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Sweden signs agreement with U.S. government for Patriot Air and Missile Defense System

The government of Sweden signed an agreement to purchase Raytheon’s (NYSE: RTN) Patriot™ air and missile defense system from the U.S. Army. The agreement, formally referred to as a Letter of Offer and Acceptance,…

Royal Saudi Air Force to Put into Commission F.15-SA Fighters

 Royal Saudi Air Force announced that the fighter F.15-SA was put into commission, among other air combat fighters, as part of the Air Force plans to upgrade its fleet of…

General Dynamics NASSCO Begins Construction on Fifth Ship in Expeditionary Sea Base Program for U.S. Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO, began construction on a fifth ship for the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)/Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program. Designed to provide advanced flexibility and capability for sea-to-shore…

U. S. Navy Awards Raytheon $235 Million for Standard Missile-6 Production

The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company $235 million for Standard Missile-6 all-up round production missiles and spares, in the 23rd of January. Raytheon will begin delivery in 2018. The missiles…

SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Ground Control

After a successful evening launch, the third U.S. Air Force Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO satellite is now responding to commands as planned, approximately 37 minutes after lift-off. Built…

MBDA’s SEA CEPTOR SURGES AHEAD WITH CONTRACT FOR THE UK ROYAL NAVY’S TYPE 26 FRIGATES

MBDA has been awarded a £100M Demonstration and Manufacture contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Sea Ceptor air defence system for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN)…

Rheinmetall Transfers Cargo Hold Trainer Enhanced for the A400M to Royal Air Force

Rheinmetall and Airbus Defence & Space officially transferred the Cargo Hold Trainer – Enhanced (CHT-E) for the A400M transport plane to the Royal Air Force on October 20 at a…

Airbus Helicopters and Helibras introduce first H225M in naval combat version

Itajubá, Brazil, 27 October 2016 – Helibras and Airbus Helicopters have opened a new chapter in the history of the H225M multirole utility helicopter with the official presentation of the…

DCNS and Airbus Helicopters join forces to design the French Navy’s future tactical VTOL drone system

Paris, 19 octobre 2016 – DCNS, a world leader in naval defence, and Airbus Helicopters, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, are joining forces to design the future tactical component of…

Nexter presenting NARWHAL®, its remotely operated 20mm gun turret, at the Euronaval 2016

Le Bourget, 18 October 2016 – Nexter, a major, long-standing supplier of weapons systems at the leading edge of technology, presents NARWHAL®. This remotely operated and stabilised 20mm gun turret…