Day: January 4, 2019

Raytheon has won a $692.9 million US Army contract to produce Sweden’s Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System including spare parts, support and training. Previously announced by the Department of Defense, the contract calls for Raytheon to build and deliver an undisclosed quantity of Patriot fire units and GEM-T interceptor missiles. Raytheon’s Patriot is a […]

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Bath Iron Works, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a US Navy contract to construct the fifth DDG 51 destroyer as part of a multi-year award announced in September 2018. During the multi-year competition, Bath Iron Works (BIW) was officially awarded four ships. Subsequently, the US Navy held a separate competition for […]

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BAE Systems has made public plans to hire around 700 UK apprentices over the course of 2019 – a 30% increase on the previous year. The new recruits will join BAE’s Air, Land and Maritime businesses in September 2019 and embark on one of 25 training initiatives. These will offer apprentices a valuable opportunity to […]

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