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L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has begun manufacturing electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems at a 2,000-square-meter facility in Katowice. The facility provides European operators with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting sensors for crewed and autonomous platforms. The facility is equipped with tooling equipment to produce an EMX-Series line of EO/IR sensor systems for military operations across domains…
BAE Systems recently delivered its 1,000th infrared seeker to Lockheed Martin for integration on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile, achieving a major production milestone. The THAAD seeker provides key sensing and guidance capabilities that help protect the U.S. and its global allies from ballistic missiles. BAE Systems has designed and manufactured…
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a technology company that delivers mission-critical processing to the edge, today announced a new production agreement with AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program. AV was awarded the $1.4 billion SCAR contract in 2022 by the Space Rapid Capabilities…
The Slovenian Ministry of Defence procured a further two fire units of the medium-range ground-based air defence system IRIS-T SLM within the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) contractual framework. Diehl Defence and the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), on behalf of and with a power of attorney from…
Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control components and systems, has displayed its larger gun variant of the Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP®) in the UK for the first time. On display at the recent British Army Counter-UAS Expo held at Thorney Island in July, RIwP was…
SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SES Space & Defense, has been awarded a five-year Sustainment Tactical Network (STN) contract, to provide the U.S. Army with COMSATCOM services. Under the USD 89.6 Million agreement, the initiative will support strategic long-haul network transport and base-support communications for Combat Service Support, Department of Defense (DoD) programs, and additional U.S. Government…
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) announces a purchase agreement to sell its facility and businesses in Subang, Malaysia to Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“CTRM”) for $95,200,000, subject to customary adjustments. This transaction was entered into following the previously announced merger agreement with Boeing and subsequent definitive agreement with Airbus. The transaction is…
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT will present its latest technological advancements at DSEI 2025 in London from 9 to 12 September 2025. One of HENSOLDT’s core competencies is the active and passive detection of threats and the protection of platforms and their users. In this context, software-defined defence plays a crucial role. The TRML-4D air defence…
President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order today changing the Defense Department’s name to the Department of War as a secondary title. The order — the 200th signed by the president since taking office — authorizes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DOD subordinate officials to use secondary titles like “Department of War,” “Secretary of…
Another barrage of military drones was fired overnight at Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he would consider any foreign troops deployed in the country to be “legitimate targets.” The latest round of regular strikes on Ukraine came in the form of 91 Russian drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said, adding that it…
