defence industry

Oshkosh receives order for additional FMTV A2s

Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced today that the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has placed a $141 Million order for 414 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 (FMTV A2) and 56 FMTV trailers. The FMTV A2 is a modernised version of the FMTV A1P2, offering increased

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Fairbanks Morse Defense Launches First High-Speed Engine

Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, is expanding its naval defense capabilities by offering the nForcer FM 175D engine, the defense contractor’s first engine designed for high-speed applications. With more power density than competing high-speed engines in the maritime defense marketplace, the nForcer FM 175D is best suited to support the

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Canada procures F-35 Lightning II fighters

The Government of Canada announced today it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The Royal Canadian Air Force will receive 88 F-35A multirole stealth fighters, a sustainment solution tailored to Canada’s sovereign requirements and a comprehensive training program. “Canada is our

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Babcock engineers first 3D metal parts for British Army

The first 3D metal printed parts to be used across the British Army’s active armoured fleets have been manufactured and fitted by defence company, Babcock International Group (Babcock). The steel components are believed to be the first made in this way by any supplier to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) specifically to tackle the growing

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Ingalls receive Zumwalt contract

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division was awarded a $10.5 million contract for the modernisation period planning of Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) and USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001). “Ingalls is honoured to have been selected to deliver this new capability with our Navy and industry partners,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. “Our shipbuilders stand ready to

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