Honeywell Developing VR Windshield | JSTARS Contract May be Delayed by USAF for Six Months | SIPRI Report Shows Significant Increase on Global Arms Sales

by [email protected] | Feb 23, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas *Major defense purchases through Canada’s problem-plagued procurement process is to be guided by a cabinet-level committee. The committee will have direct access to support from Prime Minister Justin Tredeau, and is tasked with seeing that billion...

USAF Spending $491M to Upgrade B-52H Radar | $3B Saudi Aid Package With Lebanese Cancelled | Jakarta Decides on Su-35s

by [email protected] | Feb 22, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The USAF has earmarked $491 million over five years for the upgrade of B-52H radars. The modernization plan will replace the outdated Northrop Grumman AN/APQ-166 mechanically scanned array radar with further funds to be made available post-2021. The USAF...

Raytheon Replacing Gen Dyn on T-100 Program | Russia to Sign $8B+ Weapons Contract with Iran | Honeywell Aerospace Joining Japan’s P-1 Program

by [email protected] | Feb 19, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully commenced operational testing of the new Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW C-1) at China Lake. The AGM-154 Block III upgrade incorporates a new Link-16 weapon data link and a moving maritime target capability. This was...

GAO Rejects Boeing/LM Protest on LRS-B Contract | IAI Introduces Loitering Munitions at Singapore Air Show | Saab Launches GlobalEye to Wider Market

by [email protected] | Feb 18, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The joint Boeing/Lockheed Martin protest filed against the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) contract awarded to Northrop Grumman has been rejected by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). The complaint, claiming that the competition was...

Army Looking Skyward on Rotorcraft FVL Project | Poles & Czechs to Collaborate on APCs | Lockheed Expecting Uptick in Orders From Asia Pacific

by [email protected] | Feb 17, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * A new start project listed for Fiscal Year 2017 will see the US Army look for rotor-craft designs to fund the next-generation of Future Vertical Lift (FVL) helicopters. If approved by Congress, FVL could initially produce mid-weight replacements for the...