Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye navigation radar

HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy

Sensor solutions specialist HENSOLDT UK has been awarded two contracts by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye navigation radars to the Philippine Navy.

The six 2,400-ton Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) and two 3,200-ton Corvettes are currently being built at HHI and will…

C-27J Italian Air Force

Leonardo: contract with Armaereo on the upgrade of the Italian Air Force’s C-27J fleet

Leonardo and Armaereo, the Italian Defence Ministry’s Air Force Armament and Airworthiness Directorate, have signed a contract which represents an important step in the Italian Air Force’s C-27J Spartan fleet upgrade.

The contract includes: the development, integration qualification and certification of…

AFSOC Selects MQ-9B SkyGuardian for UAS Family of Systems Concept

AFSOC Selects MQ-9B SkyGuardian for UAS Family of Systems Concept

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is proud to announce a new contract with U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide three MQ-9B SkyGuardian® remotely piloted aircraft systems to its first U.S. customer.

AFSOC’s acquisition of MQ-9B builds on more than 20 years as a GA-ASI…

BAE Systems receives $256 million full-rate production contract from U.S. Marine Corps for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles

BAE Systems receives $256 million full-rate production contract from U.S. Marine Corps for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded BAE Systems a $256.8 million contract for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under a third order for full-rate production (FRP). This award covers production, fielding, and support costs for the ACV Personnel (ACV-P) variant and the Command variant (ACV-C). The…

Saab Receives Carl-Gustaf Ammunition Order from Lithuania

Saab Receives Carl-Gustaf Ammunition Order from Lithuania

Saab has received an order from Lithuania's Defence Materiel Agency for Carl-Gustaf® ammunition. The order value is SEK 145 million and deliveries will start during 2024.

The order is placed within a framework agreement initially signed between Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, which…

AW139

Leonardo’s AW139 fleet in Australia grows stronger with order for six more EMS/SAR helicopters

Leonardo has announced further growth in presence of the AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter in Australia at Avalon, with orders for a total of six aircraft by three different prime operators: Babcock Australasia (Babcock), RACQ CQ Rescue (CQ Rescue) and StarFlight Australia. All six aircraft will be…

Artist view of S250 optical in orbit - Copyright Airbus

Airbus wins contract from Angola for Earth observation satellite Angeo-1

As part of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit today, Airbus Defence and Space has announced an agreement for Angeo-1, the first very high performance Angolan Earth observation satellite, to be manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space in France, which strengthens the collaboration between the two countries…

New partnership between Rete Mille Infrastrutture, Leonardo and ANCI to develop monitoring systems

New partnership between Rete Mille Infrastrutture, Leonardo and ANCI to develop monitoring systems

The signing of the agreement marks the launch of a collaboration between Rete Mille Infrastrutture, Leonardo and ANCI to support more than 7,100 Italian municipalities in gathering knowledge about how they could employ monitoring systems to improve road traffic infrastructure, the environment

GA-ASI Signs New Memorandum of Understanding with Conflux

GA-ASI Signs New Memorandum of Understanding with Conflux

In an effort to further advance its Additive Manufacturing capability, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has established a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its longtime partner Conflux Technology. The new MOU, signed this week at the AVALON 2023 Australian International Airshow and…

Embraer Secures A-29 Super Tucano Services Agreement with the Philippine Air Force

Embraer Secures A-29 Super Tucano Services Agreement with the Philippine Air Force

Embraer announced today that it has signed a services agreement with the Philippine Air Force to support their fleet of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. This agreement will provide support for more than 200-part numbers of the A-29 Super Tucano.

“Staying close to our customers and supporting them in their…

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