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Turkey Accelerates Selection Program For New Trainer Aircraft

April 7, 2015 @ 03:38 PM

Turkey is speeding up the process to choose a conceptual trainer alongside plans to build an indigenous fighter jet, Hurryet Daily News reported Tuesday. Turkish officials said the twin crashes were a forceful reminder of a pressing need “to go faster” in selecting a fighter aircraft model based on which Turkey would also build a trainer
Lockheed Martin Wins $174 Million UAE's M57 Guided Missile Contract

April 7, 2015 @ 02:49 PM

Lockheed Martin has won $174 million foreign military sales contract from United Arab Emirates for 124 Army Tactical Missile Systems T2K Unitary M57 guided missile and launching assemblies, test equipment, flight test, and associated services. Work is estimated to be completed by July 31, 2018
Northrop Grumman Wins $146 Million US Hawkeye Aircraft Contract

April 7, 2015 @ 02:34 PM

Northrop Grumman has won $146 million contract from the US for the design, development, fabrication, assembly, integration, furnishing, test and evaluation of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The contract also includes the documentation of accelerated Mid-Term Interoperability Improvement Program, Secure Internet Protocol Router Chat, Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System and Cooperative Engagement Capability in support of the aircraft
Sagem To Upgrade French Army's FELIN Soldier Modernization System

April 7, 2015 @ 02:05 PM

Sagem has won a contract from French defence procurement agency to Upgrade French Army's FELIN Soldier Modernization System. The French defense procurement agency Direction Générale de lArmement has announced last week that the contract for "FELIN V1
Austal To Construct Two LCS For US Navy

April 7, 2015 @ 01:30 PM

The US Navy has selected Austal to construct two more Littoral Combat Ships, LCS 22 and LCS 24. The ships will be the ninth and tenth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships built by Austal as prime contractor under its existing 10-vessel contract with the US Navy, the company announced in its press release last week
US Approves Viper Attack Helos, HellFire Missile Sale To Pakistan

April 7, 2015 @ 12:56 PM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Monday that it has approved sale of AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles to Pakistan for an estimated cost of $952 million. Pakistan has requested 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters, 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares), 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers, 36 H-1 Technical Refresh Mission computers, 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems, 30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems, 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems, 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimized Top Owl, 17 APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe, 17 AN/AAR-47...
Astronics Wins $36 Million US Navy’s Radio Frequency And Control System Contract

April 7, 2015 @ 12:53 PM

Astronics Corp announced today that Astronics Test Systems (ATS) has won a $36.4 million production contract to manufacture, test and deliver the Radio Frequency Distribution and Control System (RFDACS) and associated spare parts for US Navys fleet of submarines
India’s Advanced Air Defense Interceptor Missile Test Fails

April 7, 2015 @ 11:23 AM

The test fire of an updated version of Indias Advanced Air Defense interceptor missile on Monday failed due to the weapon system falling down immediately after take-off from the launcher. The missile was targeted to intercept an electronic target within an altitude of below 20 km as simulated by the mission team to gauge the efficiency and killing precision of the missile
Tactical Communications Group Wins Oman Air Force’ Datalink System Contract

April 7, 2015 @ 09:24 AM

Tactical Communications Group (TCG) announced today that it has successfully deployed data link hardware and software components to support data link operational and training needs for Link 16 interoperability with national and coalition forces for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). TCG delivered a Ground Support System (GSS), based on TCG's Ground Tactical Data Link System (GTS), with four distributed remote tactical display workstations providing Oman with Tactical Situation Awareness, Target, Track, Point, Friendly Participating Unit emulation and message generation on a Link 16 network
Meprolight Wins Multiple Contracts For Night Vision Systems

April 7, 2015 @ 09:15 AM

Meprolight announced today that Israel's Ministry of Defense (IMOD) purchased hundreds of MEPRO LI-OR Night Vision Sights for various IDF departments. The company added that an undisclosed number of other countries' armies have also purchased the MEPRO MINIMON (L) Multi-Functional Lightweight Mini-Monoculars and MEPRO BINIMON (A) Aviator's Night Vision Systems

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