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Russia Downplays Performance, Significance of US Hypersonic Test

Russia Downplays Performance, Significance of US Hypersonic Test

MOSCOW — The US hypersonic missile, which was tested on Monday to develop a speed of Mach 5, is not a breakthrough weapon, polled military experts told TASS.

The development director of the Foundation for the Promotion of Technologies of the 21st Century, Ivan Konovalov, told TASS that the resu…

BAE Wins 10-Year, $872M US Army Support Contract

BAE Wins 10-Year, $872M US Army Support Contract

The U.S. Army, on Aug. 24, 2021, has awarded BAE Systems an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide life-cycle sustainment and technical support to the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) program. The 10-year contract has a ceiling value of $872 million.

BAE …

Boeing Wins $344M Contract for JDAM Laser Guidance Sets

Boeing Wins $344M Contract for JDAM Laser Guidance Sets

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $344,567,300 modification (P00017) to a previously awarded, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001916D1002).

This modification increases the contract ceiling to procure up to a maximum quantity of 24,000 additio…

Raytheon Wins $362M to Support Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles

Raytheon Wins $362M to Support Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $105,848,728 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only contract for engineering and technical services in support of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile and NATO Seasparrow Missile Systems programs.

This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring t…

Airbus Delivers First of 60 A220s to Air France

Airbus Delivers First of 60 A220s to Air France

MIRABEL, Quebec — Air France has received its first A220-300 from an order for 60 aircraft of the type, the largest A220 order from a European carrier. The aircraft was delivered from Airbus’ final assembly line in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada and officially unveiled to the public during a ceremony hel…
Thales, Danish Radar Maker Team for GBAD Solutions

Thales, Danish Radar Maker Team for GBAD Solutions

Thales and Weibel Scientific (a Danish advanced doppler radar manufacturer) today signed a Cooperation Agreement to develop and strengthen the bonds within European defence industry – creating shared international export opportunities integrating Weibel’s short- range ground mission radars into the …

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