Pantsir-S1(click to view full) Brazil needs to upgrade its ground-based air defenses, and has chosen Russian equipment to do so. Protecting the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is very much on Brazil's mind, and so is improving anti-aircraft defenses beyond the current...
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USS Enterprise Decomissioned After 55 Years | AFATDS Contract Re-Opened to Competition | UAV Competition Attracts Four Israeli Rivals
Americas * Last Friday saw the decommissioning of the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier after 55 years of service. Affectionately know as "Big E," the vessel had been removed from active service in 2012 and has since been docked at its home port in Norfolk, Va., where...
The USS Enterprise’s Long ESDRA Drydocking
Task Force One, 1964(click to view full) Enterprise redelivered to US Navy. (April 19/10) USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is currently mired in an Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA). The cost has shot...
Czechs Choose, Cancel, Then Come Back to Pandur II APCs
Pandur II w. RCWS-30(click to view full) In January 2006, the Czech Republic selected General Dynamics' European Land Combat Systems subsidiary Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH of Austria to supply its army with 199 new eight-wheeled Pandur II armored personnel...
Pentagon to See $728M in Savings Next Batch F-35s | SRC Wins $65M to Provide Counter-UAS Sys | Russia Debuts First MiG-35 With Intent to Export
Americas * The US Navy has successfully tested the Spike missile launcher, destroying a UAV target. Not to be confused with the Rafael version, the project aims at providing the sailing branch with an increased capability to defeat the growing threat of UAVs. The...
2009: New 5-Year Contract Keeps Kiowa Warriors’ Eyes Sharp
OH-58D over Tal Afar(click to view full) With the ARH-70A helicopter program on the rocks after a program cancellation and re-compete, the US Army's over-stressed and aging fleet of armed OH-58D scout helicopters must soldier on in the face of losses and breakdowns....
Raytheon Gets FMS of $202M to Service International Patriots | MDA Awards LM $345.5M for THAAD Work | Germans Moving to Replace Aging SHORAD
Americas * The Canadian government has commenced talks with the Pentagon over their planned purchase of 18 F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters, with Ottawa requesting first deliveries to commence in 2019. Data received from the Department of National Defense suggests that...
Raytheon’s AIM-120 Gets a Boost from the F3R Program | NG & BAE Back Out of USAF T-X Competition | Iran Confirms Test of New Missile, Denies Breach
Americas * A new signal processor for the AIM-120 air-to-air missile is being developed by Raytheon. Carried out under the Form Fit Function Refresh program (F3R), the work is aimed at ensuring the continuation of AMRAAM production well into the 2020s. While little...
Prez Trump Claims $600M Savings on Lot 10 F-35s | Gen Atom’s SkyGuardian UAV Launches | US DoD Works to Clear Iraqi Pilots for Scheduled Training
Americas * Raytheon has been contracted to deliver Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) to the USAF. While the exact value of the contract modification was undisclosed, the company received $62 million at the time of the award. The contract calls for the delivery of low-rate...