UK MoD unveils first steps for British Army Watchkeeper replacement
Project Corvus will look for a replacement for the Watchkeeper Mk1 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) that was retired from service in the British Army in March 2025.
Raytheon is working on two new AIM-120 AMRAAM-related contracts from the USAF Life Cycle Management Center with a combined value of more than $60 million, the DoD announced on 13 November.
Under a $51.15 million contract modification, for completion by January 2025, Raytheon is providing test equipment and production capacity for 11 FMS customers: Australia, Denmark, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Slovakia, Spain and the UK.
Raytheon is also producing more AMRAAM baseline rocket motors for Chile and Norway by mid-May 2023, under a separate $9.7 million FMS contract modification.
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Project Corvus will look for a replacement for the Watchkeeper Mk1 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) that was retired from service in the British Army in March 2025.
The Swedish Government has asked parliament to authorise two possible export sales as part of its 2025 Spring amending budget bill.
Contracts for the procurement of two platforms have been signed, and will be tested by the German armed forces.
The company has been negotiating the supply of TCTS II to US allies and partners.
The second and third Airbus A330 MRTT for the Spanish Air Force have been undergoing conversion in Getafe, Madrid.
The two countries have already signed defence industrial partnerships in recent years, most recently between Republikorp and Turkish firm Baykar in February 2025.