by [email protected] | Jul 12, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A total of five defense manufacturers have expressed an interest in supplying the replacement to Canada’s CF-18 fighters. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Eurofighter and Saab all took part in a conference call with Canadian officials last week, with Dassault...
by [email protected] | Jul 11, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Raytheon has delivered its AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar array to the US Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii ahead of the first radar light-off in early July. According to Tad Dickenson, AMDR program director, the array was the last...
by [email protected] | Jul 8, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Chile’s Navy is to receive MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) armed with the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSMs). The systems and missiles will be installed as part of upgrades on three UK-built Type 23 frigates at a cost of $140 million....
by [email protected] | Jul 7, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Martin-Baker, the supplier of the ejector seat to be used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has refuted the suggestion that their design will not be sufficient to ensure pilot safety. On June 24, it was reported that the USAF was looking to certify rival...
by [email protected] | Jul 6, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Raytheon has been awarded a $291.75 million contract to supply 660 AIM-9X Block II missiles. The deal will see deliveries of the latest Sidewinder upgrade to Taiwan and Norway for the first time, as well as follow-on missiles, training, and support...
