Americas South Korea is equipping three of its guided missile destroyers with a new Aegis combat system. The foreign military sales contract between Lockheed Martin and South Korea is priced at $365.7 million. Lockheed Martin will provide the Republic of Korea Navy...
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BAE tapped to work on nuclear attack weapon system | Cyber Command: preparing for war in the 5th domain | UK spends an extra $1.8b on equipment
Americas HRL Laboratories is receiving additional funding to complete work on the military's next generation of gallium nitride (GaN) transistors. The $9.1 million contract is awarded by DARPA and is expected to be completed by April 2020. The contract is part of...
HII contracted to repair USS O’Kane | Belgium’s shopping spree | Russia’s Avangard ICBM, soon to be operational
Americas HII is being contracted to repair one of the Navy's Arleigh-Burke class destroyers. The firm-fixed-price contract is priced at $44.8 million and covers a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair work on the USS O'Kane. Upgrades to the vessel will...
The USN is upgrading its IRST systems | JAS-39: Nearing operational use | Nigeria order JF-17s from Pakistan
Americas Boeing is being tapped to upgrade the Navy's Infrared Search and Track systems. The $131.5 million order covers the procurement and upgrade of weapon replaceable assemblies installed on F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets. The contract calls for Boeing to...
Sikorsky receives multi-million maintenance deal | UK criticised over Wedgetail deal | Italy cuts defense budget, slashes NH-90 acquisition
Americas Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, is being contracted to help stem the maintenance burden of the Marine Corps' CH-53 Super Stallion. The contract is priced at $717.4 million and covers logistics and repair support for 98 components of the...
KC-390 receives civilian certification | India orders Barak-8 from Israel | RAAF completes Tiger ARH trials
Americas General Atomics is being awarded with a modification to a previously awarded contract. The modification is priced at $192.6 million and provides for continued performance-based logistics services through April 23, 2019. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is quite similar...
MMP: France’s New Portable Anti-Armor Missile
MMP (click to view full) MBDA's Missile Moyenne Portee (MMP, for "middle range missile") is designed to be France's next portable anti-armor missile for troops and vehicles. The question is whether it can achieve anything close to its predecessor's popularity. France...
Y-12 qualifies for the manufacture of the B61 nuke | Germany calls for Saudi arms export freeze | Belgium opts for Lockheed’s F-35
Americas A major component of the B61-12 nuclear bomb will now be produced at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. The Complex is one of the nation’s most important national security assets. The 811 acre site contains the world's largest stockpile of...
Lockheed is ‘preferred bidder’ for Canada’s future fleet | Who will buy the new Czech trainer ? | Indonesia wants to renegotiate KF-X contributions
Americas The US Air Force is procuring more updated Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) from Raytheon. The awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee option is valued at $62 million and provides for more missiles that integrate the Form, Fit, Function Refresh...

