At the center of the upgrade is the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar, paired with the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system.
“The B-21 Raider represents the future of our nation's strategic deterrence, and the security apparatus protecting it has to be equally advanced,” said Lt. Col. Michael Olson, commander of the 28th Security Forces Squadron.
Lockheed Martin’s QuadStar seeker has cleared a key flight-test milestone in the U.S. Army’s competition to replace the Stinger missile.
The project is the company’s largest investment in the United States and expands capacity for several major American military aviation programs.
Rheinmetall plans to invest a three-digit-million-euro sum in a new logistics and technology centre at Kassel-Calden Airport, an expansion of its existing Kassel site and local technology development.
The new munition is covered alongside the current GMLRS by a $3 billion production contract awarded by the U.S. Army.
The U.S. Air Force has selected IVEWS as the electronic warfare program of record for its F-16 fleet.
The award covers modernization, maintenance and repairs under a Selected Restricted Availability.
Golden Dome is intended to combine a range of capabilities into an integrated “system of systems” capable of defending the United States against aerial attack.
The expansion will support the construction of the Dreadnought class, completion of the Astute programme and development of SSN-AUKUS.
Northrop Grumman said IBCS has completed 34 successful flight tests involving 44 intercepts.
The programme is expected to support nearly 5,000 jobs during construction and contribute almost C$650 million annually to Canada’s gross domestic product.
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