraine | Australias Future Short-Range Air Defense System Trialed
Americas Northrop Grumman won a $15.6 million deal for the repair and overhaul of 270 power amplifier modules in support of the E-2D aircraft used in the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support (WSS) Integrated Weapon Support Team’s program. The...
Pilum High: The Javelin Anti-Armor Missile
Javelin, firing (click to view full) The FGM-148 Javelin missile system aimed to solve 2 key problems experienced by American forces. One was a series of disastrous experiences in Vietnam, trying to use 66mm M72 LAW rockets against old Soviet tanks. A number of...
Boeing Tapped For Growler | IAI Mission Radar Passed Trials In Czech Army | France Deploys Warplanes To PEGASE 2023
Americas Boeing won an $11.6 million modification, which adds scope to provide continued aircraft integration and engineering manufacturing development software development in support of Engineering Change Proposal 6472, integration of Next Generation Jammer on EA-18G...
Sikorsky’s $8.5-11.7B “Multi-Year 8” H-60 Helicopter Contract
US Army HH-60Ms (click to view full) In July 2012, the US military signed another huge contract with Sikorsky. With production of the Army's HH/UH-60M, and the Navy's MH-60S and MH-60R helicopters, all in full swing, there's no question about the need for future...
Request For Long Range Missiles For Ukraine | DoS Approves Projectile FMS To Spain | DoS Approves MQ-9 Sale To Netherlands
Americas The US House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution Wednesday calling on the administration of President Joe Biden to immediately send long-range missiles to Ukraine. The resolution specifically mentioned Lockheed Martin’s Army Tactical Missile System...
JSF’s F135 Engine Meeting Milestones
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft test engine, using an integrated power package (IPP) that the functions traditionally performed by the auxiliary power system, emergency power system, and environmental control into a single system. The system was used to start a Pratt & Whitney F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) engine at the company’s advanced test facility in West Palm Beach, FL. The IPP is a subsystem of the F-35 Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS)….
Leidos Mach-TB Completed Test Launch | Elbit Unveiled Nano SPEAR | Leonardo And KHI Inked MCH-101 Deal
Americas The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has upheld the army’s decision to award a $9.7-billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production contract to AM General instead of incumbent contractor Oshkosh Defense. The decision was released three months...