Americas * General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $270.2 million contract to provide System Enhancement Package (SEP) components for upgraded US Army M1A2 SEPv2 and SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks. According to the work order, GD will provide, install, and...
Americas * L-3 Communications and Air Tractor have made a late entry into this month's US Air Force OA-X experiment, bringing with them the Air Tractor AT-802L Longsword, an armed reconnaissance version of the latter's cropduster. Modifications added by L-3 to bring...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has announced the successful testing of the surface-launch variant of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). Built on the same production line as JASSM, JASSM-ER and LRASM air-launch weapons, the missile was launched from a topside...
Americas * The US Navy has validated a software fix to the service's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) after it was found during testing that the next-generation catapult generates excessive vibration to the aircraft when external fuel tanks are attached....
Americas * Alaska’s Kodiak Island could be the site of a further THAAD system launch, conducted less than a month after a previous successful test at the facility. In a notice posted by the US Coast Guard, mariners are advised to remain clear of swaths of ocean...
Americas * The US Army will commence fielding its new Sig Sauer XM17 modular handgun system (MHS) to troops in November, starting with 2,000 pistols going to the 101st Airborne Division. Under current Army plans, the semi-automatic weapons will be fielded to a new...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has received a $471 million contract for Lot 12 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for the US Army and foreign military customers. Work and production will take place in Camden, Ark., and Dallas, Texas, with...
RAAF F/A-18F rollout (click to view full) Australia's A$ 10+ billion Super Hornet program began life in a storm. Australia's involvement in the F-35 Lightning II program have been mired in controversy, amid criticisms that the F-35A will (1) be unable to compete with...
Americas * Future US Navy amphibious transport dock, the USS Portland, has successfully completed Builder's Trials and has returned to its shipyard in Mississippi. The Huntington Ingalls-built vessel will now be prepared for Acceptance Trials, where the Navy's Board...
Americas * Huntington Ingalls has been awarded a $3 billion contract modification for the design and construction of the America-class Landing Helicopter Assault Replacement Amphibious Assault Ship. The majority of work will take place in Pascagoula, Miss., with...