Americas * The US Army has contracted eight defense firms to participate in a $3 billion contract to develop new missile defense solutions for the service. Those tasked with the work include BAE Systems, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Dynetics, QWK Integrated Solutions,...
LAV-III, FOB Robinson(click to view full) Original Post date: December 3, 2008 The Government of Canada recently awarded "EODC Engineering, Developing and Licencing Inc." of Ottawa, Canada C$ 81.5 million (about $65.5 million ) worth of contracts to provide for...
JLENS Concept (click to view full) Experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom demonstrated that even conventional cruise missiles with limited reach could have disruptive tactical effects, in the hands of a determined enemy. Meanwhile, the proliferation of cruise missiles...
Americas * Despite not having a US-based partner and prime contractor, Leonardo is to go it alone in the USAF T-X trainer competition. Raytheon withdrew from the partnership last month. The Italian firm's US-subsidary, Leonardo DRS, will now act as prime contractor,...
Americas * The USMC has given March 2019 as the date for declaring initial operational capability for the V-22 Aerial Refuelling System (VARS). Four V-22 Osprey's will be part of the initial program and will be able to refuel all fixed-wing USMC fighters and the CH-53...
Americas * Plans to purchase three batteries of the KBP Pantsir-S1 self-propelled air defence system from Russia have been abandoned by Brazil. While no official explanation for the ditching has been given by the government, it has been reported that technical issues,...
F-CK-1D Hsiung Ying(click to view full) In 2006, the Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC), based in Taichung, celebrated the upgrade of 2 of the ROCAF's 130 F-CK-1A/B Ching-Kuo Indigenous Defense Fighters, "to improve their combat-capabilities against...
Pantsir-S1(click to view full) Brazil needs to upgrade its ground-based air defenses, and has chosen Russian equipment to do so. Protecting the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is very much on Brazil's mind, and so is improving anti-aircraft defenses beyond the current...
Americas * Last Friday saw the decommissioning of the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier after 55 years of service. Affectionately know as "Big E," the vessel had been removed from active service in 2012 and has since been docked at its home port in Norfolk, Va., where...