March 2021 - Page 2 of 6 - Defense Arabia

British Armed Forces lead the way in transferring SlingShot Special Forces satellite communications system to regular units

March 27, 2021

Spectra Group is an internationally renowned specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, specifically optimised for use […]

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) launches a Tomahawk Block V cruise missile during a U.S. Navy exercise off the coast of California. Raytheon Missiles & Defense delivered the first Block V variant to the Navy on March 25, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A new era for the Tomahawk missile

March 26, 2021

The Tomahawk cruise missile has been the U.S. go-to precision weapon for long-distance strikes. It launches from ships and submarines. It can […]

Kongsberg signs agreement worth 1.7 billion NOK for deliveries to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

March 26, 2021

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has signed a new agreement with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (LMA) worth 1.750 MNOK for […]

A THAAD interceptor is launched during a Flight Test in 2019. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

Collins Aerospace delivers the 600th Thrust Vector Actuation System for critical missile system

March 26, 2021

Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX), today continued to set the foundation for the next-generation missile […]

Northrop Grumman Australia and Leonardo Team selected as one of five by Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group for Royal Australian Navy Maritime UAS mission requirements

March 25, 2021

Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) and Leonardo Australia’s team has been shortlisted to proceed to the next phase of the […]

Damen Shipyards Cape Town launches SA Navy’s first Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel

March 25, 2021

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three Multi‑Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured by ARMSCOR for the […]

GA-ASI Gray Eagle UAS Surpasses 1 Million Flight Hours

March 25, 2021

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today that the family of Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surpassed 1 […]

Raytheon Intelligence & Space to continue to support U.S. Navy counter narco-terrorism operations

March 24, 2021

Wins $146 million contract to operate and maintain long-range surveillance radar network. Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business […]