BAE Systems has secured a $170 million follow-on contract to advance the development of the Striker II helmet-mounted display for Eurofighter Typhoon multirole warplane pilots. The four-nation consortium of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom behind the development of the Typhoon awarded BAE an initial $51 million contract on the pilot helmet in September 2023. BAE...
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Rheinmetall to Deliver Additional Leopard 2A4 Tanks to Czech Republic
German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will supply the Czech Republic with an additional 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks in a $169 million deal that also includes an extensive ammunition and logistics package. The contract, signed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme CEO Bjorn Bernhard and Lubor Koudelka, director general of the Czech Ministry of Defence’s armaments...
Elbit Systems to Install EW Solution on NATO State Aircraft
Israeli defense technology company Elbit Systems has received two contracts to deliver electronic warfare and directed infrared countermeasure self-protection suites to a NATO member state. Both come with a five-year performance period. The award, with an aggregate value of $175 million, covers the acquisition of Self-Protection Suites to be installed on Embraer C-390 Millenium aircraft...
Boeing Books $451M FMS Command and Control Solutions Contract for Japan’s F-15 Program
Boeing has secured a $450.5 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide command and control capabilities to the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program. The sole source acquisition contract calls for Boeing’s delivery of radars, self-protection solutions and mission computers, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. The company will work...
Saab to Supply Giraffe 4A Radar Systems to US Air Forces Europe
Saab has received a $48 million contract from BAE Systems to supply multiple Giraffe 4A radar systems to U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The radars will be delivered from both Saab’s U.S. and Swedish facilities starting in 2027. The Swedish manufacturer said the Giraffe 4A will provide long-range surveillance and air base air defense capabilities...
Parsons to Manage Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Road Development Project
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for Riyadh City has awarded Parsons a $53 million, three-year contract to manage the kingdom’s Main and Ring Roads Program. The project aims to develop 500 kilometers of new and upgraded roads in Saudi Arabia’s capital. Under the contract, Parsons will oversee construction activities as the program management officer, ensuring smooth...
L3Harris Technologies to Install Sensor Systems on New German Helicopters
U.S. defense solutions manufacturer L3Harris Technologies and aircraft maker Airbus Helicopters are collaborating to install electro-optical/infrared sensor systems into Germany’s new Airbus H145M helicopters. L3Harris said the WESCAM MX-15D sensor technology is an ideal solution for a wide range of missions, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, covert intelligence, and target designation. Its high-precision and high-sensitivity...
ST Engineering Forms Partnership for Armored Vehicle Development in Kazakhstan
ST Engineering has partnered with Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering to establish local manufacturing capability for a new 8×8 amphibious armored vehicle in Kazakhstan. The collaboration, which will support the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, will include engineering and technical services for the production of the vehicle based on ST Engineering’s Terrex infantry fighting vehicle. Revealed at this...
BAE Systems Secures $2.5B in Combat Vehicle Contracts With Denmark, Sweden
BAE Systems will supply Denmark and Sweden with new CV90 combat vehicles under new contracts totaling $2.5 billion. The agreements fall under a trilateral framework involving the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation and the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration. Denmark will acquire 115 CV9035MkIIIC vehicles while Sweden’s order comprises 50 vehicles. The contracts...
Fluor Secures Heidelberg Materials Deal for Carbon Capture Solution
U.S. engineering firm Fluor will design and provide front-end engineering for several carbon capture solutions for Heidelberg Materials‘ Geseke factory in Germany. Fluor said it secured a contract with Heidelberg Materials to install several industrial-scale carbon capture and storage solutions into the facility’s cement production line. Work on the factory’s new components will start in...