Americas Lockheed Martin won a $527.7 million contract action, which will be awarded for a sole-source, hybrid (cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee) modification (P00054) under contract HQ085121C0002. This UCA expands performance of the Aegis Weapon System...
Helicopters & Rotary Articles
From Dolphins to Destroyers: The ScanEagle UAV
ScanEagle launch (click to view full) ScanEagle's base Insight UAV platform was originally developed by Washington state's Insitu, Inc. to track dolphins and tuna from fishing boats, in order to ensure that the fish you buy in supermarkets is "dolphin-safe". It turns...
Raytheon To Deliver Patriot Hardware Updates | Turkey Completed New Round Of Alka Tests | Japan Approved New Defense Budget
Americas Raytheon won a $30 million deal for the procurement of Patriot post deployment build hardware updates and Multifunctional Distribution System Block Upgrade 2. Patriot is a combat-proven air defense system operated by the US and a number of its allies. The...
Canada Proceeds With CH-149 Mid-Life Upgrade | Thyssenkrupp is investing in Israel’s VSense Technologies | Norway Orders NSMs
Americas Canada has tasked Leonardo with executing the CH-149 “Cormorant” Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project by awarding a contract $736 million to the Italian aerospace giant. The mid-life upgrade of the CH-149 search and rescue helicopters will enhance the aircraft’s...
Rolls-Royce To Produce Osprey Engine | Israel Grounds 11 F-35s | Netherlands Pledges Ukraine Aid
Americas Rolls-Royce won a $74.7 million deal, which procures 28 V-22 AE1107C engines (24 for production aircraft and 4 spare engines) in support of the V-22 Osprey for the Navy and Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be...
Adir Who? Israel’s F-35i Stealth Fighters
(click to view full) In an exclusive June 2006 interview, Israeli Air Force (IAF) chief procurement officer Brigadier-General Ze'ev Snir told Israeli media that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was a key part of their IAF recapitalization plans, and that Israel intended...
NG Tapped For Triton | Elbit To Supply F-16s To Poland | South Korea Gets LAHs
Americas Northrop Grumman won a $26.4 million contract modification for Triton electronic protection enhancements. Under this modification, the contractor will continue to work to further develop and demonstrate enabling technologies for the Triton MQ-4C Unmanned...
Pacific Defense Provides USAF With Space Situational Awareness Sensor | Elbit Systems Awarded Framework Deal To Supply Watchkeeper X | Koster Class Gets Life Extension
Americas The US Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted California-based Pacific Defense to provide and demonstrate a sensor for space situational awareness missions. As part of the program, the company will deliver its small, lightweight power sensor “Moonraker”...
Sikorsky Tapped For CH-53 Helicopters | Akinci UCAV Test-Fires Air-To-Ground Supersonic Missile | Poland Gets M346s
Americas Sikorsky won a $676.7 million deal for the supply chain management that includes 196 weapon replaceable assemblies/shop replaceable assemblies in support of the CH-53E and MH-53E helicopters. The contract will include a five-year base period with one two-year...