Brazilian electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft manufacturer Eve Air Mobility has selected Embraer-CAE Training Services to lead training initiatives related to its concept eVTOL aircraft. The aircraft will be offered as part of the Eve TechCare all-in-one service portfolio. The Embraer-CAE joint venture will deliver a training program for pilots, maintenance professionals and ground...
Category: Contract Awards
Cognyte to Provide EMEA Customer With AI, Analytics Capabilities
A national security agency in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region has entered into a $20 million deal with Cognyte Software to continue using the company’s advanced artificial intelligence and investigative analytics capabilities for a year. According to Cognyte, the agency is a longstanding customer, responsible for protecting national interests and assets and the...
SpaceRISE Wins EU Satellite Contract Offer
SpaceRISE, a consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, has secured a concession contract offer on the European Union’s multi-orbit satellite connectivity system. The European Commission said the consortium’s contract tasks for the EU’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite, or IRIS², will tap the services of a core team of subcontractors composed of Thales...
Lockheed Books $113M Anti-Ship Missile Defense System Deal
Lockheed Martin has announced a contract modification worth $113 million from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the full-rate production of anti-ship missile defense systems, including a first delivery to Japan. The Japanese procurement is a U.S. foreign military sales deal combined with Lockheed deliveries to the U.S. Navy under the service branch’s Surface...
Saab to Support British Army’s Oman Training Operations
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense and Saab have signed a contract modification worth $26 million to support the British Army’s training operations in Oman. The new agreement expands on a $72 million instrumented live training contract signed in April. The three-year contract seeks to provide the army with live simulation systems support across its...
RTX to Deliver Air-to-Air Missiles Under Denmark’s Proposed FMS Deal
U.S. aerospace and defense contractor RTX could provide Denmark with AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related logistics and program support to Denmark under a possible $744 million foreign military sales program deal. Copenhagen’s request, which was recently approved by the U.S. Department of State, aims to acquire up to 203 AIM-120D-3 missiles, up...
Israel to Expand Iron Beam Laser System Under $500M Deal
Israel’s Ministry of Defense is accelerating the development of the country’s laser air defense system called Iron Beam through a $530 million contract that the ministry signed with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems, Breaking Defense reported on Monday. The contract, which Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on X as a “landmark deal,” positions...
UK Royal Navy Unveils Planned Upgrades for Cornwall Military Base
The United Kingdom’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation is updating several 820 Naval Air Squadron facilities at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, England. The $129 million deal, awarded on behalf of the Royal Navy to Kier Construction, with Mott MacDonald acting as technical services provider, will cover the refurbishment of the squadron’s hangars and other...
Embraer, Czech Republic Sign Deal for New Transport Aircraft
Brazilian aerospace solutions manufacturer Embraer will deliver two C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft to the Czech Republic. On Friday, the Czech Ministry of Defense signed a contract for the Embraer NATO-standard systems, part of an effort to modernize the capabilities of the nation’s air force. Under the deal, the Brazilian multinational will also deliver comprehensive...
LightPath Technologies Secures European Defense Contract for Infrared Lens Assemblies
Optics and imaging systems provider LightPath Technologies has secured a follow-on order and letter of intent from a European defense customer seeking infrared lens assemblies for first-person-view drone applications. President and CEO Sam Rubin emphasized the significance of the deal, saying it validates the company’s efforts to obtain a European Defense license and expand its...