P-8A Poseidon (click to view full) Maritime surveillance and patrol is becoming more and more important, but the USA's P-3 Orion turboprop fleet is falling apart. The P-7 Long Range Air ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Capable Aircraft program to create an improved P-3...
Americas Rockwell Collins won a $52 million contract for maintenance and overhaul of UH-60 Black Hawk components. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date...
US Army HH-60Ms (click to view full) In July 2012, the US military signed another huge contract with Sikorsky. With production of the Army's HH/UH-60M, and the Navy's MH-60S and MH-60R helicopters, all in full swing, there's no question about the need for future...
Americas Sikorsky Aircraft won a $35 million delivery order for the procurement of 57 actuator assemblies, 50 shut-off valves, six isolation valves, 57 pressure switches, seven thermal resistors, 28 prime pumps, 29 forward fairings, 13 aircraft skins, 15 fairings, 14...
CH-53K concept (click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships. But the helicopters are wearing out. Fast. The pace demanded by the...
Americas GE Aviation Systems won a $63 million deal for KC-135 aircraft integrated data acquisition recorder systems. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial...
F-35B: off probation (click to view full) The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history. This major multinational program is intended to produce an "affordably stealthy" multi-role fighter that will...
Americas Sikorsky won a $72 million delivery order for the procurement of 98 rotary blades in support of the CH-53 K aircrafts. The delivery order does not include an option period. All work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut. Work is expected to be completed...
Americas Rockwell Collin won a $46 million modification to provide expanded risk reduction non-recurring engineering efforts to further address size, weight, and power-cooling of the airborne very low frequency (VLF) design considerations for the integration of the...