Americas * The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a $914 million contract to Lockheed Martin to upgrade F-16 aircraft for the government of Singapore. The work is to be carried out at Fort Worth, Texas. The number of aircraft to be upgraded is unknown, but the...
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Sikorsky Snags $940M from DoD | JLENS Funding Appears Sure Despite Deficiencies | First Int’l Deliveries of APKWS: 110 Units to Jordan
Americas * The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp, two substantial contracts totaling $940 million. The first $833 million contract aims at "sustaining, Army fixed engineering sustaining, program...
End of an Era for Boeing’s C-17 | DARPA Scraps Satellite Launches Via F-15s | NK Missile Thud May Slow SK Timetable for THAAD
Americas * Boeing has finished production of the final C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and it will make its way to Qatar next year. The completion of the plane will see the Long Beach plant close at a loss of 400 jobs. Since its inception in 1991, 279 Globemasters have...
Dyncorp Gets $61M for Saudi Land Forces Aviation Prgm | New Polish Government Reconsiders Choices for Mil Upgrades | AU Senate to Vote on $17.2B (US) F-35 Deal
Americas * The US Department of Defense has awarded a $61 million contract to Dyncorp. The contract involves the support and maintenance of the Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command aviation program. All work will take place in Saudi Arabia and is expected to be...
FY2015 US Foreign Arms Sales Up 36% | Stratofortresses Get JASSM in $9.1M Deal | US Readying $1B Deal with Taiwan
Americas * US arms sales abroad have increased by 36% in the 2015 fiscal year to $46.6 billion. According to the Pentagon, these projections are going to continue over the next number of years as foreign states rush to replenish stocks and upgrade equipment. The news...
Thanksgiving 2015
It's that time of year again. For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving, or who just want a feast, the US Defense Commissary Agency has some tips for cooking turkey, and ham . DID offers thanks to all of our readers, and to all American and allied soldiers in uniform....
Tensions Mount Over Syria | Russia Installing Comm Systems for Chinese Su-35s | Iran: Russia Delivering S-300s
Americas * One of two Lockheed Martin X-56A Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has crashed during testing in California. According to a US Air Force statement, the UAV crashed shortly after take off and sustained significant damage. The aircraft had already made 16...
LCS Program Picks up Speed with a Launch and a Commission | UK Announces Defense Spending Increase | Indonesia Inks Deal with KAI as Part of KF-X Program
Americas * The US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Class (LCS) program is picking up speed with a launch and a commission in the last few days. November 20 saw the USS Omaha enter the water in Mobile, Alabama and the USS Milwaukee was commissioned the following day. There...
Boeing E-3 Sees First Deployment | Denmark Expected to Confirm F-35 Order Shortly | Japan to Get RQ-4 UAVs Through FMS
Americas * US Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work has suggested that Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter will take part in Canada's latest jet selection competition. The announcement comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he would not be purchasing the...