The U.S. Army has awarded Teledyne FLIR Defense a $15 million contract to deliver more than 150 clip-on thermal weapon sights to a NATO ally. The ThermoSight HISS-XLR optical attachment allows snipers to detect man-size targets over 2,000 meters away. It can be mounted on any MIL-STD-1913 rail interface in front of existing scopes and...
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Spire Global Secures Ship Tracking Data Services Deal From Canada
Canada has awarded Spire Global a $1.03 million contract to provide automatic identification system data services for various government agencies and departments. Under the agreement, the company will share its global ship tracking data with the Canadian government and provide users with enhanced visibility in open oceans and high-traffic zones. Spire will also use its...
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Airbus Lands $2.3B Deal to Build Germany’s Next-Generation Military Satcom
Airbus has received a $2.3 billion contract to supply the German Armed Forces with geostationary military communications satellites. The agreement requires developing and deploying two communications spacecraft to replace Germany’s existing telecommunications satellites, COMSATBw 1B and 2B. Airbus said it is expected to deliver the hardware before the decade ends. The European aerospace giant will...
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BAE Books $76M Deal to Upgrade Sting Ray Mod 1 Torpedo for UK MoD
BAE Systems has secured a $76 million contract to develop a Sting Ray Mod 2 lightweight torpedo design for the U.K. Ministry of Defence. In a notice, the ministry said the agreement supports a four-year evaluation effort to update the Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedo system that the British military currently uses. The latest defense...
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GA-ASI to Provide MQ-9B SkyGuardian Logistics, Sustainment Support to Belgium’s Air Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will provide logistics and sustainment services to the Belgian Air Force. The U.S. Air Force awarded the California-based company with a $48.54 million undefinitized contract action to support Belgium’s fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian. Under the deal, GA-ASI will provide depot repair, engineering, software and field team support from its facilities...
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Swedish Government to Procure 10 Saab Combat Boats
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has ordered 10 combat boats worth $37.83 million from Saab. The boats, which will be delivered over several years, are based on Saab’s CB90 Next Generation vessel manufactured in the company’s shipyard in Docksta. According to Saab’s website, the CB90 Next Generation features a new combat management system and sensors...
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Italy Places New Order for Additional Armored Vehicles From Iveco-Leonardo JV
Italy has placed a new order for 28 Centauro II 8×8 armored vehicles to complete the requirement set by the Italian Army. In a press release on Thursday, the Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium, a joint venture between Iveco Defence Vehicles and Leonardo, announced that it signed the contract for the new batch with Italy’s Secretariat of...
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Irving Shipbuilding Selects L3Harris to Provide Integrated Platform Management System for New Canadian Warships
L3Harris has secured two contracts to deliver and install its Integrated Platform Management System on new Royal Canadian Navy warships built under the Canadian Surface Combatant program. Irving Shipbuilding, which awarded the contracts, leads a consortium working on the shipbuilding project along with Lockheed Martin Canada. According to L3Harris, IPMS provides automation capabilities for monitoring...
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Australia Orders Two Additional Patrol Boats From Austal; Paddy Gregg Quoted
The Australian Department of Defence is expanding its maritime capability with two additional Guardian-class patrol boats from Austal Australia under a deal estimated at $26 million. Austal has already delivered 30 patrol boats, which are 39.5-meter steel-hull vessels made in Henderson, Western Australia, with the help of local supply chain partners. Of the 30 vessels...
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Singapore’s ST Engineering Books $74M Deals to Deliver 155 mm, 40 mm Ammunition Systems; Kok Ann Lim Quoted
Singapore-based ST Engineering has received $74 million in orders for 155 mm and 40 mm ammunition from NATO-aligned customers. According to the company, the contracts, finalized between April and June, highlight international defense clients’ growing confidence in its advanced solutions. Kok Ann Lim, president of land systems at ST Engineering, noted that the organization’s defense...