Americas Canada has awarded Bell Textron a $2.28-billion contract to deliver in-service support for its air force’s CH-146 Griffon multirole utility helicopters. The agreement will cover program management as well as technical, engineering, and design change services...
Electronics – General Articles
US Army Flight-Tested PrSM | Germany To Develop New Short-Range System | Japan Acquires Tomahawk
Americas Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus has encountered some turbulence. Plagued by technical glitches and safety concerns, the aerial refueller has faced a $7 billion headwind. Boeing is taking the Pegasus back to the hangar for a thorough overhaul. Six critical issues...
NG Completed Sentinel ICBM Live-Fire Test | NATO Plans 90,000 soldiers Maneuver | France, US Provide Ammo For Ukraine
Americas Boeing won a $102.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification, which exercises options for the production and delivery of ten P-8A increment three retrofit A-kits and provides for three retrofit kit A-kit installs, in support of anti-submarine warfare...
US Seeks Vendor To Integrate LRSO On B-52H | Spain Buys Rheinmetall Munitions | Malaysia Gets G2000 Mk II
Americas According to the Defense Post, the US Air Force is seeking a vendor to integrate the upcoming Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear missile on the B-52H Stratofortress bomber. The service expects the vendor to build and integrate the Bomber Weapon Interface...
Up to $11.9B for B-52H Maintenance & Modernization
B-52H: flyin' low, dyin' slow... (click to view full) Officially, it's the B-52H Stratofortress. Unofficially, it's the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F--cker). Either way, this subsonic heavy bomber remains the mainstay of the U.S. strategic fleet after more than 50 years of...
Brazil Commissioned Humaitá Sub | Burkina Faso Procures 105 mm WMA301 | India Test-Fired Akash
Americas BAE Systems has delivered the US Marine Corps’ first Amphibious Vehicle Command and Control (ACV-C) variant following tests ensuring its mission-critical effectiveness. The ACV-C is part of a $256.8-million production contract for the vehicle’s Personnel and...
NG Tapped For Global Hawk Sustainment | DoS Approved Javelin Sale To Kosovo | MBDA To Equip Miecznik-Class With Surface-To-Air Missiles
Americas Northrop Grumman won a $23 million modification for Global Hawk (RQ-4) aircraft sustainment. The contract modification is for the purchase of replenishment spares for operational use and to support depot repair. This modification also provides an option for...
RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs
RQ-4A Global Hawk (click to view full) Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV has established a dominant position in the High Altitude/ Long Endurance UAV market. While they are not cheap, they are uniquely capable. During Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the system...
Bell Boeing Tapped For Osprey Flight Test | Spyder Intercepted A Drone | EU’s Defense Sector Gets Money
Americas Bell Boeing won a $23.3 million modification, which exercises an option to provide continued flight test support for the V-22 Osprey aircraft for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and the government of Japan. Work will take place in Maryland, Pennsylvania,...