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April 4, 2024 | International, Naval
Denmark fires chief of defense, runs into more naval issues
Danish defense leaders also have another problem on their hands following an April 4 incident aboard the frigate Niels Juel.
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May 29, 2020 | International, Aerospace
Leonardo awarded a contract for FAA’s distance measuring equipment system
Rome May 28, 2020 - Leonardo's U.S. subsidiary, Selex ES Inc., developer of surveillance, en route navigation, and precision approach and landing systems, was recently awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue to build USA's Distance Measuring Equipment (DME). The contract has a one-year base period and two one-year option periods. Along with the previous FAA Selex ES DME contract; Selex ES expects to provide more than 200 DMEs to the National Airspace (NAS). Work will be performed in Overland Park, Kansas. The scope of the contract includes program management, systems engineering, design and development, system test and evaluation, training, production, Interim Contractor Depot Logistics Support (ICDLS), and site implementation. The DME system will help the FAA increase operational availability and performance of the NAS, supporting common and consistent interface requirements, and providing a modern system that complies with current FAA security standards. Selex ES is the world's premiere vendor of DMEs, having delivered over 1200 DME systems over the last 25 years to key customers around the globe including FAA, DFS in Germany, Skeyes in Belgium, EANA in Argentina, and ANWS in Taiwan. The company is proud to be a trusted supplier to the FAA and grateful for the continued confidence that FAA has in its team and technology. About Leonardo and its U.S. subsidiary, Selex ES Inc. Leonardo is a global player in the high-tech sectors and a major operator worldwide in the Aerospace, Defense and Security sectors. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo employs over 49,000 people in over 20 countries with offices and industrial plants across five continents. Leonardo's U.S. subsidiary, Selex ES Inc., is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, USA and is a leading supplier of surveillance, en route navigation, precision approach, and systems to Air Navigation Service Providers, airport authorities, militaries, government agencies, and commercial and industrial operators. In the heartland of the United States, Selex ES has designed, produced, delivered, and supported ground-based radio navigation aids and surveillance solutions for over 30 years on all seven continents. Selex ES provides complete design, development, production, test, installation, training, integration, maintenance, and customer service. View source version on Leonardo: https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/28-05-2020-leonardos-u-s-subsidiary-selex-es-inc-awarded-a-contract-for-faas-distance-measuring-equipment-system
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May 5, 2020 | International, Aerospace
Northrop, Raytheon team on next-gen interceptor bid
By: Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies are teaming up to fight for the right to build America's next missile interceptor, the companies announced Monday. The two companies hope to be one of two teams to be downselected by the Missile Defense Agency later this year, as the Pentagon seeks a replacement for the Redesigned Kill Vehicle program, which was cancelled last August after department officials decided the program was too technically challenged to continue. On April 24, the Pentagon formally issued a request for proposals for the new competition, known as the Next Generation Interceptor. The MDA requested $664.1 million in fiscal year 2021 for the NGI program, as part of a $4.9 billion five-year budget plan. “We have the right team, technology and expertise in place to meet our customer's needs for enhanced capabilities, from the identification of a ballistic missile launched by an adversary, all the way to its elimination,” Blake Larson, corporate vice president and president Northrop Grumman Space Systems, said in a statement. “The joining of true experts — with mastery from threat detection to interception — creates a team capable of developing a revolutionary solution that is designed to defeat emerging threats,” added Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense. The two companies have a depth of knowledge of the current missile defense architecture, with the press release claiming one or the other company currently provides “the interceptor booster, kill vehicle, ground systems, fire control and engagement coordination” systems for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system. In addition, while the RKV program was led by Boeing, Raytheon was the company actually building the kill vehicle as a sub-contractor. Raytheon Technologies, formed via a merger of Raytheon and United Technologies, began trading on the stock market at the start of April. https://www.defensenews.com/space/2020/05/04/northrop-raytheon-team-on-next-gen-interceptor-bid