As part of the contract signed by Indonesia on February 2022 for the acquisition of 42 Rafale, the second tranche of 18 Rafale jets has been delivered to the defence force by Dassault Aviation. This follows the entry into force in September 2022 of the first tranche of 6 Rafale jets, bringing the total number…
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government and commercial operations, today announces that subsidiary Teal Drones has received a $2.6 million purchase order to supply its Teal 2 sUAS to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Teal Drones will deliver 172 units of the Teal 2 plus…
Rheinmetall AG has completed its takeover of all shares in Expal Systems S.A.U. of Madrid. First announced last November, the acquisition follows final approval by the relevant authorities. The transfer of Expal S.A.U.’s business activities to Rheinmetall took place on 1 August 2023. Rheinmetall thus continues to expand its position as an important supplier for…
Lockheed Martin has opened a facility that streamlines small satellites (smallsat) processing to enable high-rate delivery. The multi-million dollar facility will house the company’s Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites, among other smallsats programs and technology demonstrators. The 20,000-square-foot low bay clean room, located on the company’s Waterton campus, will feature six…
The Polish Ministry of Defense, through its Armament Authority, has confirmed that it is purchasing hundreds of SPIKE LR Missiles through RAFAEL’s local industrial partner, MESKO. The deal is expected to be worth around 100 Million Dollars. As RAFAEL’s local Polish industrial partner, MESKO has already manufactured SPIKE Missiles for the Polish MOD, and this…
The U.S. Army has awarded American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI) and the industry leading companies of Team Lynx – Textron Systems, Raytheon Technologies, L3Harris Technologies, Allison Transmission, and Anduril Industries – a contract for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Phase 3 Detailed Design and Phase 4 Prototype Build and Test phases of the…
Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, announced a agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture (JV) to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station. Noteworthy, the US-led…
Lockheed Martin has successfully validated designs for all elements of the nation’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Through a series of successful and on-schedule Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) of all NGI major subsystems, the company demonstrated it has achieved design maturity and reduced risk for critical technologies. Next Generation…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) on a dirt strip near El Mirage, Calif. The ability to take off and land on unimproved surfaces demonstrates Mojave’s departure from traditional fixed-wing aircraft’s dependance on prepared runways. This new capability provides greater versatility and…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a business unit of General Dynamics, have been awarded a contract by US Navy for the construction of three Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51). Currently, there are six DDG 51 destroyers in production at Bath Iron Works: John Basilone (DDG 122), Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) and…
