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December 16, 2024
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Naval Platforms

Textron Minesweeper System Purchased by the U.S. Navy

Textron Systems has been given a contract from the US Navy worth about $106 million for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems (PDS). The agreement covers the manufacturing of the...

December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms

The First of Two A400M Transport Planes Arrives in Kazakhstan

In a ceremony in Almaty, Airbus delivered the Republic of Kazakhstan its first of two A400M military transport airplanes. The second aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in 2026...

December 16, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense

Trident II D5 Missile: Evolving to Meet Modern Strategic Challenges

Systems Planning and Analysis has received a $7 million contract modification to exercise fiscal year 2025 options for supporting the Trident II Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapons System. Under...

December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms

For American F-35s, Leonardo UK will provide EW decoy missiles that attract and distract incoming missiles.

Leonardo UK was given a $33 million contract by the US Navy to provide its BriteCloud 218 Active Expendable Decoys (AEDs) for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Following...

December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms

For $1.5 billion, India places an order for twelve domestically produced Su-30MKI aircraft.

State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been awarded a 135-billion rupee ($1.5 billion) contract by the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) to manufacture 12 Su-30MKI fighter planes for the...

December 13, 2024
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Soldier Systems

BAE Awarded $168 Million Contract to Improve Eurofighter’s Striker II Helmet

With the goal of bringing the Striker II Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) closer to manufacturing standards, the Eurofighter Typhoon group has given BAE Systems a 133 million pound ($168 million)...

December 13, 2024
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Naval Platforms

Sweden places an order with Saab for the Sea Giraffe 1x naval radar.

The Swedish navy will receive the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system from Saab, which has placed an order with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The order value is...

December 13, 2024
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Communication and Electronics

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Navy to supply its Sea Giraffe 1X radar system.

Saab announced on 13 December 2024 that it had received a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to supply its Sea Giraffe 1X radar systems to the...

December 13, 2024
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Air Platforms

For the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters, Sikorsky Gets Full $376 Million in Funding

Sikorsky has received a total of $376 million in funding from the US Army to continue producing and delivering UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The army already has...

December 12, 2024
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Land Platforms

Navantia to supply the Saudi Ministry of Defence with three more Avante 2200 corvettes.

On 11 December 2024, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence signed a contract in Riyadh with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia for the acquisition of three additional Avante 2200 corvettes, complementing...