Yearly Archive: 2020

NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems has been awarded multiple contracts from the U.S. Army to develop key technologies for the Advanced Teaming Demonstration Program (A-Team).

BAE Systems was the only company awarded contracts for three of the program’s four focus areas, designed to advance manned and …

FARNBOROUGH, UK. — Viasat UK Ltd., a subsidiary of global communications company, Viasat Inc., announced today it was awarded a contract to provide Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) for the new Type 31 frigates, to be delivered by Babcock Team 31, for the Royal Navy.

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International Test Pilot School (ITPS) Canada Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Aerospace Industries to promote the KAI FA-50 for tactical and adversary training.

ITPS has been a leading provider of tactical training since 2001. Its International Tactical Training Center (…

ROME — The leading European robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics demonstrated their autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle to the Italian Army this week, and launched a new program to assess and analyse the implementation of intelligent systems into the army’s doctrine.

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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Chandler, Arizona, is awarded a $57,096,626 firm-fixed-price contract.

This contract provides for the manufacture and delivery of 19 full rate production Lot 14 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea skimming targets; 16 for the Navy and three for the government of Japan…

[Australian] Prime Minister John Howard famously coined the term ‘barbeque stopper’ to refer to a political controversy so hot that it was likely to make backyard diners stop mid-shrimp-sizzle to debate the big issue of the day.

If ever the specialist world of defence procurement has produced a …