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Poland Minister of Defense Visits Boeing Apache Site
2023-09-28 Read More...
Boeing hosted the Poland’s Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak and his delegation at the Boeing Mesa site in Arizona on Monday. The Minister met with Boeing leaders and toured the AH-64 Apache production line in celebration of Poland’s

Chief of Staff of Oman’s Armed Forces Meets Governor of Arizona
2023-09-28 Read More...
Vice Admiral Abdullah Khamis Al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and his accompanying delegation, met in Phoenix Tuesday with Katie Hobbs, Governor of the State of Arizona in the United States of America

Navantia Celebrates 10 Years of Ship Maintenance with the U.S. Navy
2023-09-27 Read More...
On 27th September, Navantia commemorated the 10th anniversary of its first contract for the maintenance of U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, forward deployed to Rota, Spain. The destroyers are significant assets for the

HENSOLDT Provides US Coast Guard with Naval Radars
2023-09-27 Read More...
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is equipping the US Coast Guard’s “Legend” class National Security Cutter (NSC) with its proven TRS-3D multi-mode naval radar. The US Coast Guard awarded HENSOLDT a follow-on contract worth approximately 10

Oman’s Chief of Staff Meets US Military Officials in Washington
2023-09-26 Read More...
Vice Admiral Abdullah Khamis Al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and his accompanying delegation met in Washington, D.C. Thursday with Admiral Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United

US Senate Confirms Appointment of Three Military Leaders
2023-09-26 Read More...
The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of three military leaders to positions within the Defense

Leidos Wins $7.9 Billion U.S. Army Tactical IT Hardware Contract
2023-09-20 Read More...
Leidos was recently awarded a next-generation prime contract to provide the U.S. Army with rapid procurement of information technology (IT) hardware

GA-ASI’s Neal & Linden S. Blue Receive Alison Award from Air Force Association (AFA)
2023-09-16 Read More...
During a special event at the 2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, the U.S. Air Force Association (AFA) presented General Atomics’ Chairman and CEO Neal Blue, and co-owner and Vice Chairman Linden

RTX Delivers First B-52 AESA Radar to Boeing
2023-09-16 Read More...
Raytheon, an RTX business, delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force's B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This first radar will be used for system integration, verification, and

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, University of Iowa Demo AI-Commanded Mission
2023-09-13 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Corporation, in conjunction with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), completed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) demonstration using two piloted L-29 aircraft (acting as surrogates for uncrewed systems)

GA-ASI Poised to Begin LongShot Flight Testing Phase
2023-09-12 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot

Saab Showcases Missile System on Oshkosh Vehicle at DSEI
2023-09-12 Read More...
Saab is showcasing a missile system on an Oshkosh vehicle at DSEI taking place on 12-15 September at Excel,

Bittium Presents its Tactical & Secure Communications Systems at DSEI
2023-09-11 Read More...
Bittium is joining the defense and security exhibition DSEI from 12-15 September 2023, in London, UK, and is showcasing its products and solutions enabling next-generation tactical and secure

Insitu Announces Kinetic Capability for the Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS)
2023-09-11 Read More...
Insitu, A Boeing Company, announced a munitions program for its Integrator UAS, which adds a highly sought-after strike capability to the platform’s unmatched payload portfolio and class-leading 24-hour flight

L3Harris, PGZ Sign MoU to Strengthen Polish Defense Capabilities
2023-09-07 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (PGZ) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to enhance communication systems integration and sustainment for the Polish Armed Forces and bolster Poland’s

US Air Force, RTX Complete First Flight Test of AIM-120C-8
2023-09-05 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully completed the first flight test of the AIM-120C-8 - the latest international variant of AMRAAM® developed under the Form, Fit, Function (F3R)

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