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Military vehicle company Loc Performance acquired by Rheinmetall - News

August 15, 2024

PLYMOUTH, Michigan. Rheinmetall Group will acquire Loc Performance Products, a Michigan-based vehicle specialist, to strengthen its core business in military vehicles and expand its footprint in the U.S. defense market, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital to be acquired by Lockheed Martin - News

August 15, 2024

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin signed a definitive agreement to acquire Terran Orbital, a satellite-based solutions provider for the aerospace and defense sectors, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Poland to buy 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters from Boeing - News

August 14, 2024

INOWROCŁAW, Poland. The Polish government has signed a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Pacific Defense announces U.S. Army CMOSS mounted project team - News

August 14, 2024

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Pacific Defense announced that it will lead a team to compete for the U.S. Army’s CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) program; the team will also include Thales Defense & Security Inc., BAE Systems, Regal Technology Partners, Palantir, and STC (an Arcfield Company).

Radar/EW

Radar for base defense garners MatrixSpace an AFWERX contract - News

August 14, 2024

BURLINGTON, Mass. Collaborative-sensing provider MatrixSpace won a a $1.9 million AFWERX (the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force) Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Phase II Sequential contract to develop a distributed dual-mode mesh radar to be used for military-base defense.

Cyber

LVC training for Navy fleet readiness contract signed with SAIC - News

August 14, 2024

RESTON, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won a $120 million, five-year contract with the U.S. Navy -- specifically, the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) -- to continue the support of Tactical Training Group Pacific’s (TTGP) fleet-training mission.

Unmanned

50 drone safety systems to be provided to defense contractor by ParaZero - News

August 13, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel. ParaZero Technologies Ltd. received an order from an unnamed "Tier 1 leading" defense contractor for 50 drone safety systems to be used in military operations, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

U.S. Air Force weapons systems support to be provided by HII - News

August 13, 2024

MCLEAN, Virginia. HII's Mission Technologies division won a $209 million contract to support the development and sustainment of the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) fighter and bomber weapons systems, the company announced in a statement.

Comms

Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission launched to enhance Arctic connectivity - News

August 13, 2024

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California. Northrop Grumman-built satellites for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM), a collaboration between Space Norway and the U.S. Space Force, successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

E-7A Airborne Early Warning aircraft to be provided to U.S. Air Force by Boeing - News

August 12, 2024

TUKWILA, Wash. Boeing won a $2.56 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver two E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

Avionics

Lockheed Martin delivers first C-130J to New Zealand Air Force - News

August 12, 2024

MARIETTA, Georgia. Lockheed Martin delivered the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, marking the beginning of New Zealand's effort to modernize its airlift capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Armored vehicle self-defense systems to be supplied to BAE by Elbit Systems - News

August 12, 2024

HAIFA, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. won a $130 million contract to supply its Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) to BAE Systems Hägglunds, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Mini drones tested under Project TIQUILA for UK Armed Forces - News

August 09, 2024

CORNWALL, United Kingdom. Portable mini drones designed to enhance UK Armed Forces capabilities underwent trials at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Predannack, the UK Ministry of Defence announced in a statement. The trials, part of Project TIQUILA, tested Lockheed Martin's Stalker VXE30 mini drone over 20 hours in challenging weather conditions to assess its operational limits.

Avionics

Helicopter-mounted laser mine detection to be provided to South Korea by Northrop, Genohco - News

August 09, 2024

MELBOURNE, Florida. Northrop Grumman and Genohco have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on South Korea's Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH) program, Northrop Grumman announced in a statement.

Cyber

Intelligence spot on large GSA contract awarded to LIS Solutions - News

August 09, 2024

CHANTILLY, Va. Intelligence and cyber solutions provider LIS Solutions reports that it won a spot on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS)+ Multi-Agency Contract (MAC) for a ten-year term.