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Seoul To Finalize F-35 Purchase This Year

January 28, 2014 @ 09:41 AM

The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will finalize the purchase of 40 Lockheed Martins next-generation F-35 jet fighter jets later this year. "We will push to sign the contract in the third quarter, after testing and further negotiations," Jung Kwang-Sun, the DAPAs aircraft department director, was quoted as saying by various media report
Rolls Royce Wins $182 Million C-130J Propulsion System Contract

January 28, 2014 @ 08:00 AM

Rolls Royce has been awarded a $182 million modification to an existing contract for C-130J propulsion system sustainment. The contract modification provides for the exercise of the seventh annual option, a one-year ordering period for sustainment services including logistics support, program management support, engineering services, spares, and technical data in support of the C-130J propulsion system
Saab Wide Area Multilateration System To Enhance Air Surveillance And Safety At...

January 28, 2014 @ 07:53 AM

Saab has been selected to supply a Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system – to provide precise surveillance during the training at US Army Joint Base Lewis – McChord (JBLM), Washington. JBLM will be the fourth US military installation to utilize Saab WAM for surveillance of flights in Special Use Airspace, joining US Naval Air Station Patuxent River, US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and US Army Yuma Proving Grounds
Raytheon To Resume Work On Next Generation Jammer Program

January 28, 2014 @ 07:47 AM

Raytheon has announced it is ready to resume work on this critical electronic attack program, under a $279.4 million Next Generation Jammer contract signed in July 2013
Patria, RUAG Team Up For F/A-18 Fleet Support

January 27, 2014 @ 04:16 PM

Patria Aviation and RUAG Aviation has signed a Teaming Agreement to deliver life cycle support for the F/A-18 fleets of the Finnish and Swiss air forces. The Finnish Ministry of Defence and the Swiss Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports have agreed to study the impacts of the worldwide F/A-18 sundown programmes that will progressively affect the Finnish and Swiss fleets
Lockheed Martin Wins $20 Million LRASM Support Contract

January 27, 2014 @ 04:13 PM

Lockheed Martin has won a $20 million modification contract to perform risk reduction and technical maturity efforts associated with the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. The contractor will execute Systems Requirement Review 2 and support a preliminary design review
Finland To Replace Russian-Made Missiles With US-Made Anti-Aircraft Missiles

January 27, 2014 @ 04:10 PM

Finland is set to acquire hundreds of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles from the United States, Carl Haglund (SFP), the Minister of Defence, announced during his visit to US, Washington last week. Stingers are shoulder-launched short-range missiles that can be used to bring down helicopters, aircraft and drones
UAE To Buy More F-16s And Upgrade Existing Fleet

January 27, 2014 @ 04:04 PM

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested a possible sale of 30 F-16 Block 61 aircraft and to support the upgrade of its existing F-16 Block 60 aircraft for an estimated cost of $270 million. The major Defense Equipment includes 40 20mm M61A Guns; and 40 Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation Systems
New Zealand To Purchase T-6C Trainers Worth $127 Million

January 27, 2014 @ 01:51 PM

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has signed a contract worth $127 million to buy 11 Beechcraft T-6Cs to meet its requirement for an advanced pilot training capability, and includes simulators and classroom- and computer-based training packages. New Zealand requires an intermediate trainer with a glass cockpit that will be able to take students from the Pacific Aerospace CT-4E Airtrainer to the Lockheed Martin P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, Boeing 757 and upgraded Lockheed C-130H transports, plus the AgustaWestland AW109, NH Industries NH90 and future Kaman SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters, according to Flight Global
Who Will Replace AgustaWestland As India’s VVIP Helicopter Supplier?

January 27, 2014 @ 01:44 PM

With the suspension of the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal the status of the Indian Air Forces VVIP chopper procurement has left contenders vying to fulfill Indias requirement. Some reports say that the Indian Air Force now plans to use Russian Mi-17 helicopters that, ironically were dropped from competition in 2006, to ferry VVIPs

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