Americas Lockheed Martin won a $12.9 million deal for AEGIS design agent field engineering services. Aegis is an integrated missile guidance system used on US Navy and allied ships to protect the battle group. Work will take place in Virginia, California, Hawaii,...
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Boeing Books Delivery Order For Hornet Aircraft Parts | Côte d’Ivoire Displays New Vehicles | Philippines Confirms Russian Helicopter Deal Cancellation
Americas BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems won a $13.5 million order, which provides for the ALR-56M radar warning receiver, C-130J Block Cycle F, Operational Flight Program and Mission Data File Generation updates and system services. Work will be...
MQ-8C Demonstrates EABO Concept | Czech Republic To Purchase Heron Drones | Australian Super Hornet And Growler To Improve Combat Training
Americas General Dynamics Land Systems won a $99.8 million deal for M1 Abrams tank sight units with containers. This was a competitive acquisition with one response received. The M1A1/2 Abrams main battle tank is manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems. Work...
MQ-8 Fire Scout VTUAV Program: By Land or By Sea
MQ-8B Fire Scout (click to view full) A helicopter UAV is very handy for naval ships, and for armies who can't always depend on runways. The USA's RQ/MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle has blazed a trail of firsts in this area, but its history is best described...
Lockheed To Convert AGM-158Bs To Simulators | Ceasefire In Gaza Strip Seems To Hold | China Continues Drills
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $10.4 million contract modification to convert six AGM-158B missiles to test assets and nine weapon systems simulators. Work will be performed in Orlando and is expected to be completed October 31, 2024. The AGM-158 JASSM (Joint...
AGM-158 JASSM: Lockheed’s Family of Stealthy Cruise Missiles
JASSM-ER from B-1B (click to view full) The 2,000 pound AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) is intended to be a stealthy, inexpensive GPS/IIR (Global Positioning system/ Imaging InfraRed) guided cruise missile. It's designed to attack well-defended...
F-15EX Missile Shots Examined To Verify Combat Capability | Canada To Train Ukrainian Soldiers | China And Thailand To Hold Joint Exercise
Americas Triumph Gear System won a $24.3 million contract action for the repair of the pylon conversion actuator used on the V-22 aircraft. The V-22 Osprey is a joint-service, medium-lift, multimission tilt-rotor aircraft developed by Boeing and Bell Helicopters....
Raytheon Tapped For NATO SeaSparrow Program | Israel To Develop Voice Command Drones | China Begins Military Drills Near Taiwan
Americas Raytheon won a $96.2 million contract modification for maintenance & recertifications in support of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile and NATO SeaSparrow Missile Systems programs. The SEASPARROW Missile is a radar-guided, surface-to-air missile based on the...
MQ-9 Ground Refueling By MV-22 | DoS Approves Patriot Sale To Saudi Arabia | Dos Approves THAAD Sale To UAE
Americas Working together with the US Marine Corps, the 163rd Attack Wing has proven that the MQ-9 can be refueled on the ground while connected to an MV-22. The ground-breaking test was carried out in partnership with VMM-764 during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22...