Americas Northrop Grumman is being contracted to supply US agencies and Foreign Military Sales customers with Joint Threat Emitters. The IDIQ contract is priced at $450 million and provides for Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) production. Awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle...
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Marine APCs: Peregrinations of the EFV to ACV to MPC to ACV 1.1
AAAV/ EFV, swim mode (click to view full) The US Marine Corps' AAVP7 Amtracs have been their primary ship to shore amphibious armored personnel carrier for a long time; the AAV7A1 was initially fielded in 1972, and underwent a major service life extension program and...
HII contracted for CG-47 modernization | A new simulation system for Eurocopter Tiger | USMC aircraft crash near Japan
Americas Huntington Ingalls (HII) is being contracted to support two of the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruisers. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification is priced at $10.7 million and provides for material purchases and management for the USS Chosin and USS...
KC-46 completes Phase II receiver certification | New C-27J makes maiden flight | Japan upgrades two F-15J/DJ interceptors
Americas The US Air Force is contracting L-3 Technologies for sustainment work on its fleet of E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. The firm-fixed price requirements contract provides for repair and overhaul of electron tubes installed on the E-3 at a cost of $7.8 million. L-3...
Austal tapped to start building EPF 14 | Italian F-35s reach IOC | India leases nuclear submarine from Russia
Americas Austal is being contracted to build another Spearhead-class vessel for the US Navy. The cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action is priced at $40.4 million and procures long-lead-time material and production engineering services for Expeditionary...
Navy contracts Lockheed for Aegis ACB support | Poland acquires HIMARS in FMS deal | INS Vikrant will sail in 2020
Americas Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. is being awarded with three individual contracts for work on the Naval Nuclear Propulsion program. Awarded by the Naval Sea System Command, the contracts have cumulative face value of $1.7 billion and provide for various naval...
The US Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Contracts
Basic Nuclear Propulsion (click to expand) This DII Spotlight article covers American nuclear propulsion industrial base contracts since the beginning of FY 2006. The USA has had an all-nuclear submarine fleet for over 50 years, a policy that dates back to the...
SOCOM ‘Spooky’ aircraft modified for SOPGM integration | Morocco requests M1 Abrams tank enhancements | Taiwan: hoping for the F-16V
Americas The US Navy is allocating more funding towards studying and improving the F-35's operational capability. Lockheed Martin is receiving a $18.5 million modification to a previously awarded IDIQ contract. The extra money covers program-related and logistical...
Sikorsky receives Presidential helicopter support contract | Saudi Arabia closes in on THAAD deal | Egypt cleared to buy Apache Guardians
Americas Sikorsky is being contracted for upgrades to the helicopters used by Marine Helicopter Squadron One. Awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command, the deal is worth close to $15 million and modifies the previous terms of an IDIQ for executive helicopter special...