Americas The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin an $84.9 million modification for the AEGIS combat system. The deal provides for engineering, architecture, development, integration and test as well as Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air integration and test, and...
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The New Iraqi Air Force: F-16IQ Block 52 Fighters
F-16IQ (D) (click to view full) Iraq's military has made significant strides in recent years, and the country is ordering more advanced military equipment to match. A slew of 2008 requests aimed to spend over $10 billion to buy advanced armored vehicles, strengthen...
BAE-Lockheed Team supplied USAF with LRASM | British Typhoons started Baltic Air Policing Mission | China has a third aircraft carrier
Americas BAE Systems together with Lockheed Martin have supplied the US Air Force with long-range anti-ship missiles (LRASM) for the B-1B bomber aircraft, reaching early operational capability ahead of schedule. LRASM is equipped with BAE-built sensor and targeting...
Air Force launched Minuteman III | PAC-3 MSE to UAE? | India to copy-paste Big Lizzie?
Americas Orbital Sciences, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman won a $46.8 million contract modification to provide Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) target capability upgrade kits and associated engineering. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the ICBM...
Raytheon microwaves Drones | Aselsan introduces new AESA radar | Rafale most likely to win Indian Tender?
Americas The Air Force and Raytheon successfully conducted an exercise involving high-energy microwaves and guided lasers to shoot down drones. Raytheon’s advanced high power microwave (HPM) and mobile high energy laser (HEL) systems engaged and defeated...
$1.1B to Upgrade Turkish F-16 fleet
The Turkish and US governments signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) on April 26 for the $1.1-billion modernization of 117 Turkish Air Force F-16s to a common avionics configuration. Systems to be integrated on Turkey’s upgraded F-16s include…
Northrop Grumman tapped for LAIRCM Integration | Algerian UAVs carry out Airstrike | HAL resumes Sitara Flight Tests
Americas Northrop Grumman won a contract action with a not-to-exceed-value of $132.3 million to integrate the Department of Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system onto aircraft for the US Navy, Army, and the governments of the UK and Norway. The...
Boeing tapped for Pegasus PC2 Enhancements | Rheinmetall to modernize Dutch Bergepanzer 3 | Russia donates Helos and RVs to Kyrgyzstan
Americas Boeing won $5.7 billion for Pegasus Combat Capability (PC2) enhancements. According to the DoD, work will include a broad range of post-production related non-recurring and recurring requirements centered on KC-46 air vehicle needs. The Pegasus KC-46 is a...
Raytheon to produce DAS-4 Targeting Systems | Belarus to showcase new Weapons at MILEX | Five Aussie Hercules equipped with SATCOM
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $13.9 million contract modification for AEGIS Speed to Capability Development. Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Speed to Capability (ASToC) initiative provides quick solutions to problems based on US Navy feedback. The ASToC team works together...