Americas * Boeing and Embraer will form a joint venture to promote the new KC-390 transport aircraft. The two companies have been working on the program for the past six years. The new agreement includes joint investments in the global marketing of the KC-390, as well...
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SM-3 ballistic missiles get a new digital data link | Morocco receives ship-killers | IAI’s Gabriel to protect Finland
Americas * Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems is being contracted to support the Navy’s undersea warfare capabilities. The $9.9 million firm-fixed-priced, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification provides for the accomplishment of depot level repair, maintenance, and...
More thrust for the Global Hawk | UAE eyes F-35 JSF | Russia to develop indigenous EMALS
Americas * Rolls-Royce Corp. is being tapped for services in support of the AE 3007H engine. The firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is valued at $420 million and provides for provides for maintenance, repair and overhaul of the engine....
The Navy is strengthening its IT infrastructure | The Super Tucano is grounded | Qatar adds Hawk jet trainers
Americas * The Army is procuring fuses for its artillery shells. Action Manufacturing and Amtec Corp. are set to compete for each order of the firm-fixed-price contract worth $250,7 million. The contract provides for the manufacture, inspection, testing, packaging,...
IED jamming – so hot right now! | ScanEagles set to protect Lebanon | Israel’s Barak family has a new member
Americas * Performance Aircraft Services is being contracted for repair work on the Navy’s fleet of E-6B aircraft. The $57 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract provides for the removal and replacement of sealant on fuel cells and...
The Osprey fleet grows | USSOCOM is boosting its Griffin inventory | Singapore set to replace its F-16 fleet
Americas * Bell Boeing is being awarded a contract conversion in support of the V-22 aircraft. The conversion into a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract is valued at $4.1 billion and provides for the manufacturer and delivery of 78 V-22s. Under the contract...
Raytheon’s AGM-176 Griffin Mini-Missiles
Naval launch (click to view full) As UAVs proliferate, and the demands of counter-insurgency fights force militaries to look at arming new kinds of aircraft, a number of manufacturers and governments are looking to develop precision-guided "mini-missiles" and glide...
Lockheed continues Hypersonic Booster research | Australia adds Type 26 to its fleet | SDB II to be integrated onto F/A-18
Americas * Huntington Ingalls is being tapped to further support the Navy’s shipbuilding efforts. The un-definitized fixed-price, incentive firm target modification is valued at $200 million and provides for the purchase of additional long lead time material in...
US Military is smartening-up its Hydra family | Kuwait will fly brand new Super Hornets | The Sea Giraffe sees the world
Americas * The Navy is ordering more fire power from BAE Systems. The company is being awarded a contract modification to a previous firm-fixed-price delivery order valued at $224,3 million. The modification provides for the production and delivery of an additional...