Americas The US Air Force is ordering a large batch of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) from Lockheed Martin. The firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract is valued at $390.8 million and covers the delivery of 360 JASSMs, three FMS...
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US Army Launches FVL Competition | GA Completes AAG Testing | Dirt-Cheap Mirage2000s For India?
Americas The US Army launches a major design competition for its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FVL). The service wants the first prototypes flying by 2023 and expects an initial operational capability by 2028. The Army describes the desired platform as a...
Southcom Needs Raven Support | $30M for Qatari Pilot Training | Will The UK Opt For The Wedgetail?
Americas AeroVironment is being tapped to keep the US Southern Command's Raven RQ-11Bs operational. The awarded single-award contract is priced at $13 million and covers a number of recurring requirements for spares, ancillary equipment and training. The Raven is...
Boeing Keeps Trident II Navigation Systems In-Shape | Who Will Win Bulgaria’s $1b Fighter Tender? | Australia Issues RFI for SOF Helicopter Requirement
Americas Boeing is being contracted to maintain and rebuild stockpiles of US and UK submarine launched ballistic missiles. The awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at at $26.6 million and provides for all necessary work needed to support the navigation...
Silent Archer – Aiming High | Pentagon places biggest F-35 order to date | When will France restart its PA2/CVF project?
Americas The US Army is contracting Syracuse Research Corp to keep the Silent Archer System operational. The awarded contract modification is priced at $25.7 million and provides for logistics and engineering support services of the Counter-UAV systems in US Army...
France’s PA2/CVF Carrier Project: What will it be?
PA2 Concept, June 2006 (click to view full) Throughout most of the Cold War period, France maintained two aircraft carriers. That changed when the FNS Foch, the last Clemenceau Class carrier, was retired in November 2000 (it now serves the Brazilian Navy as the Sao...
Boeing wins T-X contract | ULS set to launch military satellites | Navy extends DDG-51 fleet
Americas The Air Force is selecting Boeing for the delivery of the next generation of pilot training aircraft. Boeing is being awarded with a $9.2 billion contract that provides for the anticipated delivery of 351 aircraft, 46 associated training devices, and other...
The Pentagon is upgrading its GPS | Sniper ATP to Bahrain and Taiwan | Germany adds more Hercules aircraft to its fleet
Americas Lockheed Martin is being contracted to build a next increment of space vehicles. The company will produce GPS IIIF Space Vehicles 11 and 12 at a cost of $1.4 billion. This contract also includes the provision of non-recurring engineering efforts, testing the...
Fire in the hole! Army stocks up on grenades | Navy accelerates MALD-N research | ROKAF earmarks $2.2b for new IFF systems
Americas The US Army is stocking up on hand grenades. Day & Zimmermann Lone Star LLC is being awarded with a $10.4 million contract modification that provides for the delivery of M67 fragmentation grenades. The M67 hand grenade is a steel sphere, filled with 6.5...