The United States has approved two proposed foreign military sales of unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced loitering missile systems to Taiwan. The Department of State gave the go-ahead for the Taiwanese government’s request to purchase 291 Altius 600M-V systems for $300 million and 720 Switchblade 300 all up rounds worth $60.2 million, according to the...
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GCAP Headquarters to Use Systecon Software for Life Cycle Management Support; Dan Andersson Quoted
BAE Systems, one of the companies leading the Global Combat Air Programme to develop a next-generation stealth jetfighter, has tapped Systecon to provide life cycle management software and services to GCAP‘s London headquarters. Systecon will specifically support the BAE Systems Air GCAP Team at Warton and the collaborative activities at the main office for the...
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Italy Tops 2023 European Defence Fund Project Awards With Leonardo’s Major Grants
Italy cornered most of the projects under the 2023 European Defence Fund, the European Commission’s support tool for defense research and development among regional companies. Out of the EDF’s 54 R&D projects in 2023, valued at about $1.07 billion, Italian companies won 35, with Leonardo accounting for 13 grants, according to a company statement. With...
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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...
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Belgium Purchases 17 New Airbus H145M Helicopters for Its Police, Military
Belgium has ordered 17 Airbus H145M multi-role helicopters for its military and police forces. NATO said the NATO Support and Procurement Agency signed the purchase contract with Airbus Helicopters on behalf of the government of Belgium during the Eurosatory 2024 defense and security trade show in Paris. Belgium is a member of the military alliance’s...
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New JV to Help Drive Australian Nuclear Submarine Project; Tim Brown Quoted
Global defense companies HII and Babcock have launched a joint venture called H&B Defence to help fast-track the development of a skilled Australian workforce for Canberra’s nuclear submarine project under the AUKUS military alliance. The company will seek to mold an Australian submarine industry sector and position the country in nuclear sub operations, according to...
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France Orders Mobile Air Traffic Control Solution From Collins Aerospace
France has awarded Collins Aerospace a contract to procure the company’s mobile air traffic control technology. On Monday, Collins announced its agreement with the French Direction Générale de l’Armement to equip the French Army with ATNAVICS, short for Air Traffic Navigation, Integration and Coordination System. The vehicle-mounted ATNAVICS provides air traffic services to support rapid...
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Australia Demonstrates Laser Weapon System That Can Target Drones
Australia has begun testing a weapon that uses laser technology to track and destroy targets. At a Puckapunyal Camp range in Victoria, the Australian Defence Force used the Fractl Portable High Energy Laser to shoot down a drone target 500 meters away. “You push a button to track the drone and the computer takes over,...
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Lockheed Martin to Provide US Army With Patriot Air Defense System Software
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...