Americas * Pratt & Whitney has landed a $2.7 billion US Air Force contract for F117 engine sustainment support. Awarded Wednesday, work will take place at United Airlines, San Francisco, California; Columbus Engine Center, Columbus, Georgia; and Tinker Air Force...
Americas * Elbit Systems announced Tuesday that its US subsidiary has been awarded an additional component contract for Aviator Night Vision Imaging System Head-Up Displays (ANVIS HUD). Awarded by the US Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, the two-year deal is...
Americas * Following a five-month grounding, the US Navy has allowed the resumption of flights of its T-45 Goshawk fleet after issues arose with the system that generates and supplies oxygen to the trainer aircraft. Under the new flight regime, student pilots can...
Americas * AM General will continue to produce Humvees for several foreign buyers under a five-year deal estimated to reach as much as $2.2 billion in value. Nine countries—Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Jordan, Slovenia, Bahrain, Columbia, Bosnia and Kenya—have all...
Americas * Raytheon received a $450 million US Air Force contract for engineering changes and development of the Small Diameter Bomb II. Under the terms of the deal, the firm will conduct design, development, integration, test and production engineering for changes to...
Americas * Orbital ATK has announced the award of a $359 million contract from the US Navy to continue full-rate production of AGM-88E advanced anti-radiation guided missiles (AARGM). The initial contract includes a $157 million award for Lot Six full-rate production,...
Americas * Shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine has delivered the future USS Little Rock, a Freedom variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), to the US Navy. The Little Rock—completed last summer and is expected to be commissioned into service in December—is the Navy's...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has received a $15.5 million contract modification to conduct repair work on the damaged USS Fitzgerald. The contract marks the beginning of the repair work required on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer following its June 17 collision with a...
Americas * Lockheed Martin announced the successful intercept of a tactical ballistic missile with a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) surface-to-air-missile controlled from a remote launcher, the first time such a test has been...