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Thales and Bharat Dynamics Ltd. Sign STARteak Air Defense System Agreement
Thales and Bharat Dynamics Ltd. Sign STARteak Air Defense System Agreement

BDL will become a part of the STARStreak global supply chain, providing the opportunity for export of Indian manufactured components to STARStreak Air Defence customers, including the UK Armed Forces

Jan 22, 2021
FRCE to Support the New U.S. Presidential Helicopter VH-92A
FRCE to Support the New U.S. Presidential Helicopter VH-92A

Fleet Readiness Center East will switch from supporting the current ageing presidential helicopter, to offer technical services, maintenance and repairs to the next-generation VH-92A

Jan 21, 2021
UK to Equip F-35 Combat Aircraft with SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile System
UK to Equip F-35 Combat Aircraft with SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile System

MBDA’s SPEAR missile system will be the main medium-to-long-range strike weapon, enabling the combat aircraft to defeat challenging targets in all weathers and hostile environments

Jan 20, 2021
Leonardo to Provide Columbian Presidential Helicopter
Leonardo to Provide Columbian Presidential Helicopter

The advanced AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter, will be operated by the Colombian Air Force, featuring the highest safety standards, a self-defence suite and modern avionics

Jan 20, 2021
Lockheed Martin Delivers 123rd F-35 Lightning II Combat Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Delivers 123rd F-35 Lightning II Combat Aircraft

The delivery to The Italian Airforce marked the completion Lockheed Martin's annual aircraft delivery goal for 2020.

Jan 19, 2021
UAE Orders GlobalEye Advanced Airborne Surveillance Systems
UAE Orders GlobalEye Advanced Airborne Surveillance Systems

The advanced surveillance system is based on the ultra-long-range Global 6000 aircraft, and features sophisticated radar technology which provides simultaneous air, maritime and ground surveillance

Jan 19, 2021
BAE Systems Win 10th Consecutive DMSMS Support Contract from U.S. Air Force
BAE Systems Win 10th Consecutive DMSMS Support Contract from U.S. Air Force

Through the delivery of an Advanced Component Obsolescence Management (AVCOM) suite, BAE system’s technology will help users to easily and quickly scale their user base, optimize performance and protect organizational assets

Jan 19, 2021
BAE Systems to Conduct a Rapid Response Demonstration of New RFCM System
BAE Systems to Conduct a Rapid Response Demonstration of New RFCM System

The leading-edge pod-mounted RFCM system will be quickly designed, built, integrated and shipped in only five months, followed by two months of flight testing on the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon platform

Jan 16, 2021
Lockheed Martin Win Sustainment Contract for Global F-35 Aircraft Fleet
Lockheed Martin Win Sustainment Contract for Global F-35 Aircraft Fleet

The Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) from the F-35 Joint Program Office, will see critical sustainment activities carried out to ensure F-35’s remain mission ready

Jan 15, 2021
French Navy to Procure E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft from U.S. Navy
French Navy to Procure E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft from U.S. Navy

The E-2D AHE aircraft produced by Northrop Grumman will replace the three existing E-2C Hawkeyes of the Marine Nationale, representing a two-generation leap in technology

Jan 15, 2021
Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Test Leveraging a Kubernetes Cloud Configuration
Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Test Leveraging a Kubernetes Cloud Configuration

The flight test proves that a distributed processing approach allows cloud computing technology to scale up for advanced mission processing, adapting to the changing threats of the battlespace

Jan 15, 2021
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