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Raytheon UK, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Defence Equipment and Support  have successfully tested Raytheon's High-Energy Laser Weapon System  integrated onto a British Army combat vehicle, the first test of its kind in the UK. This ground-breaking test, conducted at Dstl's range in Porton Down, saw the laser weapon fired at full power whilst integrated onto a British Army Wolfhound armoured vehicle. The lightweight, portable HELWS is the first lase

BAE Systems' strategic partner Stellar Blu Solutions has completed qualification and earned supplemental type certification on the multi-orbit Sidewinder aero terminal using BAE Systems' Ku-band electronically scanned antenna The milestone enables the companies to begin mass production and installation of the antennas to support in-flight connectivity on commercial aircraft, business jets, and other military and government platforms. In March, the ESA completed its DO-1

After scaling back operations due to reduced demand and shrinking stock levels caused the US defense sector to lose over 40% of its value, these same manufacturers are now struggling to match renewed demand and hit the production accelerator pedal at full speed. Many of the challenges defense manufacturers are facing are external, but some are internal. Manufacturers are being held back by disparate internal manufacturing systems that they have never addressed, and inconsistent info

The three nations of the Global Combat Air Programme UK, Italy and Japan – have unveiled a new concept model of their next generation combat aircraft at Farnborough International Airshow. Exhibiting at the show together for the first time, the three GCAP government partners and their lead industry partners BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Italy) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) will showcase the significant strides they are making to progress the delivery of a truly next gen

Farnborough Air Show Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, today announced the European Union's Clean Aviation HECATE project has achieved Preliminary Design Review The HECATE consortium is comprised of multiple European aerospace industry partners, including Collins, Safran, Airbus Defence and Space, Leonardo and several universities. Collins, through its Applied Research & Technology organization and Power & Controls business, leads the project's steering committee, while

Festival season is in full swing in the United Kingdom, with Glastonbury, the Isle of Wight, and Reading all welcoming hundreds of thousands of rock fans this summer. It’s also something of a jubilee year for the country’s famous air shows, with the annual Royal International Air Tattoo taking place in Gloucestershire on the weekend of July 19–21, followed immediately by the biennial Farnborough International Airshow (FIA), July 22–16. If an air show can be compar

At Valiant Shield 24, Raytheon, an RTX business, demonstrated a simulated complex missile engagement leveraging the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, and Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, IBCS, launching the U.S. Navy's premier, long-range effector, Standard Missile-6 (SM-6). Using track data from Army LTAMDS simulators and operational SM-6 engagement control software interfaced with IBCS, the test demonstrated the succ

HawkEye 360 announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract, focused on the delivery of RFGeo® and RFIQ® data to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of p

Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, today released the first images from its next-generation WorldView Legion satellites, the first two of which were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on May 2, 2024. The high-resolution, 30 cm-class images were collected on July 16, 2024, by one of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites on orbit and demonstrate the exceptional capabilities of this state-of-the-art technology. They includ

Nominal, a pioneering defense technology company specializing in software solutions that accelerate the delivery of mission-critical hardware systems, today announced the expansion of its operations to Tennessee with a new Nashville office. The startup will leverage this strategic location to support its growing roster of government and defense sector customers in the region. Nominal is focused on providing state-of-the-art software solutions that streamline the analysis, visualizat

Amentum was awarded a $145 million contract to provide complete system maintenance and modernization solutions for the U.S. Marine Corps’ UC-35D aircraft fleet. Leveraging advanced technologies and best practices, the company will provide life-cycle transport aircraft system modernization, integration, logistical and operational solutions, as well as engineering and technical services. "Showcasing our unparalleled expertise in ensuring readiness for complex, no-fail missi

Lockheed Martin delivered the first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters assigned to the Ohio Youngstown Air Reserve Station, marking the addition of a new mission capability for the Super Hercules the aerial spray mission. The 910th Airlift Wing has the distinction of maintaining the Department of Defense's only large area, fixed-wing aerial spray capability to eliminate disease-carrying insects and pest insects and to disperse oil spills in large bodies of wat

NASA rolled out the SLS rocket's core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency's spaceport in Florida. The rollout is key progress on the path to NASA's first crewed mission to the Moon under the Artemis campaign. Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the giant core stage from inside NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agency's Pegasus barge.

Skyfront, the global leader in high endurance hybrid drones, today announced that the Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC, a variant of the hybrid-electric Perimeter 8+ drone equipped with a water-cooled engine and heat-tolerant avionics, is now available for desert operations worldwide. The Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC is designed to provide reliable drone operations in the most austere desert environments in temperatures up to 50°C (122°F). Traditional battery-powered drones face signifi

Defense manufacturers everywhere are struggling to match rising demand levels following a period when they all scaled back operations and stock levels shrank to new lows—exemplified by the U.S. defense sector losing over 40% of its value. Operations must ramp-up, but still these companies have too many separate internal manufacturing systems hindering their ability to fast-forward production. They need to supercharge themselves towards high-performance manufacturing argues Rob