Americas * The Pentagon has expressed concerns over Raytheon's new GPS Operational Control System (OCX) program, amid soaring costs and completion delays. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, has the program scheduled for...
Guam(click to view full) Past base improvement efforts and other contracts related to the USA's pacific territory of Guam include construction of an RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV complex for the Pacific Rim, and extensive base improvements/ expansion for Guam's airfield and...
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 * Boeing has finished production of the final C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and it will make its way to Qatar next year. The completion of the plane will see the Long Beach plant close at a loss of 400 jobs. Since its inception in 1991, 279 Globemasters have...
Americas * The US Department of Defense has awarded a $61 million contract to Dyncorp. The contract involves the support and maintenance of the Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command aviation program. All work will take place in Saudi Arabia and is expected to be...
Americas * US arms sales abroad have increased by 36% in the 2015 fiscal year to $46.6 billion. According to the Pentagon, these projections are going to continue over the next number of years as foreign states rush to replenish stocks and upgrade equipment. The news...
It's that time of year again. For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving, or who just want a feast, the US Defense Commissary Agency has some tips for cooking turkey, and ham . DID offers thanks to all of our readers, and to all American and allied soldiers in uniform....
Americas * One of two Lockheed Martin X-56A Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has crashed during testing in California. According to a US Air Force statement, the UAV crashed shortly after take off and sustained significant damage. The aircraft had already made 16...