Saab, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have all entered their bids for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) competition to replace Canada’s aging fighter fleet of F-18 Hornets, locally built as… Continue reading "Gripen, Super Hornet and F-35 All Make Their Bids for the Canadian Fighter Competition"
The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has placed an order worth $265 million with Boeing for nine more MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters. This raises the number on… Continue reading "U.S. Army Special Operations Orders Nine More Chinooks"
The first batch of a total of 36 Rafale fighter jets procured by India, in a controversy-mired, multi-billion dollar deal, are making their way to India. Four years after the… Continue reading "Initial Batch of Five Rafale Jets Underway to India"
The U.S Army’s Future Vertical Lift program hasannounced plans to conduct test fly-offs for long-range precision missiles being considered for the army’s future fleet of helicopters. The U.S. Army is looking… Continue reading "U.S. Army To Test Long-range Missiles for Next-generation Helicopter Fleet"
BAE Systems has received a $33 million multi-year contract from the U.S. Army to further develop its Long Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery shells, which is intended… Continue reading "BAE Systems Receive U.S. Army Artillery Guidance System Contract to Counter Potential Near-Peer Threats"
International Armored Group (IAG) have announced they are further expanding the range of vehicle options they offer. The company now offers the ubiquitous Land Cruiser 200 armored to STANAG 1… Continue reading "IAG Unveil New STANAG Level One Land Cruisers for Lower Risk Operators"
As the global Coronavirus Pandemic continues the Association of the U.S. Army has announced that their 2020 Annual Meeting and Exposition has been physically cancelled but will be held virtually… Continue reading "2020 AUSA Annual Meeting Goes Virtual as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues"
The US Army has awarded a $100 million contract to Saab for Carl Gustaf ammunition and AT4 recoilless rifle systems which will supply the USMC and JSOC. This contract is… Continue reading "Saab to Supply $100M Worth of Carl Gustaf Ammo & AT4 Systems to US Army"
Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has won the contract for a common, system-wide wireless fire control system for the US Army family of in-development Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs). RCV-Light (RCV-L) and… Continue reading "Kongsberg Win Wireless Fire Control Contract for US Army Robotic Combat Vehicles"
One of the challenges when discussing the defence industry is how to identify what that phrase actually means. The ‘arms industry’ of the 1930s was distorted by the requirement for… Continue reading "Defence Industries: Some of Their Characteristics"