Elbit Systems has secured a $130 million contract from an unnamed European customer to supply advanced rockets for its Precise and Universal Launching System. Under the three-year deal, the company will provide various rocket systems, including training rockets, ACCULAR with a range of up to 35 kilometers, EXTRA with a range of up to 150...
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Lockheed Eyes European, Middle East Production of Missile Propellants
Lockheed Martin plans to expand the manufacturing of solid rocket motors and other missile energetics in Europe and the Middle East, a venture that the company is currently pursuing in Australia, Breaking Defense reported. Tim Cahill, executive vice president for missiles and fire control, disclosed the plan in a media briefing at the Avalon Air...
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US Approves Potential $2B Sale of MQ-9B Drones to Qatar
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and related equipment to Qatar for an estimated $1.96 billion. Qatar requested eight MQ-9B drones, along with a comprehensive package of munitions, including Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits, general-purpose bombs, Paveway II guidance kits, Hellfire missiles and training...
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Lockheed Martin Unit to Modify Israeli CH-53K Helicopters
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin business, has secured a contract from Israel’s Ministry of Defense to modify 12 CH-53K Pere helicopters, integrating systems used by the Israeli Air Force. Once completed and delivered, the aircraft will replace the nation’s Yas’ur heavy transport fleet. According to the ministry, the CH-53Ks are already at Sikorsky’s Stratford, Connecticut, facility....
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Teledyne FLIR Defense to Equip Saudi Customer With Next-Gen Mobile Surveillance Solution
Teledyne FLIR Defense has received a $7.8 million contract from Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Task Company to deliver a lightweight vehicle surveillance system to a military customer in the country. The award also covers mission support equipment and training support. FLIR Defense’s LVSS platform is a next-generation surveillance solution designed to keep military bases, infrastructure...
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US Green-Lights Saudi Arabia’s Purchase of Laser-Guided Weapons
The U.S. Department of State has approved Saudi Arabia’s proposed $100 million acquisition of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems II All-Up-Round and associated logistics and program support. The potential sale covers the delivery of 2,000 of the laser-guided precision rockets and several non-major defense equipment items, including spare parts, support equipment and training support. BAE...
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EDGE-CMN Joint Venture to Build Small, Midsize Vessels
Advanced technology and defense firm EDGE Group, based in the United Arab Emirates, and French shipbuilder CMN NAVAL are set to form a joint venture to produce high-value small to mid-size naval vessels, such as corvettes, offshore patrol vehicles, and high-speed interceptors. The business arrangement, AD NAVAL, will be based in Abu Dhabi. According to EDGE,...
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SandboxAQ Extends Support as UN AI Hub Founding Member
The United Nations International Computing Centre has accepted artificial intelligence-powered solutions provider SandboxAQ as a founding member of the AI Hub, a primary AI solutions provider and resource center for the U.N. system and international partners. The AI Hub will act as a center of excellence, gathering experts to assist the intergovernmental organization in using...
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US Approves $2.7B Emergency Arms Sales to Israel
The U.S. Department of State has approved two separate emergency foreign military sales to Israel, totaling an estimated $2.7 billion in munitions, guidance kits and related support. The larger sale, valued at $2.04 billion, includes over 35,000 MK 84 or BLU-117 general-purpose bomb bodies and 4,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads. It also encompasses spare parts, transportation support, engineering...
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Serco to Continue Providing Air Navigation Services at UAE Airport
British multinational Serco has secured a contract to continue providing air navigation services to the United Arab Emirates Department of Civil Aviation in Sharjah. The agreement focuses on optimizing Sharjah International Airport’s aeronautical information management and air traffic services. Serco’s partnership with the UAE dates back to 1947 when the company was first awarded the...