Haifa, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on January 11 that it was awarded a contract in an amount of approximately $70 million to supply rockets to the armed forces of a European country. The contract will be performed over a period of 3 years. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply 122mm extended-range rockets that …

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New Delhi. A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), held on January 10 under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three capital acquisition proposals, amounting to Rs 4,276 crore. The three proposals – two of the Indian Army and one of the Indian Navy – are under …

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F-35 ranked as most capable, survivable and affordable solution FORT WORTH, Texas. The Government of Canada announced on January 9 that  it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The Royal Canadian Air Force will receive 88 F-35A multirole stealth fighters, a …

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Haifa, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on January 10 that it was awarded a contract in an amount of approximately $180 million from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMoD) to provide, operate and maintain the new Mission Training Center (MTC) for the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) F-16 fleet. The contract will be delivered over a …

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Rajnath Singh invites the world to attend Asia’s largest Aero Show, to be held in Bengaluru February 13-17; Over 645 exhibitors register till date ‘India has a robust defence manufacturing ecosystem; our aerospace & defence manufacturing sector is well prepared for future challenges’ Our ‘Make in India’ efforts are not just meant for India alone, …

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SAN DIEGO, January 5. On November 10, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the first production MQ-9A Multi-Domain Operations (M2DO)-ready variant of the US Air Force MQ-9A Reaper. This upgraded version of the MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft, also known as a the “-25,” includes key features that will enable future integration …

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Haifa, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on January 4 that its – E-LynXTM tactical Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution was selected by the Spanish Ministry of Defense Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) for the “URGENT ACQUISITION OF V/UHF SDR RADIO EQUIPMENT” program. This follows the Spanish MOD’s selection of the E-LynXTM SDR solution for …

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SAN DIEGO, January 3. In a major move to boost manufacturing in India, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Bharat Forge Limited, India have announced a partnership to manufacture main landing gear components, subassemblies, and assemblies of remotely piloted aircraft. Part of the Kalyani Group, Bharat Forge is the largest repository of metallurgical know-how, …

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