by Padraig McCarrick | Feb 1, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Army awarded Monday, a $95 million US Army contract to Raytheon for engineering services on the 155mm Excalibur Precision Guided Extended Range Artillery Projectile program. Used by both the Army and US Marine Corps, the latest version of the...
by Padraig McCarrick | Jan 31, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * General Atomics has been awarded a USAF contract for software development on the MQ-9 Reaper UAV. Valued at $49.3 million, the agreement provides for software development, in addition to sustaining the current MQ-9 Reaper force operated by the Air Force...
by Padraig McCarrick | Jan 30, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Parties interested in replacing the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 fighter aircraft were told at a recent industry day that the service plans to keep flying the jets until 2032—seven years from its initial replacement date of 2025 and fifty years on...
by Padraig McCarrick | Jan 29, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Harper Construction received last Wednesday, a $127.9 million US Navy contract to build a F-35 aircraft maintenance hangar and flight lines at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California. Under the terms of the contract agreement, Harper will construct...
by Padraig McCarrick | Jan 26, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * EFW—a subsidiary of Israeli defense electronics specialist, Elbit Systems—has received a $12.6 million Department of Defense (DoD) firm, fixed-price contract to provide Apache Aviator Integrated Helmets (AAIH) and associated spare parts for the US Army....
