Americas * A decision will be made shortly by the US Navy to go ahead with low-rate production of the Lockheed Martin High Altitude Anti-submarine warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC) package. The package integrates an air-launched accessory (ALA) kit with a GPS guidance...
Americas * The US Department of Defense is expected to award Lockheed Martin a multi-billion contract to start production of 200 new heavy cargo helicopters for the US Marines Corp by the end of the week. Colonel Hank Vanderborght, head of the Pentagon's CH-53K King...
Myanmar MiG-29B(click to view full) In late December 2009, reports surfaced that Myanmar (formerly Burma) had signed a EUR 400 million (about $571 million) deal with Russia's Rosoboronexport for 20 MiG-29D fighters. Some sources add a deal for more Mi-35 attack...
Americas * The US Army Research Laboratory is exploring the possibility of giving troops a body-worn weapons mount, or "third arm," that would decrease the weight of combat loads carried by soldiers and free up their hands for other tasks. Weighing less than 4 pounds,...
Americas * AAR Supply Chain has won a $909 million contract to support the USAF's Landing Gear Performance Based Logistics One program. Under the deal, the company will purchase, remanufacture, distribute and provide inventory control for the branch's C-130, KC-135...
Americas * The US has imposed sanctions on 30 foreign individuals and companies for alleged aiding of arms sales to Syria, North Korea and Iran. A State Department statement said that 11 companies or individuals from China, North Korea or the United Arab Emirates were...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has ruled the T-50A out of the USAFs upcoming light attack aircraft experiment, instead focusing on offering the plane as part of the service's T-X trainer competition. The company stated that the T-50A, a variant of Korea Aerospace...
Americas * Lockheed Martin claims they can deliver the T-50A aircraft to meet the USAF's T-X trainer program two years ahead of the service's 2024 initial operating capability schedule. Speaking at the company's annual media day, Rob Weiss, the executive vice...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has been given a $40 million contract modification to strip and recoat F-22 coatings for the USAF's F-22 Raptor fleet. Work on the contract will be performed at various locations in California, Georgia, Utah, and Texas, and work is expected...