Topic: USA
Royal New Zealand Navy awards contract to Huntington Ingalls for REMUS 300 UUVs
America’s largest military shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls announced Monday that the Royal New Zealand Navy has placed the first international order for four REMUS 300 unmanned underwater...
Elbit Systems to upgrade U.S. Army pilots night vision systems
Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems said on June 17 its subsidiary Elbit Systems of America was awarded two orders with an aggregate value of approximately $29 million...
British nanotech company to provide U.S. military with counter laser tech
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Advanced Material Development (AMD) contract to develop counter laser film coatings for optical applications such as soldiers’ goggles. UK nanotech company...
Lockheed Martin offers Ukraine F-16 fighter jet
Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, has offered Ukraine a new F-16 Block 70/72 multirole combat aircraft as it looks to modernize its air force. Ukraine wanted...
U.S. Army fields new counter-drone systems
The U.S. Army has begun fielding new counter-small unmanned aircraft systems to defend against cruise missile and drones threats. Just this week, Army reported that to prepare for...
U.S. Air Force develops bio-inspired micro drones
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed it is developing a new class of bio-inspired micro air vehicles. Inspired by the biological attributes of birds and insects, researchers are...
MD Helicopters pick up Army contracts to support Afghan light attack helicopters
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announces two independent contract awards worth $43.9 million from Army Contracting Command-Redstone supporting the Afghan Air Force’s MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack...
U.S. Navy tests drones capable to detect mines in shallow water
U.S. Navy has conducted a series of tests of new Unmanned Aircraft Systems designed to detect mines and build up a detailed picture of what's in shallow...