Lockheed lands $7bn Raptor sustainment contract | Boeing receives first contracts for Qatar’s F-15QA, Japan’s KC-46 | More F-35s heading to north east Asia?

by Padraig McCarrick | Dec 27, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Lockheed Martin landed a $7 billion contract to provide F-22 Raptor sustainment services. The agreement has a five-year base ordering period calling for comprehensive F-22 air vehicle sustainment—to be completed by December 31 2027—with work to be carried...

DID Seasons Greetings 2017

by Padraig McCarrick | Dec 24, 2017 | Contracts - Awards

We would like to wish all of our subscribers, readers, and advertisers a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. For those of you with little ones in the house, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) have been tracking the movements of a certain...

USN may consider Ford-class block-buy | Sea Ceptor scores at firing trials | Lockheed Martin scores $1bn Sniper ATP upgrade award from USAF

by Padraig McCarrick | Dec 22, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Lockheed Martin has been awarded a US Air Force (USAF) contract nearing $1 billion in value, for the sustainment and upgrade of the service’s fleet of 683 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). Work on the five-year deal will take place at locations in...

Boeing reveals MQ-25 prototype | Ukrainian protest puts brakes on Bulgaria’s MiG modernization | F-35 completes Weapons Delivery Accuracy (WDA) flight tests

by Padraig McCarrick | Dec 21, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * After a week of teasing its release, Boeing’s Phantom Works unit revealed Tuesday its prototype that will be entered into the US Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial tanker program. A photograph of the aircraft facing the camera released by the...

V-280 Valor makes flying debut | Japanese cabinet approves $2 billion Ageis Ashore plan, missiles and radar to cost extra | IAF receives first AH-64E

by Padraig McCarrick | Dec 20, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft flew for the first time on December 18, at a Bell facility in Amarillo, Texas. Monday’s test saw the helicopter perform a low hover for up to 20 minutes, and follows a series of ground trials...