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Lockheed Wins $286M for Saudi Missile Defense

Lockheed Wins $286M for Saudi Missile Defense

Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a $286,466,778 modification to previously awarded Phase II contract HQ0835-21-C-0002 under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The contract type will be a hybrid firm-fixed-pric…

Saab Receives Further Order on Heavyweight Torpedo

Saab Receives Further Order on Heavyweight Torpedo

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Organisation (FMV) for the next phase of the life extension programme of Torpedo 62. The order value is SEK 145 million and deliveries will take place by the end of 2023.

The order includes pre-studies and engineering which incorporates…

ArianeGroup Signs Space Surveillance Contract with French MoD

ArianeGroup Signs Space Surveillance Contract with French MoD

This new contract, financed by the Space Command, is an extension of the service contract set up in 2017. It was signed by the Ministry for the Armed Forces and the trusted operator ArianeGroup for an augmented optical surveillance capability for Medium Earth Orbits (MEO), Geostationary Earth Orbits…
Deadly Skies: Integrated Air and Missile Defence 2021-2035

Deadly Skies: Integrated Air and Missile Defence 2021-2035

European states are facing an increasing threat from missiles and aircraft. Interacting geopolitical and technological trends have both made these weapons more effective and increased the scenarios in which aggressors could find use for them.

Consequently, there is now an increasingly complex, p…

UK’s Future Nuclear Deterrent: 2021 Update to Parliament

UK’s Future Nuclear Deterrent: 2021 Update to Parliament

This report is the tenth in the series, providing annual updates to Parliament on the progress of the Dreadnought Class submarine programme, and other related Defence Nuclear Enterprise programmes, a commitment first made in 2011 and reaffirmed in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Finland’s F-35 Decision and Nordic Airpower Cooperation

Finland’s F-35 Decision and Nordic Airpower Cooperation

The Finnish Air Force will receive 64 F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter aircraft with high-end weapon systems to replace its F/A-18 fleet by 2030.

Taken together with other moves towards greater system similarity and interoperability across the Nordics, the decision paves the way for furth…


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