Americas * The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $24.1 million contract modification for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter logistics services for US and foreign military sales customers. Under the terms of the agreement, Lockheed Martin will provide...
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USAF OA-X experiment could see ME combat | Elbit defense suites spotted on RSAF helicopters | Israeli probe into drone demo in Azerbaijan
Americas * The US DoD has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $9.7 million contract modification for the continued work on submarine fire control systems of US and British Royal Navy vessels. Under the terms of the deal, General Dynamics work remit...
Bob Work joins the board at Raytheon | Airbus declares Tigers unsafe after Mali crash | BAE enters Type 26 variant for Aus frigate comp
Americas * Former US Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has been appointed to the board of missile maker Raytheon. Work held the position under the Barack Obama's administration from 2014, only ceding the position after his replacement Patrick Shanahan's appointment...
Bob Work joins the board at Raytheon | Airbus declares Tigers unsafe after Mali crash | BAE enters Type 26 variant for Aus frigate comp
Americas * Former US Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has been appointed to the board of missile maker Raytheon. Work held the position under the Barack Obama's administration from 2014, only ceding the position after his replacement Patrick Shanahan's appointment...
Return of the Raptor | PAK-FA, now the Su-57 | Dhanush howitzer fails field trials
Americas * The US Air Force has taken a F-22 Raptor out of storage at Edwards Air Force Base and is expected to be returned to flying status by the end of the year. The aircraft in question, serial number 91-4006, is an engineering, manufacturing and development model...
Modified Stryker as possible NATO SHORAD capability | Japan offers spare parts deal to Philippines | George meets Lizzie
Americas * BAE Systems has introduced its iMOTR mobile multiple-object tracking radar at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala. Billed as a radar that is cheaper than competitors without skimping on performance, it uses C or X-band active...
US-Israeli interceptors to enter full-rate production | Loss of rotor the cause of German Tiger crash in Mali | Turkey orders armored vehicles to tackle PKK
Americas * Against the backdrop of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un threatening each other with nuclear annihilation, Lockheed Martin has reported an increased number of missile defense queries from customers. The company said Tuesday that the "level of dialogue around...
Syria to be destination for Mi-28UB test | Price slash on Honeywell engines for Taiwan | France’s Scorpion program receives funding hit
Americas * The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has given Raytheon a $66.4 million contract modification for the Standard Missile-3 Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense program. Work will be carried out in Tuscon, Ariz and includes engineering work, support services...
US Army soldiers banned from using Chinese drones | UN Sanctions for North Korea | European MALE UAV to be twin-engined turboprop
Americas * The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $11.1 million contract modification to conduct additional ground repair work on the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft operated by the service. Work will be carried out at Jacksonville, Fla., as well as other sites...