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  • Report: Germany Eyes Eurofighter Typhoon as Potential Tornado Fighter Jet Replacement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Germany Eyes Eurofighter Typhoon as Potential Tornado Fighter Jet Replacement

    Germany’s defense ministry said it considers the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft as its primary option to replace its fleet of 85 Tornado fighter jets by 2025, Reuters reported Tuesday. The European country’s parliament would need to approve the procurement of new fighter jets over the next two years with a plan to have the contract signed by […] More

  • Visiongain Report: Global Military Drone Market’s 2016 Revenue Hit $7.4B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain Report: Global Military Drone Market’s 2016 Revenue Hit $7.4B

    A Visiongain report has estimated worldwide revenue for military unmanned aerial vehicles reached $7.4 billion last year. The company’s Military UAV Market Report 2016-2026 report  also covers analyses and forecasts on high-altitude long endurance UAVs, medium-altitude long-endurance drones and three other military UAV submarkets over the next 10 years in eight countries that include the U.S., Australia and Japan, ReportBuyer […] More

  • UK Dragonfire Consortium to Carry Out Laser Weapons Demonstrator Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Dragonfire Consortium to Carry Out Laser Weapons Demonstrator Program

    Britain-based industrial team UK Dragonfire will conduct the Laser Directed Energy Weapons Capability Demonstrator under a potential $39.2 million deal with the U.K.’s ministry of defense. MBDA said Friday the group will look to mature the country’s high energy laser weapon systems capacity as well as technologies for a high energy defensive laser weapon system that can engage with targets […] More

  • Grand View Research: Military Radar Market Worth $14B in 8 Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grand View Research: Military Radar Market Worth $14B in 8 Years

    A Grand View Research report predicts the global military radar market will reach $13.78 billion in value by 2024 due to an increasing demand for border safety. The use of radar technology in weapon guidance, air traffic control and collision avoidance systems is also projected to drive market growth, Grand View Research said Thursday. The projected growth will also be driven by a demand for […] More

  • General Dynamics Integrates Link 16 Datalink System on Leonardo-Finmeccanica Export Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Integrates Link 16 Datalink System on Leonardo-Finmeccanica Export Helicopter

    A U.K.-based General Dynamics subsidiary and the former AgustaWestland business unit of Leonardo-Finmeccanica have teamed up to develop and integrate a Link 16 datalink system into the first AW159 Wildcat helicopter export variant. General Dynamics said Thursday its missions systems business in the U.K. worked with Leonardo Helicopters to install the datalink and provide a full command-and-control surveillance system on the […] More

  • MBDA-Led Consortium to Demo Laser Capacity for UK Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA-Led Consortium to Demo Laser Capacity for UK Military

    The U.K. military has selected MBDA to demonstrate a capacity to field laser-directed weapons that can potentially urge the country’s navy and other services to utilize similar systems, Defense News reported Sunday. Andrew Chuter writes MBDA leads a bid team called UK Dragonfire that includes BAE Systems, Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Marshall Defense and Aerospace and Qinetiq to develop a solid state high power demonstrator weapon […] More

  • Esterline to Support General Dynamics-Led Team on Canadian Search-and-Rescue Aircraft Program Pursuit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esterline to Support General Dynamics-Led Team on Canadian Search-and-Rescue Aircraft Program Pursuit

    An Esterline subsdiairy has been chosen to supply a suite of avionics systems for the C-27J Spartan platform a General Dynamics-led team aims to offer to Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program. Team Spartan comprises General Dynamics’ mission systems business, DRS Technologies and Leonardo-Finmeccanica‘s aircraft division, Esterline said Wednesday. The consortium seeks to integrate Esterline CMC Electronics‘ CMA-9000 Flight Management System, TacView Portable […] More

  • Leonardo-Finmeccanica Unveils Trainer Variant of AgustaWestland Koala Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo-Finmeccanica Unveils Trainer Variant of AgustaWestland Koala Helicopter

    Leonardo-Finmeccanica debuted a military trainer variant of the AgustaWestland-built AW119 Koala helicopter Monday at the Navy League’s Sea-Air Space Exhibition in Washington. AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of the Italian conglomerate, aims to offer the TH-119 single-engine helicopter training platform to the U.S. Navy and other potential military customers, Finmeccanica said Monday. The TH-119 is designed to have a 180-degree adjustable trainer observation […] More

  • Elbit Systems US Subsidiary to Modify Navy Test Pilot School's C-26 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems US Subsidiary to Modify Navy Test Pilot School’s C-26 Aircraft

    An Elbit Systems of America subsidiary has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to update C-26 aircraft used by the United States Naval Test Pilot School. M7 Aerospace LLC will install an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tool and a Finmeccanica-developed Vixen 500E AESA radar on the U.S. Navy aircraft, Elbit Systems of America said Monday. M7 aims to […] More

  • Finmeccanica Unveils New E-Scan Airborne Surveillance Radar for UAVs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finmeccanica Unveils New E-Scan Airborne Surveillance Radar for UAVs

    Finmeccanica has added the Osprey airborne surveillance radar to its portfolio of electronically scanning radars in effort to offer a 360-degree field of view for different types of aircraft such as unmanned aerial vehicles. The company said Thursday Osprey radars are built with a flat-panel design to support installation into small platforms as well as the e-scan technology that works to deliver simultaneous coverage in […] More

  • Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change to 'Leonardo' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change to ‘Leonardo’

    A near-unanimous majority of shareholders at Italy-based defense and industrial conglomerate Finmeccanica have approved the company’s proposal to officially change its name to Leonardo from Jan. 1, 2017 after the famous scientist Leonardo Da Vinci. Finmeccanica said Thursday it will operate under the name Leonardo-Finmeccanica through Dec. 31, 2016 in an effort to facilitate continuity of relationships with other […] More