by [email protected] | Nov 5, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Lockheed Martin has been handed a $5.37 billion contract action for 55 Lot IX Joint Strike Fighters, including 41 F-35As, 12 F-35Bs and 2 F-35Cs. Six of the F-35As are to complete foreign sales to Norway, while seven are headed for Israel and two for Japan....
by [email protected] | Nov 4, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Pentagon is urgently trying to gain the necessary clearances required for combat aircraft to refuel from Airbus A330 MRTTs, used by coalition partners operating above Syria and Iraq. The Navy is also looking to gain clearances to use hose-and-drogue...
by [email protected] | Nov 3, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A Standard Missile-3 Block IB (SM-3) interceptor failed to shoot down an extended medium-range ballistic missile (EMRBM) on Saturday following a malfunction, with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor system instead being used to take...
by [email protected] | Nov 2, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Air Force has furthered its F-15 radar upgrade program by awarding a $281.7 million contract to Boeing for the Combined (V)3 and Radar Modernization Program, with this award covering the procurement of 17 (V)3 and 29 Radar Modernization Program radar...
by [email protected] | Oct 30, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Raytheon will provide the Air Force with contractor support for the service’s principal intelligence collection system. A $393 million contract will see the company support the Distributed Common Ground System, an integrator for various intelligence,...
