Kfir C2 w. ALQ-167 (click to view full) Over the last 13 years ATAC has performed a wide range of flight training operations for the US Navy, US Air Force and Air National Guard, including participation in US Navy fleet training, acting as adversary fighters for the...
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Deal Paveway’s the acquisition of LGTR’s | Germany Navy gets a PUMA | Afghanistan flies its Black Hawks
Americas * Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is being tapped by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division to produce more laser training rounds. The contract modification is part of a multi-year deal, it provides for the production of 7,501 BDU-59F/B LGTR...
Arleigh Burke gets more power | France orders one Barracuda Sub | ‘Doomsday’ plane needs more spares
Americas * The Rotary and Mission Systems branch of Lockheed Martin is being tapped to provide services in support of the DDG-51 New Construction Ship program. The contract is valued at over $11 million and sees for the production of common Machinery Control Systems...
France’s Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class
SSN Barracuda cutaway In December 2006, France's Defense Ministry awarded a contract for nuclear-propelled fast attack submarines to state-owned warship builder DCN and nuclear energy group Areva-TA. The contract's total value could be as high as EUR 8.6 billion, and...
HERCULES ready to do the heavy lifting…AGAIN! | UK sweeps for mines remotely | Russian drone ready for takeoff?
Americas * Bell Helicopter will receive a contract modification valued at $21.7 million. The modification relates to a contract that provides the US Navy with airframes in support of its MQ-8 Fire Scout program, including the delivery of Bell 407 variant commercial...
The KC-46 program hits another bump in the road | Turkish PM threatens to retaliate NDAA | China and its missile ‘bubble’
Americas * Boeing’s KC-46 Tanker program hit another bump. Due to continuous cost overruns and schedule delays, the company has racked up more than $3 billion worth of pretax charges. Just last week Boeing disclosed another $81 million-pretax penalty on the program in...
The DoD storms the ‘cloud’ | ‘Marine One’ cheaper than expected | Germany set to buy 6 C130-J’s
Americas * The Department of Defense (DoD) is upgrading its IT-infrastructure and will introduce various cloud-services across its branches. On May 4th the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific announced that it is contracting Insight Public Sector Inc.,...
DARPA and MIT buddy up on molecules | Russia eyes Turkey’s TF-X program | The German Luftwaffe is losing its wings
Americas * Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has been awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order in support of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The order provides for the procurement of four aerial refueling retrofit kits and related support equipment in support of the...
The Navy’s UAV family is growing | Europe unveils its 1st homemade drone | Israel postponed Arrow-3 test
Americas * Special Operations Command is contracting AAI Corp., Hunt Valley for the continuation of its MEUAS II-B services. The contract is valued at $120 million and provides for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services on its mid-endurance...

