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Saab receives order from NATO for RBS 70 Bolide missiles

WIL BALDWIN December 23, 2023

SAAB AB ser. B (London: 0GWL) has received an order for RBS 70 Bolide missiles from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The order value amounts to SEK 350 million and deliveries will take…

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Boeing delivers first Orca undersea vehicle to U.S. Navy

WIL BALDWIN December 23, 2023

Huntington Beach, California, December 20, 2023— Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered the first Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the U.S Navy following acceptance testing completion this month. The XLUUV, designated by the…

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U.S. Navy awards RTX $80 million advanced electronic warfare contract

WIL BALDWIN December 19, 2023

Goleta, California, December 19, 2023, PRNewswire - The United States Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) Business, an $80 million contract in a down select to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare, or ADVEW, for the…

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Second successful live fire for RTX Raytheon Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor

WIL BALDWIN December 13, 2023

White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, December 13, 2023, PRNewswire - Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, completed another successful live-fire demonstration of the advanced, 360-degree Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, known as…

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An exciting new chapter for Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000 engine

WIL BALDWIN December 13, 2023

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (London: RR) Trent 1000 engine fleet has surpassed 17 million in service flying hours on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft family, carrying more than 250 million passengers around the globe since its entry…

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Boeing names Stephanie Pope as Chief Operating Officer

WIL BALDWIN December 11, 2023

Arlington, Virginia, December 11, 2023, PRNewswire - Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced Stephanie Pope as executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Boeing Company. In this newly created position, effective January 1, 2024,…

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RTX interceptor test successfully defeats ballistic missile target

WIL BALDWIN December 11, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- An Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, developed by Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, successfully destroyed an Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile during a recent test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System.…

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Rolls-Royce appoints VeraLinn “Dash” Jamieson to North American Board

WIL BALDWIN December 6, 2023

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC ((London: RR) announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. VeraLinn ‘Dash’ Jamieson, USAF (ret) to its Board of Directors for Rolls-Royce North America (RRNA). Lt. Gen. Jamieson served 37 years in the U.S.…

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Rolls-Royce extends sponsorship of Technology Lab in Friedrichshafen

WIL BALDWIN December 6, 2023

Friedrichshafen, Germany, December 6, 2023 - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (London: RR) is to prolong its sponsorship of the Friedrichshafen Wissenswerkstatt e.V. (technology lab) and has committed to continuing funding for another five years. That means that…

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Rolls-Royce unveils micro reactor space model for moon exploration

WIL BALDWIN December 1, 2023

The UK Space Conference was the ideal place for Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (London: RR) to reveal the Micro-Reactor model, which generated cross-industry interest that included a visit from European Space Agency Astronaut Major Tim Peake.…