Americas The Navy awarded Timken Gears and Services a $147.4 million contract modification for Main Reduction Gear shipsets for Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers. The gear is designed to transfer power from a pair of main gas turbine engines to propulsion shafts...
Americas Northrop Grumman won a $66.3 million modification in support of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance - Demonstrator (BAMS-D) Program. The deal provides for operation and maintenance services and includes logistics and sustaining engineering support. The Broad...
Heer CH-53G (click to view full) From 1971-1975, 110 "CH-53G Mittlerer Transporthubschrauber" derivatives of the CH-53D Sea Stallions were built in Germany. Though they share the CH-53E's ability to lift medium-heavy loads, including up to 2 of Germany's Wiesel...
IAF Mirage 2000TH takeoff (click to view full) In an effort to offset the growing number of age-related combat aircraft retirements, India is engaged in a round of fighter fleet upgrades. In December 2006, India Defence reported that the Indian Air Force was "close to...
Canberra concept (click to view full) In May of 2006 the Royal Australian Navy announced its decision to expand its naval expeditionary capabilities. HMAS Manoora and Kanimbla would be replaced with substantially larger and more capable modern designs, featuring...
Americas Saab’s T-X production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana will become one of the Swedish company’s major sites according to CEO Hakan Buskhe. The T-X is an American/Swedish advanced jet trainer. It was announced on September 27, 2018 that the aircraft would...
Greek P-3B (click to view full) Greece's Hellenic Air Force currently operates 4 older P-3B Orion maritime patrol aircraft, which were delivered to the HAF from 1993 - 1996. They are reaching the limits of their airframe life, but Greece is nearing the end of their...
Americas Huntington Ingalls cut the first steel plate of the Columbia ballistic missile submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. A plasma-burning machine cut the steel plate, which will be used to build the SSBN 826, according to a news release. The...
Americas BAE Systems won $8.9 million in support of the MK45 gun mount. The deal provides engineering, technical, logistics services and technical data to support the MK 45 5 inch Gun system design, development, fabrication, production, operation and integration. The...