USAF awards CCA contracts to GA-ASI and Anduril
The USAF has awarded contracts for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, including for Increment 1 air vehicles from GA-ASI and Anduril, as well as mission autonomy software, in a push to rapidly field advanced combat capabilities, it says. The two companies were selected in April 2024 to build competing designs in Increment 1 of…
Thales unveils next-generation Bushmaster 5.6 variant
Thales Australia has unveiled the next-generation Bushmaster at the Eurosatory tradeshow in France. The unveiling showcased a Bushmaster named 5.6 or Mulga utility variant capable of integrating a range of different sensors, effectors and mission systems to meet contemporary warfighting needs, said Thales Australia. The new Bushmaster 5.6 variant evolves the combat-proven Bushmaster platform into…
US Navy awards Castelion first order for Blackbeard hypersonic weapon
Californian company Castelion has been awarded a US$23.4 million ($33.3 million) firm-fixed-price order from the US Navy for the production and delivery of 50 Blackbeard hypersonic missile, to be completed by 2027. The contract covers early operational capability pre-production prototypes and 50 associated storage and shipping containers, said Castelion in a media release. The contract follows a US$49 million ($70 million) contract from…
HII delivers first of the newest REMUS variant
McLean, Virginia-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies has announced the delivery of the first REMUS 130 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) to an undisclosed US ally. The REMUS 130 is the latest addition to the REMUS family, which is in service with the US Navy, allied naval forces, government agencies, research institutions and commercial operators…
DroneShield and Defenture to advance mobile C-UAS capability
Sydney based DroneShield and Defenture, a Tiel-based Dutch company specialising in tactical mobility vehicles, have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate joint commercial opportunities for mobile C-UAS capability. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the companies will combine DroneShield’s counter-UAS hardware, software, Command and Control (C2), and operational support capabilities with Defenture’s on-the-move vehicle platform…
Lockheed Martin, GM Defense to collaborate on munitions manufacture
Lockheed Martin and General Motors subsidiary GM Defense have announced a new collaboration to strengthen America’s manufacturing and defence industrial base, facilitated by the US Department of War. Working under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two companies will explore opportunities to accelerate the delivery of critical capabilities and innovation by combining Lockheed Martin’s defence production…
