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General Dynamics Wins $882 M Contract for New Vertical Sonar Arrays

General Dynamics Wins $882 M Contract for New Vertical Sonar Arrays

General Dynamics Mission Systems, a key arm of General Dynamics Corp., landed an $882 million Navy deal to build large vertical sonar arrays for next-wave submarines. The award cements plans to widen undersea reach and signals faith in U.S. industry. Navy buyers praise the gear’s sharp range boost. Analysts call the move timely, since rival fleets keep fielding quieter boats that slip past older ears.

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Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland

Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland

A heavy-lift vessel slipped into the port of Świnoujście late on 21 November. Its deck held twenty-six U.S.-made M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, fresh olive paint still matte from the Atlantic crossing. Below deck lay nine M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicles, pallets of spares, and crates of consumables. Dockworkers rolled the tanks onto low-loaders through the night while military police kept the quayside clear. At sunrise rail wagons stood ready for the long haul south to Żagań, where the 18th Mechanised Division will absorb the new armor.

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Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power

Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power

The Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle once showed up in the corner of BAE Systems’ Warton site, almost out of sight. At first glance the jet-black body looked like a sculpture more than a warplane. That day in 2010 set off fresh talk in defense circles, and the story still grows even fifteen years on. The aircraft carries the name of a Celtic thunder god, yet its real weight sits in data files spread across labs from Lancashire to Canberra.

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MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous

MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous

The senior team at MD Helicopters, Inc. calls the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter choice “flat-out wrong”. They argue the service stacked the deck for EADS North America, parent of Eurocopter. Managers say the Army brushed past cost data, safety files, and past flight hours that could have swung the verdict. Three vice-presidents used the word “outrageus” in one briefing last week, a slip that showed how tense the mood got inside the Mesa, Ariz. plant.

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