Honeywell announced today that its high-performance, shock-tolerant artillery Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator (aTALIN) has been selected by the U.S. Army for the M119 howitzer under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with potential value of up to $65 million. Unlike other systems which require external shock isolation, the aTALIN design incorporates internal shock isolation, reducing setup and calibration time and increa...read more

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the signing of a contract by the Government of Panama for six AW139 medium twin engine helicopters. The contract also includes pilot and maintainer conversion to type training. Four aircraft will be equipped to perform a wide range of national and public security roles, one will be used for utility missions and the last aircraft will be used to transport senior government officials and other...read more

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded an undefinitized contract action with an estimated value of $77,655,380 for the procurement of 121 25 Guardian laser transmitter assemblies for installation on CH-53D, CH-53E, and CH-46E helicopters, including associated technical data. The Guardian laser transmitter assembly, a component of the large aircraft infrared countermeasures, is a next-generation directable laser-based count...read more

SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract with the Ministerio delle Seguridad Publica of Panama to provide a maritime surveillance system for the Panama coasts. The coastal control and monitoring system, which will be available for the Aero naval National Service of Panama (SENAN), will be delivered within 33 months from the contract subscription. Through the contract the company will supply a national control centre made of 16 c...read more

Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems unit of Cubic Corporation, will provide an easy-to-use laser-based combat training system for U.S. Army tactical vehicles under a new indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The contract includes four option years and has a potential value of more than $100 million. Deliveries of the new system w...read more