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Lockheed Martin set to commence JASSM AGM-158B-2 LRIP 24 February 2021 by Robin Hughes The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre (AFLCMC) has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control a USD428.4 million contract for Lot 19 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER) precision standoff missile for the US Air Force (USAF). Announced by the US Department of Defense on 22 January, the contract provides for 400 JASSM-ER missiles, work on which is...

A seven-year-old girl is still fighting for her life in hospital after a Devon house fire killed a four-year-old girl and her parents. Daniel and Kaylie Rudge died alongside their four-year-old daughter Lillie-Rose after a fire broke out at a house in the St Davids area of Exeter in the early hours of Sunday.  Lillie-Roses twin brother is one of three children - the others are a girl, seven, and boy, nine - currently being treated at Bristol Children’s Hospital. The seven-year-old is in c...

Flames sparked in a fireplace before spreading and causing damage to a house late last night.

EMERGENCY services were called to a crash in the New Forest that left two people injured.

Finland to Buy Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems Our Bureau 3682 Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System The U.S. State Department today approved a $91.2 million sale to Finland for Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and related equipment. The contract would include 25 M30A2 Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems – Alternative Warhead (ER GMLRS-AW) Pods; and ten M31A2 Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems – Unit...

The Dutch Army has recently completed a two-day live-fire counter-drone trial using Smart Shooter's SMASH Fire Control System. The test took place in the Austrian High Mountains, as part of the Dutch...

All targets were successfully engaged in a two-day trial in Austria.

US approves €76m arms deal with Finland The State Department green-lighted the sale of rocket systems to Finland, which it called "a trusted partner".  A rocket launcher during the Finnish Defence Forces Flag Day parade in Rovaniemi, June 2019. Image: Antti Heikinmatti / Yle The US State Department has approved the sale of extended range guided multiple-launch rocket systems and related equipment to Finland. The estimated cost is 91.2 million dollars or about 76 million euros, accordin...

Lockheed set to integrate base kit for US Army’s combat vehicle protection system February 16 The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin will begin integration and testing of the companys base kit controller and processor for future vehicle protection systems for Abrams tanks, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles and Stryker combat vehicles. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — Under a recent contract award with a $30 million ceiling, Lockheed Martin will begin ...

/PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report "Military Embedded Systems Market by Component (Hardware, Software), Server Architecture (Blade...