As part of the Italian Navy OPVs (Offshore Patrol Vessel) acquisition programme Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo, with respective stakes of 51% and 49%, has signed a contract with the Italian Secretariat General of Defence and National Armaments Directorate for the construction of three next generation patrol vessels. Further,…
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract worth approximately $60 million to supply thousands of 155mm artillery shells to the Israel Defence Forces’ Artillery Corps. The contract will be performed over a period of one year. About Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense,…
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of a M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) upgrade and related equipment. The Government of Finland has requested to buy the M270A2 upgrade for its M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS). The upgrade will include: intercom…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a fixed-price incentive, multi-year procurement contract for the construction of six Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51) for the U.S. Navy. The contract includes options for additional DDG 51 ships and for engineering, design and post-delivery efforts. Due to potential competitions for the option ships, the cumulative dollar value…
India is indigenously developing a three-layered (long-range surface-to-air missile) LRSAM defence system which would be able to strike down enemy aircraft and missiles at around 400 Km ranges. Currently, the $2.5 Billion project is at an advanced stage. According to reports, a proposal to develop LRSAM defence system, pending the Indian Defence Ministry may soon…
Bengaluru-based space startup Pixxel has secured a multi-crore rupee grant from the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) under the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Mission DefSpace Challenge under iDEX Prime (Space), to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload satellites for the Indian Air Force (IAF). This marks Pixxel’s entry into the defence sector. Received as a…
The Hyderabad-based facility of the TATA Group in collaboration with Europe based Airbus Defence and Space has begun the manufacturing of the major airframe components such as fuselage and tail for the C-295 transport aircraft. The major sections of the aircraft assembled at the Hyderabad facility will then be moved to the Vadodara facility next…
India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has completed its orbits around the earth and is now heading towards the moon after it was successfully injected into the translunar orbit. Translunar orbit injection is the process whereby the moon-bound spacecraft has escaped from orbiting the earth and is now following a path that would take it to the vicinity…
Archer Aviation, a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced that it has significantly expanded its partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD), United States (US) by signing new contracts with the US Air Force with a total value of up to $142 million. This new execution phase of the partnership…
IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) and Odysight.ai unveiled a cutting-edge visual based health monitoring system for UH-60 helicopters. The system is based on a multicamera system that enables real-time monitoring of the aircraft’s systems health, ensuring maximum safety and availability. The UH-60 helicopter is a dominant player in the rotary wing aircrafts. It is used for…
