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Kongsberg Adds Australian-Made Sensor to Joint Strike Missile

Kongsberg Adds Australian-Made Sensor to Joint Strike Missile

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (Kongsberg) has placed a Purchase Order with BAE Systems Australia for an initial batch of Passive Radio Frequency Sensors for the Joint Strike Missile (JSM).

The order is the first Full Rate Production order of the sensors and is part of a broader co-operation agr…

SpainSat NG Programme Passes Preliminary Design Review

SpainSat NG Programme Passes Preliminary Design Review

MADRID — The SpainSat NG programme, owned and operated by Hisdesat, has successfully passed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the payload and the full satellite, including PDR of Pacis 3 (PPP) elements. SpainSat NG is being manufactured by a consortium of four co-primes from Airbus in Spain a…
BAE and Elbit Team for Future US Army Combat Vehicles

BAE and Elbit Team for Future US Army Combat Vehicles

FALLS CHURCH, Va. / FORT WORTH, Tx. — BAE Systems and Elbit Systems of America have teamed up to develop and integrate advanced operational capabilities for combat vehicles. The arrangement is focused on validating and integrating new technologies on combat vehicle systems to deliver advanced warf…
US Army Nears End of Tests of New Shadow Unmanned Aircraft

US Army Nears End of Tests of New Shadow Unmanned Aircraft

FORT BLISS, Texas — Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) operators from the 1st Armored Division (1AD) are wrapping up operational testing of the new RQ–7B Shadow Block III system here while exploiting their operational skills.

Operators flew 94 missions and over 400 flight hours under realis…

Pentagon Must Rethink, Prioritize Strategic Deterrence

Pentagon Must Rethink, Prioritize Strategic Deterrence

The nation has not seriously considered the possibility of engaging in competition through a crisis or possible direct armed conflict with a nuclear-capable armed adversary in more than 25 years, Navy Adm. Charles “Chas” A. Richard, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command said today.

The comm…


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