Americas * The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has given Raytheon a $66.4 million contract modification for the Standard Missile-3 Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense program. Work will be carried out in Tuscon, Ariz and includes engineering work, support services...
Americas * The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $11.1 million contract modification to conduct additional ground repair work on the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft operated by the service. Work will be carried out at Jacksonville, Fla., as well as other sites...
F-35 mockup (click to view full) Australia's new Liberal Party government has announced that they'll buy up to 58 F-35s, raising the RAAF's approved fleet size to the 72 aircraft mentioned in the Labor Party's May 2013 White Paper. They're saying that the money has...
Americas * The Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office has received a $57.1 million US Navy contract modification to carry out modifications to the MV-22 Osprey fleet operated by the US Marine Corps (USMC) in support of the V-22 Common Configuration-Readiness and...
Americas * The US Secret Service is planning to deploy and test a small tethered drone during President Donald Trump's visit to his golf club in New Jersey this month. The move, which aims at improving and providing new types of presidential protection, will help...
Malaysian Scorpene (click to view full) The Franco-Spanish Scorpene diesel-electric attack submarine competes on the global market against an array of competitors, especially ThyssenKrupp HDW's U209/212/214 family. In June 2002, the Malaysian government signed a EUR 1...
The concept (click to view full) Back in March 2006, BAE Systems received a contract for "design and production of the 32 MJ Laboratory Launcher for the U.S. Navy." Some hint of what they are talking about can be gleaned from the name. BAE isn't the only firm that's...
Americas * General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $270.2 million contract to provide System Enhancement Package (SEP) components for upgraded US Army M1A2 SEPv2 and SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks. According to the work order, GD will provide, install, and...
PB Lata Australia's Pacific Patrol Boat program solves a regional problem. Australia needs stability, but many of its neighbors are island sets with vast territories to cover, small populations, and small economies. Australia's regional Defence Cooperation Program...