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Rheinmetall, Textron Team to Offer Lynx KF41 to US Army

Rheinmetall, Textron Team to Offer Lynx KF41 to US Army

American Rheinmetall Vehicles, LLC, a subsidiary of Germany-based Rheinmetall Defence, is teaming with Textron Systems in pursuit of the US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program.

American Rheinmetall Vehicles is forming a US industry team that will consist of numerous leading U…

Boeing, US Navy to Demo Future Ramjet Missile Technology

Boeing, US Navy to Demo Future Ramjet Missile Technology

ST. LOUIS — Boeing and the U.S. Navy will demonstrate advanced missile technologies that will make carrier air wing strike fighters more lethal against threats into the next decade.

Boeing has been awarded a $30 million contract from the Navy to co-develop the Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Adva…

Chinese Troops Test New Artillery in Tibet

Chinese Troops Test New Artillery in Tibet

LHASA, Tibet — An artillery brigade under the PLA Xizang Military Command recently maneuvered hundreds of miles to a shooting range at the alpine area to test the firing efficiency of a new type of artillery.

During the training in the past, the targets were usually set at the best firepower ra…

Pratt & Whitney Wins Contract for F135 Modernization Study

Pratt & Whitney Wins Contract for F135 Modernization Study

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Pratt & Whitney today announced that it has been awarded a $1.5M contract to conduct an F135 modernization study and operational assessment by the F-35 Joint Program Office to determine specific propulsion system growth requirements for Block 4.2 F-35 aircraft and beyond. Th…
NATO Releases Defence Expenditure Report 2013-2020

NATO Releases Defence Expenditure Report 2013-2020

NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition of defence expenditure.

The amounts represent p…

US Navy to Spend Over $1 Bn on EW Research & Development

US Navy to Spend Over $1 Bn on EW Research & Development

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The next several years should see steady funding for the U.S. Navy EW Development program for the advanced testing and development of communications and non-communications jammers for multi-service aircraft, helicopters, and surface combatants.

The program saw a significant inc…

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