Day: April 17, 2019

Americas Land 

U.S. Army Conducts Soft Kill Rodeo in Support of Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) Program

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active protection system (APS), Ariel Photonics CLOUD, BAE Systems RAVEN MFCM, Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV), Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) US Army, Northrop Grumman MEOS, Soft-kill countermeasure, U.S. Army, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC), USA

U.S. Army researchers and engineers conducted in the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2019 a sequence of tests known as

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Australia to Construct Defence High Performance Computing Centre

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group)

A Defence High Performance Computing Centre is to be constructed at the Defence Science and Technology site in Edinburgh, South

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Air Americas 

Collins Elbit Vision Systems Delivers 1,000th F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Collins Aerospace, Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS), Elbit Systems, F-35 Gen III HMDS, Helmet-mounted display (HMD), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, USA

Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS), a joint venture between Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems of America, delivered the 1000th F-35

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Ross Arrives in Varna, Bulgaria

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Bulgaria, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Port of Varna, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Ross (DDG-71)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived in Varna, Bulgaria, April 15, 2019 for a

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Europe Misc 

Elbit Systems’ Emergency Personal Locator Beacon Enters Service with UK Royal Air Force

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Elbit Systems, Elbit Systems EPLB, Emergency locator beacon, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

Elbit Systems UK Ltd. has completed the certification for its Emergency Personal Locator Beacon (EPLB), following a series of successful

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Alliant Techsystems Operations Receives $194M-Worth U.S. Army Orders for Small-Caliber Ammunition

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alliant Techsystems Operations, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP), Northrop Grumman, Small-Caliber Ammunition, U.S. Army, USA

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC has received orders totaling $194 million from

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Air Americas 

Cubic to Supply Wideband SATCOM Modem, LOS Common Data Link Systems for U.S. Navy’s Boeing MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Boeing, Boeing MQ-25 Stingray, Common Data Link (CDL), Cubic Corporation, Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS), Satellite communications (SATCOM), U.S. Navy (USN), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to

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Europe Land 

BAE Systems Unveils 360 Multifunction Vehicle Protection (MVP) Sensor as Part of its Integrated Vehicle Protection System (VPS) Suite

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAE Systems, BAE Systems' 360 MVP Sensor, Vehicle Protection System (VPS)

BAE Systems unveiled its 360 Multifunction Vehicle Protection (MVP) Sensor as part of the company’s integrated vehicle protection system (VPS)

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Americas Industry 

Lockheed Martin Inks Long-Term Contracts with More F-35 Suppliers

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAE Systems, Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS), Eaton, General Electric (GE), Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Northrop Grumman, USA

Lockheed Martin has transitioned additional F-35 suppliers to longer term Performance Based Logistics contracts and Master Repair Agreements to enhance

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Air-to-Air Missiles Americas 

Raytheon Receives $19M Contract Modification for AMRAAM Missile Production Program

April 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AIM-120 AMRAAM, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Raytheon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $19 million firm-fixed-price contract modification for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) production

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