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Finland MoD Confirms Acquisition of Additional K9 SP Guns

Finland MoD Confirms Acquisition of Additional K9 SP Guns

Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen has approved the Defense Forces’ proposal to redeem the option for K9 armored howitzers. The option covers a total of 38 armored howitzers, and it will now be fully redeemed. The Finance Committee of the Government supported the acquisition in its session on 17 Nov…
Space-X to Launch Brazil’s SPORT Satellite

Space-X to Launch Brazil’s SPORT Satellite

SPORT was conceived with the mission of monitoring the ionosphere (upper layer of the atmosphere), collecting data to study the effects of solar storms

The SPORT satellite (Scintilation Prediction Observations Research Task), developed by the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), NASA (Nati…

Raytheon Wins $114M Order for AIM-9X Missiles

Raytheon Wins $114M Order for AIM-9X Missiles

Raytheon Missile and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded an $113,938,855 modification (P00008) to a previously awarded, fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract (N0001921C0723).

This modification provides for the production and delivery of additional AIM-9X production Lot 22 requirements to…

Elbit Joins Forces with Fokker for Military Flight Training

Elbit Joins Forces with Fokker for Military Flight Training

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands — During the latest edition of NIDV’s Exhibition Defence & Security (NEDS) Elbit Systems and Fokker Services Group signed an agreement to provide advanced, proven military flight training capabilities.

Under the cooperation scheme Fokker Services Group will add its c…

Boeing Reorganizes Defense & Space Unit After More Losses

Boeing Reorganizes Defense & Space Unit After More Losses

ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing today announced a series of executive leadership changes and reorganizations aimed at accelerating operational discipline, first-time quality and performance while streamlining senior leadership roles and responsibilities.

Effective immediately, Boeing Defense, Space & S…

North Korea Test-Fires ICBM with Range to Strike Entire US

North Korea Test-Fires ICBM with Range to Strike Entire US

SEOUL — North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland.

The United States quickly condemned the launch and vowed to …

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