Americas * The US Army plans to transform its Stryker combat vehicles into maneuverable Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) systems. The 8x8 wheeled Stryker armoured vehicle is likely to be the backbone of several medium armoured brigades. The US Army aims to close a...
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Leonardo to enter Eurofighter into Poland’s Harpia tender | Israel plans old F-16 sale to Croatia | Afghans to receive four Indian Mi-24s
Americas * The Boeing Co., St. Louis Missouri has been awarded a contract modification valued at $34 million. This amended contract includes an integrated product support and sustained engineering for F/A-18A-F and EA-18G aircraft in support of the US Navy and the...
China’s first aircraft carrier prepares for sea trials | Poland to exercise option for more M-346 trainers | USAF orders Cessnas for allied COIN operations
Americas * United Technologies has won a contract for services in support of the F135 propulsion system on F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The deal was awarded by the US Navy and is valued at more than $239.6 million. Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, a subsidiary...
KAI selects Martin-Bakker for KF-X ejection seats | MDA calls for more THAAD interceptors | Poland signs off on Patriot offsets deal
Americas * The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has contracted Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas for the production of additional missile round pallets, spares, and associated peculiar support equipment for the Terminal High Altitude Area...
DSCA clears TOW sale to Saudi Arabia | France & Ukraine sign their largest deal for Airbus helicopters | Israel considers Osprey after joint exercises
Americas * Raytheon Missile Systems was awarded a contract for the provision of various services related to its Tomahawk cruise missile production. Valued at $37 million, the contract provides for lifecycle management and technical support required to maintain a...
USMC wants new radar for C/D Super Hornets | Efforts to add laser to USAF tanker fleet “in the infancy stage” | MBDA to extend range of Otomat AShM
Americas * While the US Air Force moves ahead with plans to equip its fighters and gunships with a high-energy laser weapon, it remains on the fence as to whether it will do so with its tanker fleet. Speaking to Defense News on Monday, Tom Lockhart, director of the...
Australia’s A$ 450M-600M LAND 17 Artillery Replacement
Now: M2A2 105mm (click to view full) In February 2006 the Australian Government gave first pass approval for the replacement of the ADF's current 105mm and 155mm artillery pieces with new, more capable, artillery systems that feature improved mobility, protection,...
Washington’s F-15 offer “pure speculation” says Taiwanese MoD | Wilson slams Boeing over Pegasus delays | RAAF declares IOC on its P-8 Poseidons
Americas * Boeing's KC-46 Pegasus tanker program has come under fire after Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson took the firm to task during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, Flight Global reports. During the hearing, Wilson criticised the...
Army wants THAAD and Patriot connected by 2020 | Pentagon offers F-15 lease to curb Taiwan’s talk of F-35 | Navy wants pricing on two-ship carrier buy
Americas * Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls has been asked by the US Navy for a detailed pricing on the cost of two new Ford-class aircraft carriers as the service looks to see what possible saving could be made on a multi-vessel buy. Over the last several months the...