Americas Bell Boeing won a $72 million contract modification, which exercises options to procure 15 Nacelle improvements kits, rotatable pool components and interim spares. The modification also provides for the installation of eight kits in conjunction with...
KF-X Fighter: Korea’s Future Homegrown Jet
KODEF '11 slide (click to view full) South Korea has been thinking seriously about designing its own fighter jet since 2008. The ROK defense sector has made impressive progress, and has become a notable exporter of aerospace, land, and naval equipment. The idea of a...
GE To Provide 4 Engines for CH-53K | BAE Systems Naval Guns Selected for Belgian and Dutch Navies | Korea Gives Update On KF-X Negotiations
Americas General Electric Aviation won a $21.1 million contract modification, which procures 4 T408-GE-400 turboshaft spare engines and various spare engine parts in support of CH-53K Lot 5 low rate initial production aircraft. The CH-53K is the United States Marine...
JLTV To Get Mufflers And Cameras | Croatia To Visit All Bidders For Fighter Competition | South Korea And Indonesia Discuss KF-X Fighter Program
Americas Oshkosh Defense won an $11.1 million contract modification to retrofit mufflers, forward facing cameras, rear-door transparent armor and muffler robustness into the baseline configuration of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle family of vehicles. The joint light...
Test-Launch Of Unarmed ICBM | DoS Approves AMRAAM Sale To Spain | South Korea Starts Final Assembly Of KF-X Prototype
Americas Captive carry tests of two hypersonic weapons have been completed, with their first free flights scheduled for later this year, according to DARPA and the US Air Force. Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have each designed hypersonic missiles for a combined program...
Boeing Tapped For Super Hornet Support | MBDA To Integrate Meteor Missile On KF-X Fighters | DoS Approves MK 45 FMS To India
Americas Boeing won a $43.8 million delivery order that provides for the manufacture, test and delivery of 48 Trailing Edge Flap retrofit redesign kits in support of the F/A-18E/F aircraft. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the US Navy’s primary strike and air superiority...
Lockheed is ‘preferred bidder’ for Canada’s future fleet | Who will buy the new Czech trainer ? | Indonesia wants to renegotiate KF-X contributions
Americas The US Air Force is procuring more updated Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) from Raytheon. The awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee option is valued at $62 million and provides for more missiles that integrate the Form, Fit, Function Refresh...
US Army needs technical support for its rides | Introducing the ‘Cyber’ tank | KF-X gets more British parts
Americas * The US Army is contracting Oshkosh Defense for technical support. The $13.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract provides for a number of support activities on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle family of vehicles. The Oshkosh M-ATV has...
Saudi order restarts SLAM-ER’s production line | Lockheed officials make F-16 sales push in Slovakia | Cobham selected for KF-X oxygen systems work
Americas * Boeing has been selected to provide both the US Navy and government of Australia with training systems for P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Valued at $35.9 million, the deal allows the air-framer to provide P-8A Poseidon maintenance device training system upgrades...
KAI selects Martin-Bakker for KF-X ejection seats | MDA calls for more THAAD interceptors | Poland signs off on Patriot offsets deal
Americas * The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has contracted Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas for the production of additional missile round pallets, spares, and associated peculiar support equipment for the Terminal High Altitude Area...