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Firing Clears Way for Swedish Ground-Launched IRIS-T Missile

Firing Clears Way for Swedish Ground-Launched IRIS-T Missile

These days, the Swedish Armed Forces has carried out a so-called verification shoot with Robot System 98 in Vidsel.

“Now, we can continue with the integration of the Robot System 98 in the new air defense battalions. The firing met all the expectations and requirements we have for the missile,” s…

Spain on Track to Sign Contract VCR 8×8 Contract in August

Spain on Track to Sign Contract VCR 8×8 Contract in August

The Spanish Secretary of State for Defence, Ángel Olivares, chaired today, Wednesday, a follow-up meeting, held at the GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas factory in Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville), for the Wheeled Combat Vehicle (VCR) 8×8 technological programs. Such meeting included a dynamic demonstration …
GE Wins $180M Contract to Support T700 Engines

GE Wins $180M Contract to Support T700 Engines

LYNN, MA –– GE Aviation has been awarded a five-year, $180 million contract by the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to repair and overhaul T700 rotorcraft engines in support of the U.S. Navy’s MH-60 Seahawk, and the U.S. Marine Corps’ AH-1Z Viper and Bell UH-1Y Venom/Huey he…
GD Wins $104M Contract for Columbia/Dreadnought SSBNs

GD Wins $104M Contract for Columbia/Dreadnought SSBNs

PITTSFIELD, Mass. –– The U.S. Navy recently awarded a new contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems that includes a broad scope of work for the Columbia and Dreadnought ballistic missile submarine class to support development, production, and installation requirements. The contract as awarded ha…
UAVs to be Delivered to Russian Military Base in Kyrgyzstan

UAVs to be Delivered to Russian Military Base in Kyrgyzstan

Two “Orlan-10” UAV systems will be delivered to the Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan.

By the end of 2020 two multipurpose “Orlan” systems will have been delivered to the UAV unit, which will increase the efficiency of army and assault aviation during joint training and in combat.

Earlier, t…

US, Russia End First Day of Nuclear Arms Treaty Talks

US, Russia End First Day of Nuclear Arms Treaty Talks

The United States and Russia on June 22 opened two days of talks on their last remaining nuclear arms control, the New START treaty, which caps the number of deployed long-range nuclear warheads each can have.

The top U.S. arms control negotiator, Marshall Billingslea, and Russian Deputy Foreign …


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