Yearly Archive: 2022

BAE Wins $299M Order for M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers

BAE Wins $299M Order for M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers

BAE Systems, York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $298,726,093 modification (PZ0108) to contract W56HZV-17-C-0001 for the production and delivery of M109A7 and M992A3 vehicles.

Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2024.

Fiscal 2020 and 2021…

Oshkosh Wins $216M Order for Export JLTVs

Oshkosh Wins $216M Order for Export JLTVs

Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $216,727,418 modification (P00284) to contract W56HZV-20-C-0050 to support fielding the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Family of Vehicles for Foreign Military Sales.

Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be perfor…

Turkey’s STM Builds Pressure Hull of STM-500 National Submarine

Turkey’s STM Builds Pressure Hull of STM-500 National Submarine

STM, which has broken new grounds in the production of military naval platforms in Türkiye, has launched production of the STM500 submarine – designed by Turkish engineers – with the test production of the pressure hull.

Under the auspices of the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), STM Savunm…

Saab Unveils First New-Gen Swedish Sub, HMS Blekinge

Saab Unveils First New-Gen Swedish Sub, HMS Blekinge

On Thursday, a bunk bed ceremony was held for HMS Blekinge at Saab Kockum’s shipyard in Karlskrona. The traditional ceremony means that the submarine’s first two main sections are put in place to be welded together, which symbolizes an important milestone in the work of producing the next generation…
Sikorsky’s Raider X High-Speed Helicopter Takes Shape

Sikorsky’s Raider X High-Speed Helicopter Takes Shape

Sikorsky has released new shots of its Raider X prototype aircraft sporting modular weapon launchers loaded with Hellfire missiles and a 20mm main gun.

This prototype Sikorsky’s pitch for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, as seen at the company’s flight test fa…

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