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NZ Frigate Sails Home After Eight Year Refit in Canada

NZ Frigate Sails Home After Eight Year Refit in Canada

The second of the country’s two naval frigates is due to leave Canada, eight years after an upgrade project began. The costs to upgrade the ship Te Mana, and before it Te Kaha, have blown out to between NZ$600 million and NZ$700m, due in part to project management mistakes.

Main contractor Lockhe…

Raytheon Wins $103M for Over-the-Horizon Weapon System

Raytheon Wins $103M for Over-the-Horizon Weapon System

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $102,699,507 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-5432.

This option exercise is for Raytheon Missiles & Defense to manufacture and deliver the Over-the-Horizon Weapon System (OTH-WS), which consists of…

Australia Orders Additional Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft

Australia Orders Additional Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft

The Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Combat capability will be bolstered with the addition of uncrewed autonomous systems as part of the Government’s additional investment of $454 million in the Loyal Wingman Program.

Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, said the investment will deliver seven uncr…

Bell Announces S. Korean Order for Bell 505 Training Helicopters

Bell Announces S. Korean Order for Bell 505 Training Helicopters

SINGAPORE — Bell Textron Inc. announced the selection of the Bell 505 as the new Republic of Korea military helicopter trainer. The new Bell 505 helicopters will be used by both the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to train their next generation of helicopter pilots….
General Atomics Steps Up UAV Marketing Efforts in Canada

General Atomics Steps Up UAV Marketing Efforts in Canada

SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft, announced today that they have opened a new office near Confederation Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In a related move, GA-ASI is proud to announce it has appointed Michel Lalumiere as…
Report to Congress on US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Program

Report to Congress on US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Program

The RCV is a vehicle being developed as part of the Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) family of vehicles. The Army plans to develop three RCV variants: Light, Medium, and Heavy.

The Army reportedly envisions employing RCVs as “scouts” and “escorts” for manned fighting vehicles to dete…


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