Saab and the Kalyani Group Sign a Strategic Partnership for the Air Defence of India

Defence and security company Saab and the Kalyani Group, one of India’s leading high-technology multinationals, have entered into a strategic alliance to partner and address key Indian Army air defence projects, including the VSHORAD and SRSAM requirements. The teaming combines Saab’s many decades as a leading developer and supplier of proven high-technology radar and missile … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin Receives $31 Million U.S. Air Force Contract For paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb Kits

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $31.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits. The contract represents the majority share award of the available fiscal year 2013 funding. Production deliveries under this contract will include computer control groups and air foil groups for … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon receives contract for Ground Based Air Defense System for Oman

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a direct commercial sales contract from The Sultanate of Oman for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS). The award, valued at $1.28 billion, includes ground support equipment, a full training package, and technical assistance. NASAMS is the trusted system that protects critical assets in six nations, including the … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon, French Air Force complete Enhanced Paveway™ II GBU-50 demonstration

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the French Air Force completed a demonstration of a penetrator variant of a Paveway™ GBU-50 from a Mirage 2000D multirole fighter jet. The weapon met all flight objectives and scored a direct hit against a reinforced concrete slab. „Raytheon is committed to delivering GBU-50’s unique capabilities to our French customer, … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon receives $156 million SM-3 contract

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) an undefinitized contract action (UCA) valued at $156 million for the procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB guided missiles. The SM-3 missile is designed to destroy incoming short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats by colliding with them in space, a concept sometimes described as „hitting … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries’ Arrow 3 Interceptor Successfully Completes 2nd Flight Test

The next-generation Arrow 3 interceptor, co-developed by Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) MLM Division, has completed its second successful flight test, further demonstrating its ability to enhance Israel’s multi-tier anti-ballistic missile defense strategy. Arrow 3 is the latest interceptor for the Arrow Weapon System jointly developed by Israel and the United States. … Dowiedz się więcej