Defence Notes
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems secured a nearly $2 billion deal for MQ-9B uncrewed aerial systems, while Raytheon’s counter-UAS system was secured for $1 billion.
An amendment to the Brazilian Constitution currently under discussion would permanently assign 2% of annual GDP to the defence budget, potentially cementing modernisation programmes for the country’s armed forces.
Further tests will be carried out on the existing fleet, ahead of the Royal Air Force’s anticipated transition from MQ-9A Reaper aircraft to the MQ-9B Protector by the end of 2025.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
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4th February 2013
The US Navy has taken delivery of the sixth production P-8A Poseidon aircraft built by Boeing, completing the first group of deliveries ordered under a …
31st January 2013
Northrop Grumman will protect the payload onboard the next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with a protective cage to store and shield critical electronic components …
31st January 2013
Following the scrutiny of its spending costs by the National Audit Office (NAO) in 2011, the UK MoD has now made ‘significant positive steps’ to …
31st January 2013
The effects of the continuing resolution used to fund government agencies means that the DoD is facing a shortfall of $3 billion for this year. …
30th January 2013
Singapore Technologies Engineering announced yesterday that it had been awarded a contract by the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the design and build of …
28th January 2013
Canada’s National Fighter Procurement Secretariat has kicked off its replacement of the CF-18 fleet with the issuing of a draft questionnaire to five companies on …
28th January 2013
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that the first Wildcat attack helicopter to be delivered to the Royal Navy successfully completed its first …
23rd January 2013
Cassidian’s newly developed TRS-4D naval radar has successfully passed the German procurement authority’s first factory acceptance tests, paving the way for the radar to be …
21st January 2013
Rheinmetall has announced that it has received a number of air defence contracts from customers in Malaysia, Kuwait and one other Asian country, with a …
18th January 2013
General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to join forces and compete for the US Air Force's (USAF’s) T-X trainer …
18th January 2013
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with MBDA to increase the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Brimstone missile stocks. The £14 million …
17th January 2013
Rolls-Royce will provide support for engines powering the Royal Saudi Air Force fleet of Tornado combat aircraft following a new agreement between the governments of …
15th January 2013
The Finnish Air Force (FAF) has accepted the first Ground Master (GM) 403 long range air defence radar system from ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) in a ceremony …
21st December 2012
Thales UK-ACE has been playing a key simulation and training role in support of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado fast jet squadron detachment handover …
21st December 2012
Saab will equip Marine AlutechOyAB’s Watercat M18 AMC amphibious assault craft with the Trackfire Remote Weapon Station (RWS) for the Finnish Navy. The company announced …
17th December 2012
Raytheon has been awarded a $108 million contract by the US Navy for continued production of Standard Missile-2 all-up rounds, a majority of which will …
14th December 2012
Saab will perform work to upgrade the heavyweight torpedo Torpedo 62 under a new contract received from the Swedish Defence Material Administration announced on 14 …
13th December 2012
BAE Systems will maintain and service trainer aircraft in the US Navy’s inventory following the selection of the company for a $400 million, five year …
10th December 2012
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth £1.2bn for Audacious, the fourth submarine in the Astute class. …