by [email protected] | Oct 22, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A Standard Missile-3 Block IA interceptor, fired from an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has successfully intercepted a short-range ballistic missile. The target missile was launched from the UK’s Hebrides Range, off the northwest coast of Scotland,...
by [email protected] | Oct 21, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * With Canada’s Liberal party securing victory in the country’s national elections, the potential procurement of Canadian F-35 Joint Strike Fighters are likely to be dropped, with leader Justin Trudeau announcing in September that he would scrap...
by [email protected] | Oct 20, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The General Services Administration has released a final $50 billion contract vehicle Request for Proposals (RFP), with these now pushed back to a deadline of mid-January 2016. The Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle is intended to provide...
by [email protected] | Oct 19, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Lockheed Martin and the Air Force have reportedly reached an agreement on the acquisition of C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. The five-year contract will see 83 C-130Js delivered to the Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps and is anticipated to be...
by [email protected] | Oct 16, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A $121.4 million order for 19 MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs back in June has now been revealed as the first order for the Improved Gray Eagle configuration, first introduced in July 2013. The new model uses a heavier airframe and a new engine to increase fuel...
