CTA International, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Nexter Systems, has delivered a new cannon system to the U.K. defense ministry’s Ajax and Warrior vehicle platforms. CTAI handed over the first delivery of 515 40-millimeter cannons that fire cased telescoped ammunition, BAE Systems said Monday. The ammunition is contained in a straight tube and is designed […] More

A BAE Systems–Nexter joint venture has been awarded a $233 million contract to manufacture 40mm cannon systems for integration onto the British army’s Scout and Warrior armored fighting vehicles. The British army will receive 515 CTA International-built cased telescoped cannons during the next seven years, BAE said July 1. Initial delivery is scheduled to occur […] More

Raytheon Technologies‘ missiles and defense business has collaborated with the U.S. Army and Nexter to demonstrate the compatibility between Excalibur artillery projectiles and the French company’s self-propelled howitzer. A CAESAR self-propelled howitzer fired the projectiles at two targets over 28.5 miles away as part of the test involving Excalibur, the French artillery equipment and the […] More

Northrop Grumman has installed an alternating current solar panel on the rooftop of the company's facility in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, to support renewable energy generation in the state.

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The U.S. Army is set to hold a mobile 155mm howitzer shoot-off at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona in early 2021 and companies are announcing their selection to participate in the event while others are expressing interest to take part in the activity, Defense News reported Thursday.

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Mano Nazar, former president of NextEra Energy's nuclear business, has been appointed an operating partner of AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on the defense and aerospace markets. He will concurrently serve as board chairman at BHI Energy, a portfolio company of AEI, the investment company said Tuesday.

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BAE Systems has received a contract of an undisclosed sum from the U.S. Army through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to provide additional units of the Bonus munition designed to repel armored targets.

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The all-stock merger between L3 Technologies and Harris Corp. has been completed to form L3Harris Technologies (LHX), the new company announced on Monday. L3Harris is officially the sixth largest defense company in the United States worth approximately $17 billion in revenue with over 50,000 employees. The company also announced the details regarding its own leadership, the board of directors and organizational structure. 

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The U.S. Army has qualified BAE Systems’ Bofors 155mm BONUS munition for inclusion in its weapons arsenal and is purchasing rounds under an agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. Each BONUS round contains two sub-munitions that use sensors to independently track and chase targets within a 32K-square-meter radius, BAE said Tuesday. The munition […] More

The government of Bulgaria has asked the parliament’s permission to approve the planned procurement of up to 16 fighter aircraft and 150 combat vehicles, SeeNews.com reported Wednesday. Bulgaria intends to make the fighter jet procurement in two phases with plans to buy up to eight aircraft worth approximately $1.1 billion in total under the first […] More

A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the worldwide market for military ammunition products will grow at a 2.21 percent annual compound growth rate to reach $16.6 billion in value by 2027. The company said Tuesday the projected ammo demand over the next 10 years will be driven by military modernization initiatives; regional conflicts and instability challenges; and […] More

BAE Systems has received a contract from Sweden’s defense and material administration to supply an additional 254 Bofors 155-millimeter ammunition rounds to the Swedish army. The company said Thursday it will produce BONUS munitions at BAE’s manufacturing facility in Karlskoga, Sweden, and expects deliveries to occur during 2019. BONUS is designed to be fired from 155mm artillery launchers […] More