India has reportedly canceled a tender to buy six new mid-air refueling aircraft for fighter jets in which the EADS Airbus A-330 MRTT (multi-role tanker transport) was a top contender. ‘‘The RFP (request for proposal) will be re-floated and will go to EADS, Boeing (US) and Ilyushin (Russian), among others, for a global competition now,’’ an unnamed Indian defence ministry official was quoted by a leading Indian newspaper
Boeing and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence today announced that the UAE has signed a contract for the acquisition of six Boeing C-17 Globemaster III advanced airlifters. The UAE, which announced in 2009 that it would modernize its airlift capabilities with the C-17, is the second Middle East nation to order the airlifter
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Lockheed Martin Corp., Missile and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded on Dec
Goodrich Corporation has received a $49 million contract from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding to provide a number of composite components for the next eight Virginia Class nuclear fast attack submarines, collectively referred to as Block III. Goodrich's Engineered Polymer Products team in Jacksonville, Fla
Contracts have been signed for the RAF's seventh C-17 strategic transport aircraft to increase the size of the fleet that has seen heavy usage during recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Boeing C-17 Globemaster has proven extremely popular with the RAF and can operate in both strategic and tactical roles, combining transcontinental range with the ability to operate from short runways under basic conditions
General Dynamics Land Systems Division, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Dec
Kongsberg Defense, was awarded on Dec. 23, 2009, a $162,208,210 contract
Sikorsky to deliver $171 million UH-60M aircrafts to UAE Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn
USA has awarded $151 million contract to Lockheed Martin for HIMARS Lockheed Martin Corp was awarded on Dec. 22, 2009, a $151,166,292 contract