Americas Raytheon won a $29.9 million order in support of the V-22 Osprey. Th deal provides procurement of the Software Support Activity (SSA) systems and software engineering, avionics integration and testing, software testing, avionics acquisition support, and SSA...
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Future GPS: The USA’s GPS-III Programs
GPS IIIA concept (click to view full) GPS-III satellites, in conjunction with their companion OCX ground control, system are the Global Positioning System (GPS) future. They offer big advantages over existing GPS-II satellites and GCS, but most of all, they have to...
Boeing Tapped For A-10 Wing Replacement | Germany Gets Dangerous Waters Simulator Maintenance | Australian P-8A Joins US in Strait of Hormuz
Americas Boeing won a $999 million ceiling contract for A-10 wing replacements. The deal is for up to 112 new A-10 wing assemblies and up to 15 wing kits. Boeing is teaming up with Korean Aerospace Industries for the effort. The news comes after the recent completion...
Boeing Tapped For New Apache Helicopters | UK Started Selection of Systems Integrator for Morpheus | Taiwan Is Preparing Its CM-34 For Delivery
Americas Boeing won a $154.9 million contract modification for new-build Apache AH 64E helicopters. The AH-64E attack helicopter is the latest version of the AH-64 helo used by the US Army. It is also known as Apache Guardian. Until 2012 it was designated as AH-64D...
Lockheed Tapped For Trident II Strategic Weapon System | India Gives Up Plan To Upgrade Jaguar’s Engines | Japan Seeks To Launch Satellite Interceptor
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $13.4 million contract modification to provide US Trident II Strategic Weapon System efforts for the navigation subsystem. The Trident II D5 is a three-stage, solid-propellant, inertial-guided ballistic missile that can carry multiple...
Raytheon Wins MK 15 CIWS Contract | Japan Approves F-35B Purchase | Australia Hands Over Guardian Class Patrol Vessel To Samoa
Americas Raytheon won a $199.6 million firm-fixed contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System or CIWS upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, and associated hardware. CIWS is a fast-reaction terminal defense against low- and high-flying, high-speed maneuvering...
AGM-65E Laser-Guided Maverick Missiles: Back in Production
AGM-65E onto F/A-18 (click to view full) Raytheon is restarting its production line to produce AGM-65E2/L laser-guided Maverick missiles, and will also upgrade existing stocks, in response to demand from the front lines. The AGM-65 rose to its greatest prominence...
Honeywell Wins M1 Abrams Contract Modification | Israeli Corvette Received ALPHA Radar | Trump Administration Approves F-16 Sale To Taiwan
Americas Honeywell International won a $110.9 million contract modification to revitalize engines of the US Army’s Abrams tanks. The modification provides spare parts for the Honeywell-made AGT1500 gas turbine engine for the M1 Abrams family of vehicles. Honeywell’s...
SSDS: Quicker Naval Response to Cruise Missiles
(click to view full) Right now, in many American ships beyond its Navy's top-tier AEGIS destroyers and cruisers, the detect-to-engage sequence against anti-ship missiles requires a lot of manual steps, involving different ship systems that use different displays. When...