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June 16, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

US Navy Selects Curtiss-Wright for $31M Contract to Equip Triton UAV with Mission Processors

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has announced a $31 million firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to supply Airborne Mission Processors (AMP) and associated spare parts for the...

June 16, 2025
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Training and Simulation

HII Wins Contract to Support U.S. Army Live Training Efforts.

HII’s Mission Technologies division has been selected as one of the companies awarded a multiple award contract (MAC) to deliver live training solutions for the U.S. Army’s Program Executive...

June 16, 2025
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Training and Simulation

GA-ASI Conducts Advanced Autonomous Jet Demo with Simulated Engagement Success

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully conducted a groundbreaking test on June 11, marking the first-of-its-kind autonomous exercise involving multiple aircraft and advanced software, including a simulated autonomous...

June 16, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Thales and KNDS France Present RAPIDFire Land, a New Land-Based Configuration of the 40mm Naval Defense System.

French Navy Expands RAPIDFire Deployment Across Fleet The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has already ordered 14 RAPIDFire units to strengthen the self-defense capabilities of the French Navy. Two...

June 16, 2025
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Missile and Missile Defense

Ursa Major Wins $32.9M Agreement to Provide Advanced Hadley Engines for Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Test Efforts.

Ursa Major has secured a $32.9 million contract to develop and supply 16 enhanced Hadley H13 engines to Stratolaunch. This multi-year agreement builds on the companies’ proven flight partnership...

June 16, 2025
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Missile and Missile Defense

Leidos Taps Pratt & Whitney for Affordable Propulsion Solutions for Small Cruise Missile Development.

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX company, has been awarded a contract by Dynetics, a Leidos company, to provide TJ150 turbojet engines for integration into the Small Cruise Missile (Black...

June 16, 2025
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Missile and Missile Defense

Italian Forces to Deploy Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy involving Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and associated equipment, valued at approximately $211 million. The...

June 16, 2025
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Missile and Missile Defense

Italy Selects MBDA for FULGUR Missile Development Project

MBDA has signed a development contract to supply the Italian Army with a new very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) system. The announcement was made during the Paris Air Show,...

June 16, 2025
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Missile and Missile Defense

Hensoldt and Diehl Defence Deepen Ties to Advance Software-Defined Air Defence Capabilities

At this year’s Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, Diehl Defence and HENSOLDT announced plans to deepen their collaboration in the field of ground-based air defence. Building on...

June 16, 2025
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Land Platforms

LM Highlights Joint Integrated Fires Performance in U.S. Army Trial.

During the Balikatan 2025 military exercise, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army conducted a virtual demonstration to showcase joint integrated fires by connecting current and next-generation technologies. This marked...