Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth $364 million for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the US Army and a Foreign Military Sales customer. The program will allow the military services to upgrade their existing Block 1 missiles with new technology and double the range, while extending the missiles’ shelf ...
The US Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a $198 million contract to deliver an initial 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), with options for a total of 204 vehicles which could be worth up to $1.2 billion. BAE Systems, along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles, prevailed in the Marine Corps’ robust ...
BAE Systems has announced that it is to invest £10m to build a new 12.7mm production line at its Radway Green facility in Crewe. 12.7mm – also known as .50cal – has experienced a resurgence in recent years, particularly by the British Army who found it highly effective during campaigns in ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is funding research into new super-thin materials that could mean front line troops have solar panel shirts and data storage in their combats. Nicola Townsend is researching the properties of new super-thin materials for a PhD at the University of Exeter with Prof Saverio ...