Defense Advancement’s Most Read Articles from April 2023
April 2023 saw a number of significant developments, including new product releases, contract awards and capability assessments
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Lockheed Martin Receives $615 Million US Army Contract for HIMARS Launchers
A lightweight mobile launcher transportable by C-130 and larger aircraft for rapid deployment, HIMARS fires GMLRS rockets, ATACMS missiles, next-generation Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) and Extended-Range GMLRS rockets
Curtiss-Wright Introduces MIDS JTRS Terminal Housing Case to Support TNTT Waveform
New TCG MIDS JTRS Terminal Housing and Control Case provides a cost-effective, mobile, rugged solution for deploying the TNTT waveform
AeroVironment Awarded US Army Contract for Loitering Missile Systems
The backpackable Switchblade 300 loitering missile system offers operators the flexibility to rapidly maneuver and employ the system on the ground, real-time video, GPS coordinates, and wave-off capabilities provide the operator confidence in precisely attacking key targets
New Partnership to Develop Robotic Systems for French Army
Nexter and SERA Ingénierie will work together to develop sovereign and state-of-the-art military robotics solutions for the French defense forces
Germany Contracts BAE for Additional BvS10 All-Terrain Vehicles
The new contract is for additional troop transport vehicles and armored personnel carriers (APCs), as well as three new German BvS10 versions; Command and Control (C2), and two logistics variants that will add combat support to the German Armed Forces
BISim & Blackshark.AI Partner on Military Metaverse Development
The collaboration between BISim and blackshark.ai will enable customers to acquire highly accurate recreations of real-world locations for mission planning, rehearsal or training based on little more than high-resolution satellite data
QinetiQ Receives US Army C5ISR RTI Support Contract
QinetiQ US will provide advanced research, technology, and integration support to identify, prototype, and test potential technical approaches to address army challenges
Quantic X-Microwave Contracted to Deliver 3U OpenVPX Card Assemblies
Electronic warfare applications must operate in harsh and rugged environments and defense contractors are now adopting the 3U OpenVPX platform as the primary format for housing critical circuits
Kopin Receives $1.1 Million Order for Weapon Sight Module
The weapon sight module offers a sophisticated video see through augmented reality capability that gives soldiers critical information with clear, bright symbology in their weapons sights
Jankel Provides Blast & Seating Protection Systems for UK MoD Jackal Vehicles
The protection systems include blast protected integrated crew cabs, made using Jankel’s integrated armoring know-how and technologies, and Jankel’s BLASTech mitigating crew seating systems
BlueSpace.ai Awarded Contract to Enhance Perception Sensing of US Army UGVs
BlueSpace will leverage its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy to expand the perception sensing capabilities for the unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for off-road applications
