The Army on Monday placed a fresh order for an additional 124 'Arjun' main battle tanks, after it reportedly fared better than the Russian-made T-90 tank during comparative trials earlier this year, an agency report said quoting an Indian MOD spokesperson. The new order comes in the wake of reports that Arjun had outdone the Russian-made T-90 tanks during comparative trials in the deserts of Rajasthan earlier this year
General Walt Natynczyk, the Chief of the Defence Staff, welcomed General Knud Bartels, the Chief of Defence of Denmark, to Ottawa on May 13 -14 to discuss a range of issues of common interest, including the Arctic, NATO, Afghanistan, and counter-piracy. General Natynczyk and General Bartels also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Arctic Defence, Security, and Operational Cooperation
A team led by Lockheed Martin was selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to compete for future task orders under the DIA Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) contracting vehicle. "Lockheed Martin is thrilled to be selected by the DIA," said John Mengucci, President of Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services-Defense
The undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics certified to Congress that the proposed F/A-18 multiyear procurement met statutory requirements, including substantial savings, for 124 F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. The proposed agreement will run for four years, from fiscal 2010 through 2013
Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec), announced support for the creation of new high-tech jobs in the Canadian aerospace industry. CAE Inc
BAE Systems has been awarded a five year contract worth in the region of £150m by Eurofighter GmbH to provide an avionic equipment repair support service on the Typhoon fleets for the air forces of Germany, Spain and the UK. The contract changes the current repair contracting method on Typhoon by placing an incentive on BAE Systems to provide resolution to technical problems more quickly and to continue to reduce the volume of repair activity undertaken
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, was awarded on May 10 a $142,086,975 contract for Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Operational Integration Center Analytical Support Team supplement. Work is to be performed in Reston, Va
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Newport News, Va
Magellan Aerospace Corporation announced today that it has reached agreement with Rolls-Royce Plc and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG to manufacture mainline shafts and stub shafts for various Rolls-Royce engine programs. The work will be performed on these flight safety critical rotating parts at Magellan's Middleton Aerospace facility in Haverhill, MA
Jordan Signs letter of intent with U.S