Americas The Naval Air System Command awarded Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office a $146 million contract modification, which exercises the option to upgrade nine MV-22 aircraft from the Block B to the Block C configuration, as well as planned maintenance intervals for...
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GD Tapped For Abrams Support | Shoulder-Launched Carl-Gustaf munition Finished Guided Flight Tests | Japan to get Raytheon’s SM-3 Missiles
Americas General Dynamics Land Systems won a $9 million contract modification for Abrams systems technical support. The M1 Abrams is a third-generation Main Battle Tank. The General Dynamics Land Systems-built M1 Abrams battle tank is in service with the US Army and...
GD Tapped For LCS Integrated Combat Management System | Israeli F-35s To Participate in Exercise Blue Flag | DoS Approved FMS To Croatia
Americas November 4/19: Sustainment General Dynamics Mission Systems, won a $90.7 million contract for sustainment of the Littoral Combat Ship Integrated Combat Management System and associated combat system elements. Work includes development, integration, test and...
Boeing Tapped For P8-A Block I Work | Bahrain Unveils Faisal APC | US And Germany Sign Agreement For Integrated Operations
Americas Boeing won a $62.3 million contract modification for performance-based logistics support for the AH-64D/E Apache Attack helicopter. The AH-64 Apache is the Army's heavy division/corps attack helicopter. The AH-64D Longbow remanufacture effort incorporates a...
L-3 Communication Tapped For C-12 Support | Taiwan Officially Retired UH-1H | DoS Approves FMS To Japan
Americas L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace won a $30 million contract modification for contractor logistics support of the Air Force C-12 fleet. The Beechcraft C-12 Huron is based on the Super King and 1900 series platforms and serves with the United States military...
Lockheed Tapped To Build 114 F-35s | Turkey And Russia Close To Finalize SU-35 Deal | Australian Navy Decommissions Last Adelaide Class Ship
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $7 billion modification, which provides for the procurement of additional 114 F-35 aircraft. The deal, which updates an earlier procurement contract, covers aircraft and other considerations for the Defense Department as well as F-35...
Ad Astra: India’s Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile
R-77/AA-12 on MiG-29 (click to view full) Pakistan's November 2006 purchase of 500 AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles created counter-pressure on the subcontinent, and reportedly had India looking for 120km BVRAAMs (Beyond Visual Range Air-Air Missiles). Missiles with this...
USAF Wants To Buy A-29 And AT-6 Aircraft | Turkey And Russia Agreed On Syrian Border Deal | RAF Retired Short Tucano
Americas The US Air Force has decided to buy two to three A-29 and AT-6 light attack aircraft. The final request for proposal was published on October 24. The A-29 will be deployed at Hurlburt Field, Florida, by Air Force Special Operations Command to develop an...
LAS in, LAS out: Counter-Insurgency Planes for the USA and its Allies
Winner (click to view full) The USA needs a plane that can provide effective precision close air support and JTAC training, and costs about $1,000 per flight hour to operate - instead of the $15,000+ they're paying now to use advanced jet fighters at 10% of their...