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US Army Acquires APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets for Immediate Deployment

 The U.S. Army has procured on the 13th of October an initial quantity of BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets for use in ongoing operations in…

Koreasat 5A and 7 Telecom Satellites to Include The Largest 3D Printed Parts Ever Made in Europe

 The Koreasat 5A and Koreasat 7 telecommunications satellites currently under construction by Thales Alenia Space will include the largest spacecraft parts ever made in Europe using a 3D printing technique…

Raytheon Completes Development of 3rd Generation Bradley Commander s Primary Sight

Raytheon Company’s Missile Systems business has completed the development of its 3rd Generation Commander’s Primary Sight ahead of the U.S. Army’s anticipated Improved FLIR lethality engineering change proposal for the…

AESA Radar with 360-Degrees Coverage Moves Toward Production Readiness

 Threats such as drones, aircraft, and cruise and ballistic missiles may simultaneously attack deployed U.S. forces or America’s allies from multiple directions in the future. Using Raytheon Company funding,  an…

BlueTEC Operation Brings Successful Results

 The BlueTEC Texel Tidal partnership is proud to announce that the first months of operating the BlueTEC tidal energy platform have been a success. With every tidal flow, the platform…

Cruise Vessel Norwegian Epic Scheduled Drydocking at Damen Shiprepair Brest

 On Sunday, 27 September, Norwegian Cruise Line’s cruise vessel, Norwegian Epic, entered Damen Shiprepair Brest for a scheduled refit and maintenance programme. The vessel will remain in Brest’s largest drydock…

Damen Shipyards Sharjah Showcases Damen Stock Vessels

On Thursday 8 October, close to 100 guests visited Damen Shipyards Sharjah for the ‘Step On Board’ event, giving them the chance to experience what Damen is all about. The…

General Dynamics Christens Submarine Illinois (SSN 786)

 General Dynamics Electric Boat christened on the 1o1th of October the Illinois (SSN 786), the 13th submarine of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary…

Getting Intelligence to the Boots on the Ground

 Jumping out of an airplane at night into a battle zone is the ultimate sensory overload experience. Hurtling toward earth through the night sky, paratroopers encounter a dizzying array of…

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Solution to Respond to Threats from Unmanned Aerial Systems

 At this year’s Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, Lockheed Martin unveiled a new capability that will allow users to detect and counter emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial…