Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a follow-on contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense for the continuation of the GROB G-120-AI (“Snunit”) trainer aircraft operation program, in service at the Air Force Flight Academy in Hatzerim. Under the new contract, Elbit Systems will operate the trainers for an additional period of [...]

The Royal Australian Navy fired Raytheon’s Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA anti-air warfare missile during recent tests on board the HMAS Melbourne. “With this firing, Melbourne’s crew validated the work done to transition warships from SM-1 capability to SM-2,” said Ron Shields, Raytheon’s SM-2 program director. “This was the first time an SM-2 has been launched [...]

Thales and New Zeland signed a multi-year contract to supply various types of Small Arms Ammunition to the New Zealand Army from the company’s Benalla facility in Victoria. The propellant for the ammunition, known for its superior ballistic performance at extreme temperatures, will be supplied from Thales’s operation in Mulwala, NSW. Thales is Australia’s leading [...]