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Electric Boat Given $533M for Submarine Support

General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it was awarded a U.S. Navy contract modification for lead-yard support, development studies and design efforts related to Virginia-class attack submarines. The contract modification has a value of $532.9 million. Work will be performed in Groton, Connecticut, and Newport News, Virginia, and is …

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DRDO conducts maiden flight-test of Ballistic Missile interceptor

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on November 02, 2022. The flight-test was carried out with participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different …

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Leonardo completes merger with RADA

Leonardo completes merger with RADA

Leonardo announced the completion of the all-stock merger between its US subsidiary Leonardo DRS, Inc. (“Leonardo DRS”) and RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. (“RADA”), together also becoming a combined publicly listed company (the “Combined Company”). As previously disclosed, Leonardo will retain an 80.5% ownership in the Combined Company through its US subsidiary Leonardo US Holding, with …

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$400 Million in Additional Assistance for Ukraine

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorisation of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $400 million to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorisation is the Biden Administration’s twenty-sixth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Capabilities in this package include:  Additional munitions for …

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Hexagon - Stratasys partnership unlocks new potential in lightweight aerospace materials

Hexagon – Stratasys partnership unlocks new potential in lightweight aerospace materials

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Stratasys, an expert in polymer 3D printing solutions, have applied Hexagon’s simulation technology to capture the behaviour of Stratasys’ high-performance, ultra-lightweight Antero reinforced polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) materials and its additive manufacturing processes. These rigorously validated simulations offer Stratasys customers unique insight so they can lightweight components and introduce new sustainable aircraft …

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Precision ADM partnership with Tecomet

Precision ADM partnership with Tecomet

Precision ADM, experts in additive and subtractive manufacturing for the medical, aerospace and industrial sectors, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Tecomet, to expand development and production opportunities in the area of additive and subtractive manufacturing. The collaboration will allow Precision ADM and Tecomet to jointly leverage combined resources and expertise …

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