Rolls-Royce and HAL sign agreement for ‘Made in India’ Adour engine parts
The agreement will support Rolls-Royce’s international defence customer base.
Weapons and Systems
Kratos wins $338m USAF contract for BQM-167A aerial target system
The contractual work will be performed at Kratos’ manufacturing facility.
Indian Air Force inducts MRSAM air defence missile system
MRSAM is an advanced network centric combat air defence missile system developed jointly by DRDO...
USSF awards $476m systems engineering solutions contract to ManTech
Under the ten-year prime contract, ManTech will provide services for the USAF’s Space Systems Command.
USAF’s F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft completes first maritime JDAM test
The test is aimed at validating a new method to employ air-delivered munitions on naval...
ACT-IV digital sensor system delivered to DARPA and AFRL
Northrop Grumman is serving as the primary research team for the ACT-IV programme.
AFRL introduces equipment to test solid propellants at high strain rates
The Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar system has been installed at AFRL’s on-site chemistry lab.
Astra’s LV0006 vehicle test launch suffered technical difficulties
The launch vehicle was terminated about 2.5 minutes after its lift-off.
Optus to lead joint bid with Raytheon and Thales for ADF’s JP9102 tender
The bid team, referred to as Team AUSSAT, will respond to the tender to deliver a sovereign military SATCOM solution.
Rapid Dragon conducts first system-level flight test of palletised munition
The tests demonstrated BLOS command and control of palletised weapon system.
USAF deploys Northrop’s Global Hawk during ABMS exercise for USEUCOM
RQ-4B is a high-altitude, long-endurance UAV designed to provide high-resolution imagery of large geographic areas.
