Americas * Northrop Grumman has received a $332 million modification to an existing contract for work at the Joint National Center Research and Development for the Missile Defense Agency and the Department of Defense. Under the terms of the agreement, work to be...
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C2BMC: Putting the ‘System’ in Ballistic Missile Defense
Monitors went black Sell everything! C2BMC puts the "system" in the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System. At least that's how the US Missile Defense Agency describes the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) element. Basically, C2BMC...
USS Ronald Reagan commences sea trials | Turkey to unveil new missiles at IDEF 2017 | German woes over delayed A400M
Americas * Boeing has received a $89.2 million US Navy contract to conduct maintenance on various F/18 series fighter and EA-F18G electronic warfare aircraft. Included in the agreement are a wide variety of inspection and engineering projects, including High Flight...
Navy announces first test of UMCS | Saudi Apaches to receive upgrades | India & Russia close to FGFA milestone
Americas * GKN Aerospace will produce and provide a new fuel bladder system for the first production model of General Atomic's Predator B MQ-9B UAV, scheduled for 2018. An agreement signed between the two firms has a full potential value of $15 million when it enters...
The Reaper drops a JDAM | Saudi seeking several THAAD batteries | Japan jostles to obtain Tomahawks
Americas * A MQ-9 Reaper UAV has dropped a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) at a range in Nevada, USA for the first time. By adding the JDAM to the UAV's arsenal, operators will have a greater opportunity to track targets in bad weather as it utilizes a...
Boeing pulls Harpoon out of OTH cruise missile contract | 6th KC-46 begins testing | PAK-FAs to be armed anti-ship missile
Americas * Boeing has pulled its Harpoon anti-ship missile out of a US Navy contract aimed at procuring an over-the-horizon (OTH) cruise missile for its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and frigates. Proposed upgrades to the current Harpoon Block II would have initially...
Raytheon to provide radars for Arleigh Burkes | Cayuse Warriors for Kenya | Seoul announces second Dokdo-class AAS
Americas * Raytheon has received a $327.1 million US Navy contract for the low-rate production of the Air and Missile Defense Radar system. Known as the AMDR or AN/SPY-6(V), the order calls for the procurement of three initial systems, including the equipment and...
DoD orders more F-35s | GE to supply T700 engines to US Army | JF-17B makes maiden flight
Americas * The US DoD has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.377 billion contract for the low-rate initial production of 130 Lot 12 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, including the provision of parts, maintenance, and other services for the program. In addition the Lot 12 F-35...
Raytheon to Mod AOC WS with $375M Order from USAF | Saab to Supply RBS-15 Anti-ship Missiles to Sweden | China’s AG600 Completes Maiden Flight
Americas * Raytheon has received a $375 million order from the USAF to modernize the service's Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS) over the next six years. Under the terms of the agreement, the firm will update the existing AOC WS baseline software,...

