Americas Thales Defense and Security is being awarded with a delivery order for the repair of the airborne low frequency sonar system (ALFS) sonar dome installed on the Navy's MH-60R helicopters. The undefinitized contract action is priced at $14 million and covers...
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USAF one step closer in getting new and capable ‘small radar’ | Israel joins the club: buys advanced F-15s | Tokyo buys SM-3 variants
Americas The US Air Force's next-generation stealth bombers will be maintained at Tinker Air Base in Oklahoma and at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The B-21 Raider previously referred to as the Long-Range Strike Bomber, or LRS-B, is expected to be delivered in...
Lockheed tapped to mitigate F-35 processor obsolescence | Finland’s H-X contest completes 1st phase | Global Hawks will soar above Japan
Americas Lockheed Martin is being contracted to mitigate the upcoming obsolescence of F-35 JSF essential semiconductors. Awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command, the $41.5 million firm-fixed-price delivery order provides for procurement of new Xilinx and Intel-Altera...
More funding for Saudi MMSC acquisition | RAF F-35B completes new landing manoeuvre | Japan delays V-22 deployment
Americas Space Vector and OrbitalATK are being contracted to support the Air Force's Sounding Rocket Program-4 (SRP-4). Valued at $424 million the multiple-award IDIQ contract will be used to meet DoD's and other government agency requirements needed to accomplish the...
LRSAM production is picking up ! | MBDA tests new anti-ship missile | Australia is choosing GA’s Reaper
Americas The US Air Force is stocking up its missile inventory. The service is ordering 50 long range anti-ship missiles (LRASMs) from Lockheed Martin. The Lot 2 production effort is priced at $172 million. The LRSAM program started in 2009 with to goal to develop a...
Lockheed receives go ahead for next F-35 batch | US Navy orders more ‘workhorses’ | Bahrain is locked on Viper acquisition
Americas The US Department of Defense is ordering a new batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from Lockheed Martin. The company is being awarded with a $23 billion contract modification that covers the procurement of 255 aircraft. About 106 planes will be delivered to...
Testing systems for the Minuteman III | USAF buys GPS anti-jam receivers | The Luftwaffe needs new heavy transport helicopters
Americas Boeing is being awarded with extra funding in support of the US' Minuteman III ICBM system. Awarded by the Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center, the additional $70.5 million cover specification changes for the ICBM's Missile Flight Test, Telemetry, and Termination...
BIW starts constructing the Navy’s last Flight IIA destroyer | Turkey opts for indigenous TF-X engine | Saab’s Gripen E fires Meteor missile
Americas General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is starting the production of the US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG-127) will be the last vessel in the Flight IIA configuration. “It is exciting to commence...
Future CMCs with Prompt Global Strike capability | Altay MBT enters full-rate production | F-18 crashes into Philippine Sea
Americas Enterprise Services is receiving additional funding for work on the currently running Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract. The modification with a potential maximum value of $486 million extends the potential ordering period by eight months....

