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Thailand To Buy New Transport Aircraft

September 16, 2016 @ 07:24 PM

The Thailand Air Force is eyeing to buy a new fleet of transport aircraft to replace their ageing C-130 Hercules. The competition between Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation Y-9 and Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules might emerge for procurement of new transport planes, an official was quoted as saying by
Austal USA Wins US Navy Contract To Build Fast Transport Vessels

September 16, 2016 @ 06:37 PM

Austal USA has won a $248.9 million contract from the US Navy to design and construct two Expeditionary Fast Transport(EPF) vessels
US Air Force Awards $77 Million For J8 Jeep Tactical Vehicles

September 16, 2016 @ 02:29 PM

Africa Automotive Distribution Service has been awarded a $77 million contract for J8 Jeep tactical vehicles. This contract satisfies recurring requirements for Jeep J8 tactical vehicles and related equipment, spares kits, special tools, ancillary equipment including recurring, and related training and services
Boeing Wins $99 Million USAF Infrared Countermeasures For Large Aircraft Contract

September 16, 2016 @ 02:22 PM

Boeing has been awarded a $99 million contract for the acquisition of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Block 30 hardware as contractor furnished equipment. The contractor will provide LAIRCM Block 30 hardware for low-rate initial production Lot 1 and Lot 2 aircraft, to include the non-recurring engineering required to account for known and future diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages issues and Block 30 common configuration for entire aircraft fleet, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Raytheon Wins $63 Million To Deliver 18 AESA Radars For US Naval...

September 16, 2016 @ 02:14 PM

Raytheon has won a $63 million contract for the manufacture and delivery of 18 AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for the US Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. In addition, this order provides for the procurement of two AN/APG-79 AESA radars in support of testing associated with the AESA configuration D upgrade, and one AN/APG-79 radar for the government of Australia, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Pakistan-Nigeria JF-17 Fighter Jet Contract Likely During November IDEAS Show In Karachi

September 16, 2016 @ 02:10 PM

Pakistan will possibly announce the JF-17 fighter contract with Nigeria during the IDEAS Show, scheduled to held in Karachi from 22 to 25 November 2016. Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan to purchase the Pakistani-Chinese PAC/CAC JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter,
Indian Air Force To Get New Fighter Jets After 20 Years

September 16, 2016 @ 02:01 PM

Nearly 20 years after the Indian Air Force (IAF) procured Sukhoi-30 fighters, the Indian MoD is poised to conclude a deal to buy 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft to supplement the IAFs fleet. The last time India ordered a new fighter aircraft was in 1997 for the purchase of Su-30MK aircraft with Russia
BAE Systems Developing Big Data Tech To Monitor Ship Performance

September 16, 2016 @ 12:32 PM

BAE Systems is testing a new big data technology known as the Ship Energy Assessment - Condition Optimisation & Routing Enhancement System (SEA-CORES), which enhances ship maintenance for the UK Royal Navy as well as commercial organisations. The jointly funded research project, sponsored by Innovate UK, seeks to develop a technology that monitors equipment, fuel and energy performance for better management of fleets in real-time
India Can Re-export Russian Helicopters To Afghanistan: Russian Official

September 16, 2016 @ 12:02 PM

Moscow may ok Indias possible re-export of Russian-made Mi-24 helicopters to Afghanistan. "If the Indians want to sell them, there is a special procedure for that
US Navy Awards $1 Billion Contracts For Cyberspace, Research And Tech Integration

September 16, 2016 @ 11:50 AM

The US Navy has picked seven companies to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering and technology integration. The seven companies being awarded include Raytheon, Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, Northrop Grumman, Science Applications International, Scientific Research Corp and Vencore

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