Source: Saab press release
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Saab has received new orders from FMV regarding submarine upgrades. The orders include a life-time extension of HMS Södermanland, as well as new batteries and battery development. The total order value is SEK 470 million.
Canada is tying the rebuilding of its armed forces to a stronger domestic defence industry, with a new national security strategy prioritising faster procurement and more resilient supply chains.
The first HH-60W Jolly Green II arrived at Joint Base Andrews on November 2, starting a helicopter fleet transition intended to expand the U.S. Air Force’s response capability around the nation’s capital.
U.S. Army artillery crews fired more than 600 rounds during an Alaska exercise that tested their ability to concentrate fire from dispersed positions, then relocate before simulated enemy counterfire.
USS Gridley completed a seven-month deployment that took the guided-missile destroyer around South America with USS Nimitz before continuing on counter-narcotics operations.
Northrop Grumman has received a three-year U.S. Navy contract to produce AN/WSN-12 navigation processors for installation across multiple surface-ship platforms.
Raytheon has received a DARPA contract to develop a system that processes signals entirely with light, removing the need to convert them into electrical signals.
The design examines how future combat ships could carry more weapons, withstand attacks and take on new capabilities throughout their service lives.
L3Harris Technologies says its ReconneX system can combine passive radio-frequency detections from dispersed sensors to help military operators track and locate emitters.
Lockheed Martin will use its own funds to build five Vectis autonomous combat aircraft, with flight demonstrations scheduled for 2027, Chief Executive Jim Taiclet said.
Leidos is preparing to produce thousands of affordable long-range cruise missiles, coordinating factory capacity and component supplies for two weapons programs.
The company is pursuing both aircraft and control-system opportunities with U.S. military customers and international partners.
The former USS Enterprise has left Newport News Shipbuilding on its final voyage to Mobile, Alabama, where it will be dismantled.
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