Monthly Archive: Novembre 2021

MOSCOW — A completely new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber nicknamed the ‘White Swan’ by Russian military pilots will make its debut run along the runway of the Kazan Aviation Enterprise (part of the Tupolev Aircraft Company) in December, a source in the domestic aircraft-building…

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $124,902,953 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00007) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0004 for Lot Four and Five of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles and tooling and test equipment.

The contract modific…

Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector, Northridge, California, is awarded a $46,161,550 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N0001921C0013).

This modification exercises an option to procure ful…

Minister of Defense Margarita Robles this morning attended a demonstration of the capabilities of the new 8×8 ‘Dragon’ Wheeled Combat Vehicle (VCR), during a visit to monitor the evolution of the program that will reinforce the Army.

Robles witnessed a driving test and a dynamic test to check the…

The crew of the frigate of the Northern Fleet Admiral Gorshkov, as part of the completion of the test cycle of hypersonic missile weapons, fired another Zircon missile.

The shooting was carried out from the waters of the White Sea at a marine target position located at a distance of more than 400…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $10,377,842 modification (P00012) to previously awarded delivery order (FA8620-15-G-4040, FA8620-19-F-2310) for the Netherlands MQ-9 update.

Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be complet…