C295, delivered(click to view full) In September 2009, a US DSCA request for 4 C-27J aircraft plus ancillaries and support, at a price of up to $680 million, sparked considerable controversy in Ghana. As we noted at the time, a DSCA request is not a contract. It's a...
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Russia Agrees to Upgrade Iran’s Mi-17s | Italy Expands Finmecannica/Fincantieri Order to $5.8B | Ultra-thin Chinese Composite Absorbs Microwaves
Americas * The USMC is hoping that foreign production orders will cover a gap in V-22 Osprey production between 2017 and 2020, with a planned multi-year buy appearing insufficient to keep the Boeing production line healthy until a newer variant is introduced. By...
Boeing Grabs $130.1M Contract Mod for SDBI | A-10 Retirement Pushed Back Due to Demand | UAE May Ink $10B Rafale Fighter Deal
Americas * Boeing has been awarded an Air Force contract modification covering Foreign Military Sales production of GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs. The $130.1 million modification covers deliveries of the weapons to foreign partners, with the contract modification...
Veteran’s Day/Armistice Day/Remembrance Day 2015
The guns ceased their firing on the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month of 1918. Defense Industry Daily hopes that our readers have a meaningful day, and take some time to give thanks to those and for those who have sacrificed so much. "But the freedom that...
SeaRAM gets $10.4M Contract Mod | IAI Selling Kfir Block 60s to Argentina | UAE Issues MoU for AW609 Tiltrotor Aircraft
Americas * Raytheon has received a $10.4 million contract modification for Navy Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) SeaRAM upgrades. The company received a $159 million production contract in October for CIWS systems, with the contract also covering support equipment for...
UAE Orders AEW Aircraft from Saab in $1.27B Deal | South Africa’s Denel to Produce N35 Mine-Resist Vehicles |Eurofighter Typhoon Tests Storm Shadow Cruise Missile
Americas * Raytheon has completed flight testing of DARPA's Persistent Close Air Support program which is intended to provide ground controllers and air crews with real-time situational data and the ability to target multiple enemy positions simultaneously. This...
End of the Relationship: Last of the QF-4s
N.B: No pilot(click to view larger) The F-4 Phantom II fighter still flies with a number of air forces, including Egypt, Germany, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, and possibly Iran. These large 2-seat multi-role fighters were a triumph of thrust over aerodynamics,...
Boeing Protests AF LRS-B Contract to NG | Leidos gets $661.8M IDIQ for ARL-E | Boeing to Ready $124.6M in Harpoons & SLAM-ERs for Navy
Americas * Boeing has decided to protest the award of the Air Force's Long Range Strike - Bomber (LRS-B) contract to Northrop Grumman in October. The company - which partnered with Lockheed Martin for the competition - has, after some deliberation, delivered a protest...
Sikorsky Completes PDR for Presidential Transport Helo | FMS: Reapers, Hellfires & Strykers – Oh My! | RAAF Takes Delivery on Eighth and Final C-17
Americas * Sikorsky has completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its new Presidential transport helicopter, the VH-92A. The company was awarded a $1.2 billion engineering & manufacturing development contract in May 2014 for development of the helicopter, with...