Military and Strategic Journal
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FLIR Receives US$70 M Orders for Centaur UGVs

FLIR Systems, Inc. recently announced that the company has received more than US$70 million in new orders for its advanced ground robots from the U.S. Armed Services.    The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps

HENSOLDT to Equip Netherlands Army with Visual Systems

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT recently received an order from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) worth nearly 75 million euros. The contract is to equip the Royal Netherlands Army’s Fennek armoured reconnaissance vehicles with visual systems. The scope

Iveco Supplies First Unit of LMV-BR to Brazilian Army

Italian military vehicle manufacturer Iveco Defence delivered 32 LMV-BR (Light Multirole Vehicles-Brazil) to the Brazilian Army in the last week of April, the first batch in accordance with a contract signed in 2019. The rest

KONGSBERG Wins Extension of U.S. Army’s CROWS Frame Contract

The U.S. Army recently awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG)  an extension to the CROWS IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) frame contract. This extension is valued at approximately US$500 million and is contingent upon future

MBDA, Nexter Partner on Jaguar MMP Firing

MBDA Missile Systems and Nexter participated in a first lock-on firing of a Missile Moyenne Portée (Medium-Range Missile/MMP) from a Jaguar armoured reconnaissance and combat vehicle (EBRC) in mid-April.    The French defence procurement agency (DGA) carried

Oshkosh to Continue Modernising U.S. Army’s FHTV Fleet

Oshkosh Defense, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, won a three-year extension to the FHTV IV contract and was awarded initial delivery orders valued at US$146.8 million, from the U.S. Army Contracting Command.   Under the extension, Oshkosh

Collins Aerospace to Provide Avionics for X-59 Research Aircraft

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business, was selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft. This presented the avionics supplier with a unique challenge to overcome — helping

UAS Platform from GA-ASI Advances Sensor to Shooter Capability

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated enhanced situational awareness and targeting capability for ground forces during a company-funded technology demonstration at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, on April 23.   The demonstration focused on enabling a

MB-339 Training Jet: A Jewel in Italian Crown

Talk about flawless training for military pilots and Aermacchi MB-339 instantly lands in one’s mind.  The military jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed during the 1970s, in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that

Rheinmetall Launches HX3,a New-Gen Tactical Truck

Rheinmetall recently unveiled the HX3, the latest generation of its globally tried-and tested HX family of heavy-duty trucks. This future-proof military truck has been completely redesigned and addresses contemporary military and automotive trends by drawing

Saab Offers Gripen and Advanced Weapons to Finland

With support from the Swedish Government, Saab has recently submitted its Best and Final Offer (BAFO) to the Finnish defence procurement agency for the Finnish HX fighter procurement. The proposal comprises 64 Gripen E fighter

SAMI Restructures Board of Directors

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), recently announced the outcome of its Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting, in the presence of SAMI’s Board representative and Vice-Chairman H.E.

NGC Gets U.S. Army, Navy Contracts to Tackle Threats

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), has won two separate contracts from the U.S. Army and Navy to tackle different incoming threats.   The U.S. Army recently awarded NGC a five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at US$959.1

Two More H160s for the French Navy

The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has confirmed an option to Airbus Helicopters, Babcock and Safran Helicopter Engines for two more H160 aircraft for the French Navy, which will join the fleet of four H160s

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