A Ministry of Defence agreement with British industry has been refreshed to formalise important work taking place regarding missile defence. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is being updated to formally recognise Fluid Gravity Engineering Ltd and Airbus Defence and Space Ltd as industry partners to the UK Missile Defence Centre (MDC). The ...
Canada is procuring Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The Royal Canadian Air Force will receive 88 F-35A multirole stealth fighters, a sustainment solution tailored to Canada’s sovereign requirements and a comprehensive training program. “Canada is our friend and a close ally. Their ...
BAE Systems has received a $12 million Phase 2 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to further develop a low cost, all-weather, multi-mode (radar/infrared) open architecture seeker under the Maritime Weapon Innovation Program (MWIP) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (also known as QUICKSINK). QUICKSINK munition concept provides air-delivered maritime surface ...
Northrop Grumman will assume production of rocket motors for the US Army’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), fulfilling the full contract production quantity. The company recently delivered its 15,000 rocket motor and 20,000 warhead to Lockheed Martin for final assembly. Jim Kalberer, Vice President of missile products, Northrop Grumman, said: We ...
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