Americas * L-3 Communications and Air Tractor have made a late entry into this month's US Air Force OA-X experiment, bringing with them the Air Tractor AT-802L Longsword, an armed reconnaissance version of the latter's cropduster. Modifications added by L-3 to bring...
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Namer: Israeli Leopard; Troop Carriers
Namer (click to view full) Urban fights are thought of as the future of warfare in many countries, but to Israel, urban fighting is a very current reality. At the same time, conventional defense requires well-protected forces that can maneuver and survive with the...
LRASM passes canister launch | Canada orders G6A1 GPM | RAF/BAE testing Typhoon upgrades
Americas * Lockheed Martin has announced the successful testing of the surface-launch variant of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). Built on the same production line as JASSM, JASSM-ER and LRASM air-launch weapons, the missile was launched from a topside...
THAAD goes 15 for 15 in latest intercept test | LM gets Interim payment for foreign F-35 orders | Portugal moves forward with KC-390
Americas * The US DoD has granted Lockheed Martin a $3.7 billion interim payment for 50 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that are earmarked for non-US program members. The deal will allow Lockheed to continue production of the F-35 jets while it finalizes the terms of the...
Software fix for EMALS | B-52 drops words not bombs | Scorpion looks to sting a sale in Arabia
Americas * The US Navy has validated a software fix to the service's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) after it was found during testing that the next-generation catapult generates excessive vibration to the aircraft when external fuel tanks are attached....
Human error to blame for SM-3 Block IIA test failure | Wildcat production to remain in UK | Potential expansion of KAI corruption probe
Americas * Lockheed Martin has received a $85.5 million United States Air Force contract modification for the production and delivery of Long Range Anti Ship Missiles (LRASM) to the service. The order calls for the manufacture of 23 LRASM Lot 1 missiles, with work to...
New CLU for Army’s Javelin | USS Harry S. Truman finishes refit, begins sea trials | Manilla gets Hermes 900 demo
Americas * Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have been contracted by the US DoD to modernize the Command Launch Unit for their jointly-developed Javelin anti-tank missile. Valued at $10.1 million, the contract modification will apply toward weight reduction, engineering...
Further THAAD launch planned for this week | Another industry nominee for Trump Administration | Mi-28NM to enter serial production
Americas * Alaska’s Kodiak Island could be the site of a further THAAD system launch, conducted less than a month after a previous successful test at the facility. In a notice posted by the US Coast Guard, mariners are advised to remain clear of swaths of ocean...
Trumps launches Ford-class carrier | Mission tanker role for MQ-25 Stingray | KAI CEO offers to step down amid Surion scandal
Americas * The US Army will commence fielding its new Sig Sauer XM17 modular handgun system (MHS) to troops in November, starting with 2,000 pistols going to the 101st Airborne Division. Under current Army plans, the semi-automatic weapons will be fielded to a new...

