by Emily Erhold | Aug 23, 2024 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Sikorsky won a $97.3 million deal for various H-60 Black Hawk configurations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of August 21, 2029. Army...
by Emily Erhold | Aug 22, 2024 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas X-Bow Systems announced that it has completed the preliminary design review of its solid fuel hypersonic booster rocket engine. The New Mexico-based defense tech company reported that completion of this phase marks the second major technical review for the...
by Emily Erhold | Aug 21, 2024 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Boeing won a $27.6 million modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee-order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement. This modification exercises an option to procure three retrofit A-Kits for Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A aircraft with...
by Emily Erhold | Aug 20, 2024 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Tony Landis of the US Air Force Materiel Command History Office recently detailed the remarkable history of aircraft 62-12200, the McDonnell YF-4E Phantom II. Now housed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF), this aircraft, though...
by Emily Erhold | Aug 19, 2024 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Armtec Countermeasures Co. won an $11.7 million deal for RR-196 countermeasure chaff for the F-22. This contract provides for the impulse cartridge program and is used by F-22 aircraft for combat and training purposes. Work will be performed in Lillington,...