Defenseworld.net Laser and EM Weapons news http://www.defenseworld.net/go/categorynews.jsp?id=9 Defenseworld.net Laser and EM Weapons news en-us Anti-UAV laser from Raytheon on display at the Farnborough Airshow http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4801 The Laser Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) was put on display by Raytheon at the Farnborough Airshow. The laser weapon system can either be used on its own or alongside a gu... 2010-07-19 Raytheon awarded $59.2 million contract for Aegis weapons system by U.S. Navy http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4762 The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company $59.2 million for advanced procurement of critical components of the Aegis weapons system for the next two Arleigh Burke-class dest... 2010-07-13 GD awarded $137 million contract for Hydra-70 by US http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4738 General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $171.8 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submari... 2010-07-08 Rheinmetall: 100% takeover of Norway’s Simrad Optronics ASA; squeeze-out procedure successfully executed http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4723 Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf, Germany, has completed its takeover of Simrad Optronics ASA of Nøtterøy, Norway. Following its submission on 6 May 2010 of a public buyout... 2010-07-06 French Renault Truck Defense has awarded NOK 140 millions contract to Kongsberg for Protector RWS http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4718 Kongsberg has booked an order on Protector remote weapon stations (RWS) valued at NOK 140 millions from the French Renault Truck Defense. The order is part of the NOK 50... 2010-07-05 BAE Systems awarded $25 million contract for 63 HIMARS vehicles by US http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4694 BAE Systems, Sealy, Texas, was awarded on June 24 a $24,859,697 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract is for up to a total of 130 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System... 2010-06-30 McDonnell Douglas wins $98 million contract for Bomb weapon system from US http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4629 McDonnell Douglas Corp., was awarded a $98,000,000 contract which will provide a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity basic contract for the production of t... 2010-06-14 DRS receives $140 million contract for heavy weapon thermal sights for the U.S. Army http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4605 DRS Technologies, Inc. announced it has received $140 million in orders for Thermal Sights from the U.S. Army PEO Soldier, Project Manager Soldier Sensors and Lasers (PM ... 2010-06-09 Kongsberg wins $19 million contract for CROWS systems from U.S Army http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4596 Kongsberg has booked an order valued at NOK 127 millions ($19 million) from the US Army. The order is part of the increase of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station... 2010-06-08 General Dynamics wins $92 million contract for weapon stations from U.S Army http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=9&id=4582 General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded $92 million to supply high-performance Stabilized Commander's Weapon Stations (SCWS) ... 2010-06-04