France receives first A400M with mid-air refueling pod | Naval Group, Fincantieri, offer FREEM frigate to CSC program | Norway and Germany to cooperate on Naval Strike Missile

by Padraig McCarrick | Dec 4, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Naval Group of France and Italian partner Fincantieri have submitted a vessel based on their jointly-developed FREEM multi-missions frigate as part of its tender in the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program—Ottawa’s planned procurement of up to 15...

FMS: HIMARS for Poland, Patriot for Romania | PAC-3 MSE cleared for FRP | Manilla orders Super Tucanos for CAS, COIN, and Intel mission

by Padraig McCarrick | Dec 1, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Lockheed Martin heralded the successful neutralisation by five Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors of four tactical ballistic missile targets during a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Four PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI)...

After two month lull, North Korea launches new ICBM | Raytheon contests DoD’s JSTARS decision | Qatar’s Eurofighter deal concluded, say BAE |

by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 30, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Lockheed Martin has landed a $37.7 million modification to a previously awarded contract worth $10.7 billion, to exercise an option for software conversions for structure and systems datasets in support of Lot 10 production for the F-35 Joint Strike...

Drag chute tests underway in Alaska for RNAF F-35s | CRLs allowing B-52 smart bombs go for combat overseas | C-Dome declared operational by Israel

by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 29, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Over the next several weeks, USAF test pilots and Lockheed Martin will conduct a series of tests as part of the certification process for a drag chute designed to allow Norwegian and Dutch F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to stop on icy runways near the...

Jordan air base to get multi-million USAF facelift | Nexter wins again in French Scorpion program | Croatia to choose between Gripen and Israeli F-16s

by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 28, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Huntington Ingalls Industries launched last Wednesday, its eighth National Security Cutter vessel, Midgett, for the US Coast Guard. A Legend-class cutter, the vessel was launch at Pascagoula, Miss., ahead of its christening on December 9. It is named after...