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Navantia to Build Diver Support Ship for Spanish Navy

Navantia to Build Diver Support Ship for Spanish Navy

MADRID — The Council of Ministers has authorized the Ministry of Defense to enter into a construction contract for an underwater intervention vessel (BAM-IS) for an estimated value of 166,460,000.00 euros. The contract includes both the construction of the ship, as well as the acquisition and inte…
BAE Tests Guided APKWS Rockets in Counter-UAV Role

BAE Tests Guided APKWS Rockets in Counter-UAV Role

BAE Systems, Inc. has successfully tested APKWS laser-guided rockets in precision strike tests against Class 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds. The 2.75” test rockets combined standard M151 warheads and Mk66 motors with APKWS precision guidance kits and a newly developed proxim…
Raytheon Demos Counter-UAS Capabilities

Raytheon Demos Counter-UAS Capabilities

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — In partnership with the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires and Rapid Capabilities Office, Raytheon Missiles & Defense successfully showcased several counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities during the service’s 10-day summer test period.

The tests used Coyote interce…

GD’s New Rocket-Assisted Projectile Exceeds 70-Km Range

GD’s New Rocket-Assisted Projectile Exceeds 70-Km Range

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) successfully tested four XM1210 (XM1113ER) High Explosive Rocket-Assisted Projectiles that demonstrated a range capability in excess of 70 kilometers for the Army’s future Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system.

Archer 155mm Wheeled Howitzer Completes US Army Evaluation

Archer 155mm Wheeled Howitzer Completes US Army Evaluation

WASHINGTON — BAE Systems, Inc.’s 155mm ARCHER wheeled howitzer system successfully completed testing during the U.S. Army’s “shoot-off” evaluation, as the service evaluates whether to add a wheeled capability to its arsenal. ARCHER is a fully automated mobile weapon system that provides highly res…
Russia to Open New Drone Production Facility

Russia to Open New Drone Production Facility

MOSCOW — A new production facility that the hi-tech company Kronshtadt will open in Dubna near Moscow by the end of 2021 will be able to roll out tens of drones annually, Company CEO Sergey Bogatikov told TASS on Monday.

“The capacities of our factory in Dubna will make it possible to produce t…


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