Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, CAE provides modeling and simulation technologies, integrated training solutions and training system support services. The services and curriculum they provide are capable of meeting military customers and original equipment manufacturers training requirements. Various defense and government agencies in the USA, Central and South America have utilized CAE’s training services. In June 2015, CAE announced that CAE USA has been awarded a United States Army contract to provide comprehensive initial and recurrent training for more than 600 U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force fixed-wing pilots.
DCNS has started construction of the first Gowind 2500 corvette for the Egyptian Navy. In June 2014, DCNS outbid Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and the Dutch Damen Schelde group for the four-ship contract. In addition to the ships, DCNS will also provide their expertise on the construction of three modernized corvettes and through-life support for a FREMM frigate that will be equally up-to-date. The first Gowind ship for the Egyptian Navy will be built in Lorient while the remaining three units will be built in Alexandria.
Oshkosh Defense has begun the production and deployment phase of their aircraft rescue firefighting (ARFF) vehicle, the United States Marine Corps’ P-19R.
The US Navy's newest carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, might have a big problem with their power projection, according to a Bloomberg article published in March of 2015. The U.S. Navy’s top warplanes can’t be launched off the Ford if they are carrying fuel tanks needed to extend their flight range because the ship’s high-tech catapults cause too much wear.
Headquartered in West Falls Church, Virginia, the Northrop Grumman Corporation is the 5th-largest aerospace and defense technology company. It concentrates in the production of aircraft carriers, military aircraft and vessels, missile defense systems, satellites, and information technology. It was formed in 1994 when Northrop purchased Grumman.
