The Navy is buying its next Expeditionary Sea Base | Saab will soon launch its new anti-ship missile | Taiwan – MQ-9 vs Tengyun

by Philipp Schramm | Oct 18, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas The Navy is modifying a support agreement with Boeing. The $136.9 million contract modification extends depot level maintenance and repair services for the P-8A’s engines. The contract is supporting Poseidon aircraft that are flown by the Navy and the...

The Growler is receiving AEA enhancements | Saudi Hawk jet trainer crashes ! | Germany is restarting the SMArt artillery shell program

by Philipp Schramm | Oct 17, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas Dyncorp is being contracted to support the Navy’s fleet of TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters. The awarded contract is valued at $152.3 million and provides for logistics support services and depot level maintenance material for about 118 TH-57 aircraft. The...

HII on the way to redefine naval engineering | IAI plans to expand its business in North America | Will Taiwan opt for the Fire Scout ?

by Philipp Schramm | Oct 16, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas Rolls Royce is being contracted to support the US Air Force’s Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission-Capability (ATTAM). The awarded IDIQ contract is valued at $100 million and enables the company to develop, demonstrate and transition...

DoD grounds all F-35s | Lockheed Martin & Rheinmetall pitch Black Hawk to Germany | China’s new stealth-bomber is making progress

by Philipp Schramm | Oct 15, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas Parts of the global F-35 fleet are currently grounded in the wake of one of the aircraft crashing in South Carolina two weeks ago. The initial investigation that followed the incident, concluded that the crash was caused by a faulty fuel tube. The DoD’s...

USAF spends $2.3b on its EELV program | Lockheed will continue THAAD Field Support | Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile

by Philipp Schramm | Oct 12, 2018 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas The US Air Force is awarding a series of contracts for the development of a Launch System Prototype for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The contracts are part of a portfolio that aims to leverage commercial launch solutions to meet National...