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Lockheed, Northrop win US Army contract for spy gear on launched drones
Launched effects — hurtling outward from vehicles and aircraft — are meant to complement equipment soldiers already rely on to scout, target, jam and kill.
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Europe
Software snags delay German Puma fighting vehicle upgrades
The Bundeswehr now expects the first batch of modernized vehicles, a key German contribution to NATO, to be ready in late February 2024.
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Netherlands wants to join Europe’s OCCAR joint armament project
The organization manages a portfolio of 17 projects including the A400M air lifter, the FREMM multi-mission frigate and the Eurodrone.
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Patriot replacement radar defeats cruise missile in Raytheon test
The Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor enabled the intercept of a cruise missile target in a developmental test ahead of first unit fielding.
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Netherlands budgets $2.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine
The aid will be provided through commercial procurement, in the form of supplies from stockpiles and through cooperation with international partners.
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Pentagon counter-drone office makes headway as services adopt new tech
Here's how the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office is moving capability out of development and into the field.
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MBDA restarts anti-tank mine production as Ukraine war depletes stocks
The PARM contains a shaped charge that can be effective at a distance and can be triggered by a fiber-optical sensor or remote control.
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Sierra Nevada to supply US Army with intel-gathering jets in $554M deal
The U.S. Army is paying particular attention to what's known as deep sensing: the capacity to find, monitor, target and kill from greater distances.
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Lockheed seeks expanded roles for Q-53 radar including drone detection
“It’s legacy has been counter-fire,” said Lockheed Martin's David Kenneweg. “Now, we’ve got a multi-mission radar that does multiple things.”
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US seeks to fund Israeli laser as Army considers Iron Beam’s potential
The U.S. Army is eyeing Iron Beam as a possible alternative laser to augment its own fire protection capability.
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State Dept. approves $2.5B sale of Abrams tanks to Romania
Romania gets one step closer to being the second European country to buy Abrams tanks from the US in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Unit cost of Army watercraft more than twice the original price
The service is willing to accept the risk of a more expensive watercraft due to its importance in the Indo-Pacific, its acquisition chief said.
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Lockheed to ship advanced Sentinel A4 radars for US Army tests
The radar can plug into the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System, a key piece of the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy.
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US Army ‘highly unlikely‘ to field hypersonic glide weapon this year
Without a major test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, the Army's plan to field its hypersonic weapon by the end of the year has slipped away.
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British, Polish firms sign $5 billion deal for Poland’s air defense
The contract will lead to the delivery of 1,000 missiles and more than 100 launchers for Poland’s Narew weapon system.
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Israel may buy back Iron Dome air defense batteries leased from the US
Israel is receiving the equipment to bolster its air defense against Hamas rocket attacks, and could ultimately opt to keep the two systems.
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US Army eyes $3.1 billion ammo production boost in new spending ask
The service wants to more than triple its stateside 155mm munition production, with infrastructure upgrades planned across the country.
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