Americas Canadian Commercial Corp. won a $225 million contract for F-138 and component repair. F138 is the U.S. military designation of the General Electric CF6-80C2 high-bypass turbofan engine produced by GE Aviation. It powers the US Air Force’s Lockheed C-5M Super...
Brazil Orders Add’l RBS-70 from Saab in $11.7M Deal | Turkey to Make Known S-400 Interest on Russian Visit | Russia to Expand Mil Support Fleet of Long Range Vessels
Americas * The Brazilian Army has ordered an additional procurement of RBS 70 surface-to-air missile systems from Saab in a deal worth $11.7 million. In addition to the systems, the contract includes launchers, night vision equipment, training simulators and other...
Europe’s Air Transport Command Agreements
One of the driving forces behind Airbus' A400M military transport program, and of "pool" programs like NATO's SALIS with Russian AN-124s or its recent SAC C-17 pool, is Europe's shortage of transport aircraft to support military missions. This shortage will not be...
SALIS’ Sibling: NATO’s C-17 Pool Inaugurates In-House Heavy Lift
SAC 01: Come to Papa!(click to view full) The long-range C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft remains the backbone of US Air Mobility Command inter-theater transport around the world, and its ability to operate from shorter and rougher runways has made it...
Rapid Fire Oct. 15, 2013: Any US Senate Deal Will Have to Win Over House Too
Shutdown Watch * US Senate leaders are saying they are close to reaching a deal to put an end to the government shutdown and raise the debt limit. This would get another round of talks started until early 2014, and would revisit sequestration constraints. The Senate...
Rapid Fire August 2, 2013: French 2014-2019 Acquisition Plans Rely on Sale of Govt Property & Exports
* The French government presented [in French] its 2014-19 Loi de Programmation Militaire (LPM, a 6-year defense budget law), to be discussed in parliament in the fall. They are confirming President Hollande's earlier commitment to a flat (in nominal terms) EUR...
Rapid Fire March 22, 2013: DoD Furloughs Delayed
* The Pentagon has decided to delay the issuance of furloughs for its civilian employees by a couple of weeks. * President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy made a surprisingly candid and lucid speech [PDF] at an event held by the European Defense Agency:...
Rapid Fire Jan. 16, 2013: Middle East/Africa Aircraft
* Egypt is doubling the number of C295 transport aircraft it will own, to a total of 12, after an initial order in October 2010. * Rolls-Royce won a 4-year contract to support the RB199 engines of Saudi Arabia's fleet of Tornado aircraft. The firm's press release...
Rapid Fire Nov. 20, 2012: Honeywell Plans for Almost Full Sequester
* Honeywell briefed [PDF] investors on their outlook for the years ahead, which they base on the assumption that 80% of sequestration funding cuts may happen. They estimate that their revenue at risk in case of full sequestration is limited to just 2% of revenue...
Rapid Fire May 23, 2012: Missiles for Korea
Chinook at Night South Korea intends to spend more than 2 billion dollars over the next 5 years on missiles according to Yonhap. The Chosunilbo reports that this sum will translate into 500+ Hyunmu-2 and Hyunmu-3 missiles. They're also adding to their minesweeping...