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US Army seals ten ALE agreements
25th August 2020
The US Army on 24 August announced a set of ten Air Launched Effects (ALE) agreements with industry, worth a total of $29.75 million, in support …
25th August 2020
The US Army on 24 August announced a set of ten Air Launched Effects (ALE) agreements with industry, worth a total of $29.75 million, in support …
21st August 2020
Welcome to Episode 33 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert …
20th August 2020
In order to be ready for the battlefield of the future, armed forces around the world are increasing efforts and investing more resources to procure …
12th August 2020
The US DoD intends to award industry a five-year contract, from 2022 to 2026, to manufacture Special Ammunition and Weapon Systems (SAWS) and non-NATO standard …
11th August 2020
US Army Contracting Command is to order tank ammunition from German manufacturer Rheinmetall Waffe Munition. An initial contract will cover 90 120x570mm DM53 penetrator cartridges …
5th August 2020
Production is underway of the first Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) for the Canadian Army. The first ACSV is expected roll off the production line …
3rd August 2020
Following more than a decade of co-operation on Iron Dome, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense have officially set up a JV …
30th July 2020
The US Army has awarded the Javelin Joint Venture (a partnership between Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin) a $47 million modification contract the …
27th July 2020
BAE Systems has won a maximum $823 million contract from the US Army under the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Capability Drop 2 programme. The …
27th July 2020
The US Army has released a draft RfP under the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme, in its fourth attempt to move ahead with plans …
24th July 2020
SRC is to develop, produce, deploy and support the Expeditionary-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (E-LIDS) for the US Army. Work under …
24th July 2020
The US Army is buying more AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles from Lockheed Martin under a $702.88 million contract modification awarded on 22 July. Work will …
23rd July 2020
BAE Systems will continue development of a long-range precision strike capability for the US Army, under a new $33 million contract. In particular, the company …
21st July 2020
In response to an RfP issued in June 2020, BAE Systems has submitted a proposal to the US Army to deliver two prototype vehicles under …
20th July 2020
Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification from DARPA to support Phase 3 of the Operational Fires (OpFires) Integrated Weapon System programme. The $7.45 million …
17th July 2020
BAE Systems has been awarded a $32 million prototype agreement by the US Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office to integrate a Hybrid Electric …
16th July 2020
The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $249 million contract on 15 July for the development of the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET), …
3rd July 2020
Lockheed Martin has obtained another contract from the DoD to overhaul and upgrade M270 MLRS launchers for the US Army. The $226 million contract, covering …
29th June 2020
General Motors (GM) Defense was selected on 27 June by the US Army Contracting Command to build, field and sustain the future Infantry Squad Vehicle …
26th June 2020
BAE Systems Inc is to build 159 extra Bradley A4 tracked vehicles for the US Army, under a $266.87 million contract modification announced by the …