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Japan Likely To Upgrade Patriot Missile System For 2020 Olympics

July 29, 2016 @ 10:07 AM

Japan is likely to make a significant upgrade to its Patriot missile defence system in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and to be able to intercept more advanced North Korean ballistic missiles in future. The Missile Segment Enhancement could double the range of the current Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles to around 30 km (19 miles), sources aware of the plan told
Boeing To Provide 80 Mission Computers To Support Australian F/A-18 And EA-18...

July 29, 2016 @ 10:04 AM

Boeing is being awarded $41 million to procure 80 advanced capability mission computers and associated non-recurring engineering in support of the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft for the Navy and the government of Australia. Work is expected to be complete by August 2018, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
Lockheed Martin To Provide 103 Automatic Radar Periscope Detectors For MH-60R Fleet...

July 29, 2016 @ 09:55 AM

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $67 million contract for the manufacture, and delivery of up to 103 AN/APS-153(V) 1 automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination multi-mode radar kits to upgrade the MH-60R fleet aircraft. Work is expected to be complete by September 2020, US Deprartment of defense said in a statement Friday
BAE Systems To Supply MIFS Gun Systems Worth $245 Million For Royal

July 29, 2016 @ 09:39 AM

BAE Systems has received a $245 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide the gun system, the Maritime Indirect Fires System (MIFS), for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. Under the contract, the Company will manufacture three MIFS Integrated Gunnery Systems (IGS) and one trainer system for the UK Royal Navy
UN Peacekeepers Order Russian BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carriers

July 29, 2016 @ 09:30 AM

Russias Military Industrial Company (MIC) will supply a batch of the BTR-80 armored personnel carriers for the UN peacekeepers. "The UN peacekeepers have ordered a batch of the BTR-80 APCs", the company spokesman Sergei Suvorov told TASS on Wednesday
Northrop Grumman Wins $164 Million To Provide E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft To Japan

July 29, 2016 @ 07:16 AM

Northrop Grumman has won $164 million contract to provide one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft configured for the Government of Japan. Work is expected to be completed in March 2018, the US DoD said in a statement Friday
UK Receives 30th Upgraded Merlin Mk2 Helicopter From Lockheed Martin

July 29, 2016 @ 06:12 AM

The UK Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of the 30th upgraded Merlin Mk2 helicopter from industry. Lockheed Martin UK joined representatives from the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence for a ceremony to mark the handover of the final airframe at Leonardo's facility in Yeovil, England, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Friday
BAE Systems, Rheinmetall Shortlisted For Australian Land 400 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Evaluation

July 28, 2016 @ 03:51 PM

The Australian Department of Defence has selected BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall to participate in the next stage of evaluation for LAND 400 Phase 2, Armys Mounted Combat Reconnaissance capability. Deputy Secretary Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Kim Gillis, said both BAE Systems and Rheinmetall have been assessed as offering competitive solutions with designs based on capabilities already in service with other nations, the Australian DoD said in a statement Thursday
Netherlands, Luxembourg To Buy 2 Airbus A330 Tanker Transport Aircraft

July 28, 2016 @ 03:38 PM

The Netherlands is ready to purchase two Airbus tanker transport aircraft with Luxembourg. The aircraft will be NATO property and will be stationed at Eindhoven airbase in the Netherlands for pooling and sharing
UK To Integrate 62-Calibre Mark 45 Naval Gun On Type 26 Global...

July 28, 2016 @ 03:14 PM

The UK Maritime Indirect Fire System (MIFS) will be integrated onto the Type 26 Global Combat Ships, currently being designed by BAE Systems. MIFS includes the 5-inch, 62-calibre Mark 45 Naval Gun System, which is already in service with other NATO nations, including the US and Spanish navies, the UK department of defense said in a statement Thursday

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