Americas Pratt and Whitney Engines won an $887.9 million modification, which increases the contract ceiling to procure F-135 propulsion system spare parts, modules, support equipment/packaging handling shipping and transportation material, and depot lay-in material in...
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The C-130J: New Hercules & Old Bottlenecks
RAAF C-130J-30, flares (click to view full) The C-130 Hercules remains one of the longest-running aerospace manufacturing programs of all time. Since 1956, over 40 models and variants have served as the tactical airlift backbone for over 50 nations. The C-130J looks...
L3Harris Tapped For Satellite-Based Missile Warning And Tracking System | Finnish Defense Forces Ordered 6×6 Vehicles | India Tested Next-Gen Ballistic Missile
Americas A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Joe Biden to deliver more capable US weapon systems to Ukraine, including the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). Led by Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a coalition of For Country Caucus members...
Radiometric Data Gathering On C-130H | Lockheed Provides GETS To Saudi Arabia | Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Builds Two Frigates For Taiwan
Americas In a collaborative effort involving multiple organizations, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) recently carried out radiometric data gathering on two C-130H aircraft. The purpose of this initiative was to compare the heat signatures of the two...
Navy Awards GA $1B For EMALS | Naval Iron Dome Underwent Successful Tests | Japan Awarded Kawasaki For Homegrown Tomahawk
Americas General Atomics won a $1 billion modification, which adds scope for the production, assembly, test, and management of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) hardware with embedded software and firmware, minus Energy Storage Subsystem and Advanced...
EMALS/ AAG: Electro-Magnetic Launch & Recovery for Carriers
EMALS Components (click to view full) As the US Navy continues to build its new CVN-21 Gerald R. Ford Class carriers, few technologies are as important to their success as the next-generation EMALS (Electro-MAgnetic Launch System) catapult. The question is whether...
Canada Unveiled OPV | German-Led NATO Exercise | Kawasaki Heavy Industries To develop Japan’a New Coastal Anti-Ship Missile
Americas Lockheed Martin and Airbus have partnered with GE Aerospace to supply engines for a strategic tanker proposal supporting the US Air Force’s KC-135 recapitalization plan. Under the collaboration, GE will provide the team with its CF6-80E1 propulsion system for...
Pratt & Whitney Tapped For F-135 Propulsion For F-35s | LAF Gets UK Patrol Vehicle Parts | Netherlands Procured H225Ms
Americas Pratt and Whitney Military Engines a $2 million deal, which exercises options to procure materials, parts, and components for Lot 17 of the F135 Propulsion system for F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft as well as global spares requirements to...
Textron Demonstrated SEAD/DEAD Mission Capabilities Of Manned-Unmanned System | Morocco Showcased Chinese HJ-9A | DoS Approved MK 41 Sale To Netherlands
Americas Timken Gears & Services won a $119.2 million modification to exercise the options for three Main Reduction Gear shipsets to support DDG-51 class. Work is scheduled to be completed by November 2027. The DDG-51 class is a class of guided missile destroyers...