After real-world knock outs, Rafael sees opening for David’s Sling in Europe
Company executive Pini Yungman told Breaking Defense a deal with Finland could just be the start.
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Army ‘on the cusp of greatness’ with its critical EW programs
The Army is progressing in its EW portfolio “after a few solid years of investment, lots of support from the Army and from [the Defense Department],” Kenneth Strayer said.
US approves nearly $285 million NASAMS sale for Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Ukraine for the NASAMS air defense system, according to a Wednesday statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Under the deal, Ukraine would purchase one NASAMS sys…
Lockheed eyeing plans to keep SPY-1 radar active in fleets globally through 2060
The SPY-1 radar, after first coming online in the 1970s, is used by the US Navy as well as the navies of Australia, Japan, Norway, Spain and South Korea.
Army and Javelin Joint Venture ink 3-year deal valued over $7 billion
The Lockheed and Raytheon team aim to produce 3,960 missiles per year by late 2026 for the Army and “to support the increased international interest for this multi-purpose weapon system,” company VP Dave Pantano said.
Raytheon to provide Army with advanced counter-drone systems
American aerospace and defense conglomerate Raytheon Technologies announced Wednesday that it was awarded a $237 million U.S. Army contract for advanced Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS). As noted by the company, a contract award from U.S. Army…
Navy awards Lockheed $62M contract to study aircraft for future nuclear C3 missions
The service selected the C-130J-30 in December 2020 to be the base aircraft of the NC3 aircraft dubbed E-XX TACAMO.
Raytheon and SpiderOak partner to secure satellite communications
Raytheon Technologies’ BBN division and SpiderOak have formed a strategic partnership to develop and field a new generation of zero-trust security systems for satellite communications in proliferated low-Earth orbit, or pLEO. SpiderOak’s Or…
Finland Selects David’s Sling for its New Air and Missile Defense System
The Finnish Ministry of Defense has informed the Israeli Ministry of Defense of its decision to procure the David’s Sling Weapon System (DSWS), an advanced air‐defense system. This is the first export sale of the David’s Sling Weapon System to a forei…
Netherlands and Belgium agree $4.4 billion deal for 4 ASW Frigates
Letters from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to Parliament, obtained by Breaking Defense, offer details of the frigate plans, including what guns they hope to host.