by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2022 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Project Methodologies, Public Partnering, RAFAEL, Support & Maintenance, Thales, Transformation
Future Lynx naval (click to view full) In 2006, Finmeccanica subsidiary AgustaWestland received a GBP 1 billion (about $1.9 billion at 02/07 rates) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 70 Future Lynx helicopters, and began a new chapter in a long-running...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, FOCUS Articles, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Medical, Northrop-Grumman, Pre-RFP, United Technologies, USA
HH-60G, Afghanistan (click to view full) In 2006 the US Air Force awarded Boeing a contract worth north of $10 billion for 141 HH-47 combat search-and-rescue helicopters, but by mid-2009 the CSAR-X program was cancelled during its System Development and Demonstration...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 11, 2022 | Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
USN MH-60S test (click to view full) Hellfire I/II missiles are the USA’s preferred aerial anti-armor missile, and are widely deployed with America’s allies. They equip America’s helicopter fleets (AH-64, AH-1, OH-58D, MH-60S/R), AH-64 and S-70...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 7, 2022 | Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Events, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Small Business, Surface Ships - Combat, Top Stories, USA
USA’s Nimitz Class & UK’s Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral...
by Emily Erhold | Oct 5, 2022 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas General Dynamics won a $533 million deal for Lead Yard Support and Development Studies and Design efforts related to Virginia-class submarines. The deal includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the modification to...
