USN Taps Boeing For Five New CMV-22B Osprey Aircraft | Raytheon Secures Contract for SM-2 Missile Spares | DoS Approves FMS To Saudi Arabia

by Emily Erhold | Mar 23, 2025 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas The US Navy has approved a $590 million contract modification with Bell Boeing to produce and deliver five CMV-22B Osprey aircraft. These tiltrotor planes, designed for delivering personnel, mail, and cargo to aircraft carriers, will replace the older C-2A...

Sierra Nevada Corp. Wins Deal to Support A-29C | Thales to Equip Dutch Subs With Advanced Sonar Systems | Exail Develops Next-Gen Mine Countermeasures in UAE

by Emily Erhold | Mar 21, 2025 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas Sierra Nevada Corp. has been awarded a $13 million contract to keep the A-29C aircraft fleet running smoothly. The company will provide support for the planes, training equipment, mission planning systems, and various other related gear. They’ll also...

USAF Expands Angry Kitten EW Pod Integration to Larger Aircraft | GE Aerospace Secures $5 Billion Contract for F110 Engines | Leonardo and Baykar Sign MoU for UAV Joint Venture

by Emily Erhold | Mar 20, 2025 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas The US Air Force is integrating the Angry Kitten electronic warfare (EW) pod into larger aircraft, including the A-10 Thunderbolt II and C-130 Hercules. Developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the pod has already been tested on the F-16 and is...

Gray Eagle Drone Achieves Milestone | Smart Camouflage Program Advances | South Korean Army Drone Collides with Helicopter

by Emily Erhold | Mar 19, 2025 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas Saab Inc. won an $8 million firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract to exercise options for fiscal 2025 MK 9 production efforts. Work is expected to be completed by March 2027. Fiscal 2025 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the...

Canada to Invest $18 Billion in New Helicopter Fleet | Turkish Navy Tests Submarine-Launched Atmaca | DoS Approved FMS To Japan

by Emily Erhold | Mar 18, 2025 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas Canada is set to embark on a significant military modernization effort, with plans to spend $18 billion on a new fleet of helicopters, according to reporting by David Pugliese of the Ottawa Citizen. A primary impetus behind this substantial investment is the...