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How do people on the ground unfold a five-layer sunshield the size of a tennis court orbiting in space? With practice. A lot of practice. A little over a week after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) launched, a team of NASA, Northrop Grumman and other mission partner engineers...

Our third quarter highlights! From high powered laser systems to hypersonic success, see what we did in Q3 2022. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/2022/q3-highlights.html

Boeing's innovative solutions help the U.S. maintain global dominance by deterring and defeating the threats of today — for the sake of tomorrow. October 11, 2022 in Defense Threats today are interconnected across all domains and proliferating at an unprecedented tempo. Meeting and deterring...

Polish President Andrzej Duda took part in the tests for the Patriot system, which is designed as part of the multi-layered anti-missile and anti-aircraft defence system Wisła (Vistula). Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak and head of the National Security Bureau Jacek Siewiera were also...

The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, made by Raytheon, is one of the Army’s top 35 modernization priorities. (Courtesy of Raytheon) AUSA 2022 — Raytheon has finished five of its six future radar prototypes for the US Army, with the sixth radar set to be complete by January, a company...

The Dutch MOD intends to reopen De Peel Air Base to support F-35A operations from 2024 at the earliest. While the base will be used by the F-35A fleet, operations at De Peel would be capped at 3,600 flight movements over a period of 24 weeks per year. Dutch MOD Plans to reopen De Peel Air Base...

PARIS — In a breakthrough deal, military AI/ML data processing analytics startup Preligens has signed a seven-year agreement with France’s arms procurement agency, DGA, under which DGA will license four data-analysis tools from the Preligens catalogue. The contract has a value of up to 240...

The US Navy is outsourcing its satellite data comms to Inmarsat Government up to $980 million over 10 years, despite the current ructions over who actually owns the orbital bit biz. Under the new US Navy Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) Satellite Services Contract (CSSC II)...

Military contractor Lockheed Martin this week announced plans to integrate Ayar Lab’s optical input tech into future defense platforms. Founded in 2015, the California-based Ayar Labs specializes in developing high-bandwidth interfaces which trade copper traces for low-bandwidth optical...

on 9th October 2022 The Pentagon has announced that deliveries of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters can resume. A waiver allowing the Department of Defense to accept Lot 13 and Lot 14 F-35 aircraft was signed by William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...

A soldier from the Idaho Army National Guard fires a Javelin anti-tank missile. (Thomas Alvarez/Army) A task force focused on soldier lethality is adding new initiatives to its portfolio, including a lighter Javelin missile, identifying how artificial intelligence can help squads, and looking...

Baku, October 9, AZERTAC “Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of Yukhari Shorzha settlement of Basarkechar district and Khanazakh settlement of Gorus district using various caliber weapons subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions, stationed in the direction of...

Caretaker Defence Minister Stoyanov (BTA photo) Sofia, 09.10.2022 10:15 (BTA) Caretaker Defence Minister Dimiter...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy launched a large-scale parade at the 2nd Naval District of the Persian Gulf near the port city of Bushehr on Saturday. The IRGC naval vessels paraded in the waters of the Persian Gulf on the occasion of the anniversary of martyr...

Seen at the ILA Berlin Air Show in June, a mock-up of the Eurodrone was equipped with general bombs and air-to-surface missiles that the French DGA has said will be the GBU-49 and Akeron LP, respectively. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The MBDA Akeron LP missile has been selected to equip the...

From: Ministry of Defence Published 6 October 2022 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1109291/20220930_JSP815_Part_1-_Defence_Safety_Management_System_Framework.pdf Details Part 1 of...

DTP-N from the L3Harris Technologies Inc. Space & Airborne Systems segment in Palm Bay, Fla., is a high-performance data and signal processing computer. PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Navy combat avionics experts are asking the Boeing Co. to provide components for data- and signal-processing targeting...

Kongsberg Defence Australia and Thales Defence introduced the new launcher configuration for the proven Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System, called StrikeMaster at the Land Forces International defence exhibition, Defense Studies reports. The launcher, already demonstrated on a 6x6 truck...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that its ground forces have once again targeted strongholds of anti-Iran terrorists in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region using missiles and drones. The IRGC’s Ground Force pounded the positions of terror groups in Sidekan...

Orlando, Fla. (October 5, 2022) – The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for M299 Launchers with a total value of $25.9 million. This contract provides M299 All Up Launchers (AULs) and spare parts support for the U.S. Army and international customers. The M299 Launcher provides an...