The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control division a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide software necessary to operate the Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target Advanced Capability-3. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 is a long-range air defense missile capable of destroying tactical ballistic and cruise missile threats. It can also counter advanced enemy aircraft....
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Romania Demos Patriot Anti-Missile System in NATO’s Ramstein Legacy 24 Exercise; Cristian Popovici Quoted
Romania completed operationalizing its second Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target system during NATO’s Ramstein Legacy 24 military drills the country co-hosted with Bulgaria from June 3 to 14. In a NATO statement, Col. Cristian Popovici, Public Affairs Division officer in charge at the Romanian Ministry of National Defence, said the country’s “national...
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NH Industries Lands $643M NATO Deal to Develop NH90 Helicopter Block 1 Upgrade
NH Industries has received a $642.6 million contract from the NATO Helicopter Management Agency to develop and qualify the Block 1 upgrade for the NH90 military aircraft. Airbus said the upgrade program, Software Release 3, represents a huge capability jump for the combat helicopter’s transport and naval versions. Under the NAHEMA agreement, NHI will modernize...
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Netherlands to Purchase $678M of AMRAAM-ER Missiles From US
The U.S. Department of State has approved the Netherlands’ request to purchase $678 million worth of missiles from RTX. The potential foreign military sale includes 174 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles-Extended Range missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has already notified Congress about the proposed transaction. AMRAAM is a combat-proven weapon system that has been adopted by 40...
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Thales, Spire, ESSP Plan Space-Based Air Traffic Management Service; Christian Rivierre Quoted
Thales, Spire Global and European Satellite Services Provider have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop an air traffic management service based on a constellation of over 100 satellites. According to Christian Rivierre, Thales’ vice president for airspace mobility solutions, the planned “air traffic control as a service” will be the basis for a safer,...
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Amentum Secures Spot on UK Project for Hypersonic Tech Development Support; Mark Whitney Quoted
Amentum has secured a spot on a $1.25 billion U.K. Ministry of Defence project to support the United Kingdom’s efforts to develop hypersonic strike technologies. Under the seven-year Hypersonic Technologies and Capability Development Framework, the company will compete for contracts to provide research, simulation, edge technology development, solutions integration and testing services. According to Mark...
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AMSC Secures First Allied Navy Supply Contract for Ship Protection; Daniel McGahn Quoted
Irving Shipbuilding has tapped power resiliency solutions provider American Superconductor to supply the ship protection systems hardware for Royal Canadian Navy vessels under a multiyear, multiunit supply contract worth about $75 million. Daniel McGahn, AMSC president, chairman and CEO, underscored the task order’s significance as the Ayer, Massachusets-based company’s first delivery to an allied navy....
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Textron Aviation Moves to Larger Australian Facilities to Expand Market Reach; Brad White Quoted
Textron Aviation’s Australian operations at the Jandakot airport in Perth and Essendon Fields in Melbourne are moving to larger and upgraded facilities to expand the company’s market reach. Brad White, Textron Aviation’s senior vice president for global parts and distribution, said the expansion will enable faster and more timely customer support. “With more than 1,400...
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Boeing Secures $81M Navy Deal for Engineering Support of Taiwan’s Harpoon Missile System
Boeing has secured an $81 million contract modification from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command to provide engineering services for Taiwan’s Harpoon Coastal Defense System. The award supports configuration efforts for the Harpoon Block II tactical missiles, the HCDS launch system, and Harpoon weapon station test and production equipment. According to the Department of Defense,...
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Trellix Report Exposes Rise in Chinese Cyberthreats; John Fokker Quoted
California-based cybersecurity company Trellix said in a new report that it has found an increase in cyberthreats associated with China and Russia, along with other risks, such as the growth of cyber actor tools capable of eluding endpoint detection and response solutions. The study from the Trellix Advanced Research Center, titled “The CyberThreat Report: June...