Americas * On Monday the Air Force handed a $138 million modification to United Launch Services for launch vehicle production services, in support of the launch vehicle configuration of one National Reconnaissance Office Atlas V 541. The modification also included the...
North America * On Friday, Raytheon announced the award of a $2 billion contract to an undisclosed international customer for the supply of new-production Patriot systems, training and support. The precise variant of the system was not revealed, however the new...
Americas * The Navy's EA-18G Growlers could use their electronic warfare capabilities to locate insurgents for targeting through the triangulation of intercepted signals, with three aircraft working as a team. However, before this can happen, the aircraft need new,...
Americas * The Navy's latest thirty-year shipbuilding plan has been revised up to 308 ships. The addition of another San Antonio-class - to bring the total number of ships in class to twelve - and a third Afloat Forward Staging Base. The report - available here - was...
America * Rockwell Collins was awarded a $495 million contract Tuesday for software and system integration on the Army's helicopters, with a portion of these services earmarked for foreign sales. The company was also awarded a $8.1 million modification for the Common...
Americas * A Wall Street Journal op-ed by Defense Industry Daily editor emeritus Joe Katzman posits that America's defense edge - due in part to advantages in networked targeting and precision weapons - is now significantly eroded due to a profusion of almost-as-good...
Americas * Canada finally released the long-awaited RFP for the replacement of its SAR aircraft. The RFP has been a long time coming, with only three contenders now said to be vying for the program. * In further support to the Aegis ballistic missile defense system,...
Americas * Raytheon was awarded a $700 million contract today in support of Norad's Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment system, while United Launch Services was awarded a $90.3 million contract for space launch vehicles, including the services in support of...
Americas * The squeaky-clean audit handed to the Marine Corps in 2013 is being revoked, with the Inspector General's Office stating that ongoing investigations had uncovered irregularities during the FY 2014 audit, voiding the FY 2012 audit awarded in December 2013....
Americas * As expected, the Navy included twelve Super Hornets and eight F-35s as part of list of "unfunded priorities" prepared for Congress, according to Reuters. With the manufacturing line of the F/A-18 likely to remain open past the previously-anticipated 2017...