Defence Industry

  PARIS. The US Army is retrofitting Stinger® missiles, produced by Raytheon Company, with proximity fuzes to help counter the growing threat of enemy unmanned aircraft systems. The enhancement enables the lightweight, self-contained Stinger air defense system to destroy...

PARIS. Through ongoing modernization to the command, control, battle management and communications (C2BMC) system, Lockheed Martin's team has significantly enhanced the Missile Defense Agency's Ballistic Missile Defense System. Part of this C2BMC modernization is...

Rheinmetall and the Dutch procurement authority Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) have renewed their partnership agreement for the supply of ammunition through to the end of 2030. For Rheinmetall, this agreement holds the prospect of...

  BAE Systems has been awarded contracts by The Boeing Company to supply the Vehicle Management Control System and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System for the MQ-25. "BAE Systems leads the industry in high-integrity fly-by-wire...

PARIS. Building on years of collaboration, Raytheon Company and Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed a teaming agreement to develop, produce and integrate Northrop Grumman's scramjet combustors to power Raytheon's air-breathing hypersonic weapons. The teaming...

PARIS. Raytheon won a four-year $234 million initial low-rate production contract from the US Navy to outfit all of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships with 23 Joint Precision Approach and Landing...

PARIS. Raytheon Company's StormBreakerTM weapon has completed all operational test drops, moving it closer to initial operational capability. The StormBreaker tri-mode seeker uses imaging infrared and millimeter wave radar in its normal mode to...

PARIS. Lockheed Martin successfully delivered the 500th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). All units have been delivered on time or ahead of schedule to support aircraft production and sustainment requirements. "We are proud to bring superior...

  PARIS. On May 28-29, 2019, the Netherlands Research Laboratory (NLR) worked with and authorized General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) to conduct a simulated flight demonstration where civil Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in an...

  PARIS. The new Integrated Intelligence Center (I2C) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) presents innovative ways to improve the user experience for operators of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) using automation and user experience-based...

  PARIS. The MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – designed and developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) – has now flown more than 100 test flights as development continues towards its first...

  Le Bourget, Paris. Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) organizes a single Russian exposition at the Paris Air Show 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon, which will be held in the French Le...

  Greece returns to regularity, leaves behind the bailouts and invests in the revitalization of its defense industry. It is a common secret on the global market that “Crisis Greece” becomes “Opportunity Greece” in the...