International

The US Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates for purchase of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II Guidance Sections and related equipment.

The US Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to purchase Javelin missile systems. The estimated total cost is US $832 million.

Leonardo DRS has announced the establishment of DRS UK, a new subsidiary created to support the company’s business in the United Kingdom, along with the launch of local production of tactical radars in the UK.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the US Navy’s Strike Planning and Execution Systems program office have collaborated on a demonstration of collaborative autonomous mission planning.

Kognitiv Spark and HMS have announced a strategic partnership to elevate the level of support for remote workers with the HMS Singray G2, industrial augmented reality glasses connected to Kognitiv Spark’s mixed reality platform, RemoteSpark.

Boeing has received an award for the first four full-rate production MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters following the US Air Force declaring initial operating capability for the program earlier this year.

The US Navy has announced that Boeing has been awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to produce its F/A-XX aircraft.

HII America has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to build 10 Romulus unmanned surface vessels for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program.

Saronic Technologies has been awarded a production Other Transaction under the US Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel Marketplace for Marauder, the company’s dual-use 180-foot autonomous ship.

Smart Shooter has been awarded a 36-month, single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the US Department of War’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401, with a maximum ordering ceiling of up to US $150 million.

American Rheinmetall’s Maine production facility will manufacture and upgrade thousands of MK93 enhanced softmount systems under a new order supporting US Army requirements through defence contractor ADS and the Defense Logistics Agency.

The M941 Tournai, the third ship of the Belgian-Dutch mine countermeasures vessel replacement program and the second destined for the Belgian Navy, has arrived in Zeebruges.

The US Navy has recently evaluated the MQ-9B SeaGuardian from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems at the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Commander’s Operational Group at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington.

Northrop Grumman will develop next-generation air-breathing propulsion for the US Army, with the hope of significantly enhancing the range and air defence capabilities of the Army's eXtended Range Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System.

BAE Systems’ new Identification Friend or Foe AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder has received AIMS certification from the US Department of War for the US Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The newest Royal Navy conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Agamemnon, nicknamed ‘Awesome Aggie’, will now begin sea trials - a period of testing ahead of joining active service with the Royal Navy.