Ordnance News & Articles

Nammo signs multi-year strategic partnership agreement with the Finnish Defense Forces

The agreement is a continuation of a previous security of supply agreement and has a total value expected to be about EUR 20 million per year.

Dec 11, 2020
U.S. Warfighters to Receive Advanced Missile Seekers for LRASM for Increased Lethality

BAE Systems will provide additional seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), combining long-range sensors and targeting technology to deliver long-range precision strike capabilities

Dec 10, 2020
New Bomb Disposal Suit Offers 360° Protection and Superior Survivability for EOD Operators

The NIJ compliant 4030 ELITE suit and helmet system from NP Aerospace provides a scalable platform where communication and cooling systems can be integrated within the base suit

Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Navy Validate Maintenance Procedures on Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Pod

The NGJ-MB system, developed by Raytheon Intelligence and Space, will address advanced and emerging threats using the latest digital, software-based and Active Electronically Scanned Array technologies

Dec 07, 2020
UK Armed Forces Select BAE Systems to Provide Munitions and Engineering Support

New 15-year contract will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK supply chain, munitions manufacturing and test and evaluation sites

Dec 07, 2020
French DGA and German Air Force Select Rheinmetall’s MK82-EP to Equip Fighter Jets

State-of-the-art 500-pound MK82-EP general purpose aircraft bomb can be deployed in free fall mode or as a precision guided munition for improved effectiveness

Dec 06, 2020
U.S. Army to Test Remote Controlled Patria Nemo 120 mm Turreted Mortar System

Technology will provide Armored and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams with rapid, precise indirect and direct fire capability, whilst keeping the operating crew well protected

Dec 03, 2020
Solid Fuel Ramjet Concept Will Extend U.S. Army’s Munitions Range to Over 100km

Successful testing of Northrop Grumman’s SFRJ technology, validates gun-launched survivability and performance predictions of long range precision fires

Dec 01, 2020
Firing Trials of Joint UK-French Sea Venom/ANL Anti-Ship Missile a Success

The MBDA’s leading edge missile will soon equip the Royal Navy’s AW159 Wildcat and Marine nationale’s H160M Guépard shipborne helicopters

Nov 27, 2020
Rheinmetall to develop Future Laser Weapon Technology for Germany

The laser source demonstrator will be employed in various projects to study in greater depth the use of laser technology in military applications

Nov 26, 2020
Aegis Ballistic Missile Weapons System Successfully Tested Against ICBM

The test took place in the broad ocean area northeast of Hawaii and involved the destroyer USS John Finn

Nov 21, 2020
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