The Board of Directors of Thales met under the chairmanship of Luc Vigneron on 10 December 2009 and reviewed the Group's strategic prospects. A comprehensive review of the company's activities has been performed over the last few months
Hervé Morin, the Minister of Defense, announced the award of an order for two maritime security helicopters (SECMAR). The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on 1st December 2009 awarded a purchase order for two EC 225 civil helicopters to Eurocopter (EADS group)
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp was awarded on Dec. 2, 2009, a $168,700,000 contract for H-60 supplies and technical, engineering and logistical support services for a period of 12 months in support of overhaul, repair and recapitalization of the H-60 weapon system at Corpus Christi Army Depot
Russian Helicopters is pursuing modernisation of constituent companies by introducing prospective industry technology to the manufacturing process. As part of this move Arsenyev Aviation Company Progress named after N
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on Dec
As a result of the Navy's change in acquisition strategy for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, the Navy can now release the pricing for LCS 3 and LCS 4 awarded contracts. The total value of the LCS 3 contract, awarded to Lockheed Martin Corporation on March 23, was $470,854,144 which includes ship construction, non-recurring construction and additional engineering effort, configuration management services, additional crew and shore support, special studies and post delivery support
International arms manufacturers have joined the race to offer a replacement for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Mikoyan MiG-29N fighter aircraft to be phased out next year. At the ongoing 2009 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima 2009) exhibition here, several of these manufacturers openly stated their desire to supply Malaysia such an aircraft
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems division (GA-EMS) was awarded a $675.2 million contract action (UCA) by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration was awarded on Nov. 25, 2009, a $32,328,000 contract for the production of 30 Marine Corps LAV C2A2 vehicles in the amount of $19,828,000 with the option for 22 additional vehicles in the amount of $12,430,000
Textron, Inc. was awarded on Nov