Dutch CH-47D, Afghanistan(click to view full) On Sept 27/06, the US DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) notified Congress of the Netherlands' request for up to 9 of the newest CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters in a country-specific CH-47F (NL) variant, complete...
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Israel Seeks 10 Year FMF Package with US | Russian DARPA Equivalent to Develop Rotary Winged UAV | BAE, Fincantieri, Navantia Vie to Build Australian Navy Frigates
Americas * The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $181.7 million contract for the manufacture and delivery of F-35 low-rate initial production Lot 9 Alternate Mission Equipment, including armaments, pilot flight equipment, and red gear to a number of clients....
BAE’s Archerfish Takes on Sea Mines | Italy & France Spar Over Qatari Deal | Royal Navy Testing UAVs for Navigating Ice in Antarctic
Americas * The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $22 million contract to produce Archerfish mine neutralizers. Flown on board the MH-60S, Archerfish is a remotely-controlled underwater vehicle equipped with an explosive warhead to destroy sea mines. Deliveries of the...
Raytheon Gets $1B+ for NGJ Pods | Legal Disruption Delays JLTV Program | Bipartisan Push to Increase Funds for Israel’s Missile Defense Programs
Americas * Raytheon has won a $1.01 billion contract for the design, manufacture, integration, demonstration, and test of 15 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) engineering development model pods. The contract is in support of the engineering and manufacturing development...
USAF’s GSC Issues RFP for Jammin’ Drone Fighters | Pratt & Whitney Wins $1.4B Deal for F-35 Engines | Rafael Unveils New Drone Dome to Neutralize Malicious UAVs
Americas * A request has been made by the USAF's Global Strike Command for a small UAV capable of defeating small commercial drones with electric jamming. The winner must weigh not more than 2.72kg and carry an on board jammer that operates on 433MHz, 915MHz, 2.4GHz...
Next Gen Jammer Under Development | Boeing Optimistic on Early KC-46 Deliveries | Mitsu’s X-2 Stealth Demo Expected by EOM
Americas * The Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Increment 1 (Inc 1) has been approved to enter the Engineering & Manufacturing Development Phase. The announcement was made after the approval by Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and...
US Army’s Multi-Mission Launcher – Success! | SpaceX Lands on Drone Ship After Delivery to ISS | Turkey Plans Summer 2016 Space Agency Launch
Americas * AIM-9X missiles fired from the US Army's new Multi-Mission Launcher has defeated a cruise missile and an unmanned aerial system (UAS). The tests conducted on April 1 and March 29 respectively were part of an engineering demonstration of the Indirect Fire...
US Navy Launching ACTUV Test Program | New Attack Aircraft Plans Up for Review by USAF | Mi-28NE Helo Orders Increase
Americas * Boeing will provide another 117 AH-64E re-manufactured Apache helicopters to the US Army. The contract will earn the company $922.6 million with work estimated to be completed by May 31, 2018. It follows the announcement in March by the DoD that the Army...
Algerian Arms Deal Brings Russia $7.5 billion, Gas Market Leverage
Yak-130(click to view full) A February 2006 report noted that a $4 billion arms sale was brewing between Algeria and Russia involving fighter aircraft, tanks, and air defense systems, with the possibility of additional equipment. Those options came through the...

