(click to visit) Guest article by Sebastian Sobolev and Aleksandar D. Jovovic Some years back, global defense companies flocked to the Indian defense market in search of opportunities that could offset declining home budgets. India's attractiveness as a market was...
SL-AMRAAM from FMTV(click to view full) Oman is located on the eastern Arabian peninsula, controlling the Strait of Hormuz's western bank, and providing an overwatch position for both the entrance to the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean near Africa. The frequent...
Americas * The US Navy is set to name its next generation of replenishment oilers after Civil Rights heroes. The first has been named after US Rep. John Lewis during a ceremony this week. Lewis, the youngest of the Big Six of civil rights leaders has been a member of...
Americas * Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems have been selected to develop a new self-protection suite for Lockheed Martin's AC-130J and MC-130J gunships. The two electronic super weights will equip the aircraft with next-generation radio frequency countermeasure...
Americas * It looks like a very merry Christmas for Lockheed Martin and Boeing, as they came out as the major winners in the announced $1.15 trillion spending bill announced on Wednesday. Funding will see eleven more F-35 Lightning IIs than requested by President...
Americas * Oshkosh Corporation has been allowed to resume building tactical vehicles for the US Army. The go ahead was given after the company was forced to halt production of 17,000 Light Tactical Vehicles specified on the $6.75 billion contract which was awarded in...
Americas *The US Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls $200 million to build the next amphibious transport dock (LPD) warship. The advanced procurement contract will fund the final of twelve of the San Antonio class ships to be commissioned by the Navy. The vessels are...
Americas * The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a $914 million contract to Lockheed Martin to upgrade F-16 aircraft for the government of Singapore. The work is to be carried out at Fort Worth, Texas. The number of aircraft to be upgraded is unknown, but the...
Americas * The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp, two substantial contracts totaling $940 million. The first $833 million contract aims at "sustaining, Army fixed engineering sustaining, program...
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...