Hanwha Australia has awarded Advanced Navigation a $5.8 million contract to provide inertial guidance systems for the Redback infantry fighting vehicles being built to replace Australia’s M113 fleet under the Land 400 program. As part of the deal, Hanwha and Advanced Navigation will collaborate to develop and produce high-performance IGS for autonomous and crewed platforms...
Category: Contract Awards
UK Space Agency, Astroscale Continue Active Debris Removal Development
The UK Space Agency has awarded Astroscale UK a $2.5 million contract to continue working on the Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative Capture spacecraft, or COSMIC for short, an active debris removal solution. Astroscale UK Managing Director Nick Shave expressed the company’s gratitude and continued commitment to the UK Space Agency’s decision to continue...
NATO Taps SES to Provide Secure Communication Under US-Luxembourg Satcom Cooperation
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has tapped satellite operator SES to deliver secure communications services under the Medium Earth Orbit Global Services program. The contract, the first in the Global Commercially Contracted Satellite Communications Support Partnership between the NSPA, the United States and Luxembourg, will deliver air, naval and ground communications capabilities to improve...
Australian Army Awards Infleqtion Next Phase of Quantum Technology Exploit Contract
Infleqtion has secured a Phase II quantum technology exploit contract from the Australian Army to participate in the Quantum Technology Challenge at the Land Forces 2024 International Land Defence Exposition and demonstrate its latest quantum hardware and software innovations. Under the contract, Infleqtion will collaborate with the military service and Sydney-based quantum computing company Diraq...
Netherlands’ Raytheon Missile Acquisition Receives State Department Approval
The U.S. Department of State has approved the Netherlands’ possible acquisition of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment under the Foreign Military Sales program. RTX will be the principal contractor. Valued at $691 million, the Dutch government’s request includes the purchase of the following major defense equipment: 246 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical...
Iraq Adding Airbus H225M to Army Aviation Command Helicopter Fleet
Airbus Helicopters has secured a contract to supply Iraq with 12 H225M multi-mission helicopters for deployment to the Iraqi Army Aviation Command, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2025. Baghdad announced the procurement of the aircraft on Friday. The aircraft will join Iraq’s helicopter fleet of Airbus H125, H135 and H145. Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno...
Lockheed Secures FMS Contract to Deliver Two C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft to Egypt
Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to Egypt under a Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Egyptian Air Force will receive the two air vehicles from Lockheed, making the country the 23rd nation to operate the Super Hercules. “With these new C-130J-30s, the Egyptian Air Force’s tactical...
Poland Plans to Continue Military Modernization With $42B Investment
The Polish government plans to spend $41.6 billion to modernize its military capabilities in 2024, upgrades that cover the purchase of equipment, including: new fighter jets for the Polish Air Force, combat and surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles to power the newly established Drone Force, training helicopters and ship-based helicopters to replace aging aircraft, and submarines...
Serbia Acquires New Dassault Combat Aircraft
French military aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has secured a contract from Serbia for 12 Rafale combat aircraft. Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier and Serbian Minister of Defence Bratislav Gasic signed the deal on Thursday in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, part of the two nations’ commitment to nurturing...
Northrop Grumman Awarded $200M Contract to Develop Second DARC Site in Wales
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman a $200 million contract to develop the second of the three Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability sites. The project for the second site involves site design, integration and testing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in collaboration with the U.K. government. The work is expected to...