Admin - Weeklydefencenews

Raytheon’s Naval Arsenal: Tracing the Evolution from SM-1 to SM-6

Raytheon has been awarded a $24.5 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy. This contract is specifically for the procurement of components to address “Megatron obsolescence” in support of...

December 20, 2024
Admin
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Leopard 2A8 MBTs Headed to Lithuania in New Defense Deal

Lithuania’s Defence Materiel Agency (DMA), operating under the Ministry of National Defence, has finalized a significant EUR 950 million contract with Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology,...

German Armed Forces Commission Rheinmetall and KNDS for Large-Scale Vehicle Radio Modernization

The ArGe D-LBO (Working Group for the Digitalization of Land-Based Operations), a joint venture between KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall, has secured a significant EUR 1.98 billion contract from Germany’s...

December 20, 2024
Admin
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Lithuania acquires LEOPARD 2 A8 main battle tanks from KNDS.

KNDS Germany and the Lithuanian Defense Materiel Agency have agreed to provide the Lithuanian Army with 44 LEOPARD 2 A8 tanks. Lithuania is now the 23rd LEOPARD 2 user...

December 19, 2024
Admin
Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

CH-53K Takes Flight: Transforming the U.S. Marines’ Lift Capabilities

Sikorsky Aircraft has secured three U.S. Navy contracts totaling $320.2 million to significantly bolster the CH-53K helicopter program. The largest of these agreements, worth $175.7 million, is for the...

December 19, 2024
Admin
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

STM Starts Manufacturing Three Ada Corvettes in Malaysia

As part of an agreement made in June, Turkish shipbuilder STM has sliced the steel for three Ada-class corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy. The ceremony marks the official...

December 18, 2024
Admin
Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

Economic Explosives Unveils Major Drone Testing Site in Nagpur

Nagpur-based Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL) has significantly advanced India’s indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities by opening the country’s largest private-sector runway and testing facility for long-range drones. This...

December 18, 2024
Admin
Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

MYP-III Deal Secures Continued Production of Super Hornet Fighters

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $33.8 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy. This contract is for the supply of four test controller processors and ten infrared receivers...

December 18, 2024
Admin
Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Tejas Expansion: IAF Floats RFP for 97 Additional Jets

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 97 additional Tejas Mark-IA fighter jets. This move, which follows...

December 18, 2024
Admin
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

CV90 Vehicles Get Cyber Boost with Clavister’s CyberArmour

Swedish cybersecurity firm Clavister has secured a SEK 53 million (USD 4.7 million) contract from BAE Systems Hägglunds to provide its CyberArmour system for CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. This...