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US Approves 80 SM-2 Missiles For $302 Million To Australia

June 1, 2016 @ 10:04 AM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved sale of 80 SM-2 missiles for $302 million to Australia. The contract includes vertical launch canisters for the SM-2 Block IIIB missiles, contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services
130 Tons Of Anti-Tank Mines Worth $14 Million Destroyed In India’s Ammo...

June 1, 2016 @ 06:08 AM

Sixteen people died and 130 tons of ammunition worth over INR 100 crore (US $14 million) was destroyed besides collateral damage after a fire broke out at the Maharastras Phulgaon Central Ammunition Depot Tuesday. The ammunition depot is one of Asias biggest and houses the largest stockpile of weapons in India
Raytheon Wins $50 Million Logistics Integrations Support Contract

June 1, 2016 @ 05:24 AM

Raytheon is being awarded $50 million contract for the Marine Corps' Logistics Integration Support (LIS) program. The LIS program is a Marine Corps Logistics Command managed program which uses a single source to manage the remanufacture, overhaul or repair or tear down and evaluation, with consistent turn-around times, of the Ground Equipment Secondary Reparable LIS items, the US Department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
Insitu To Provide Six Blackjack Unmanned Aerial Systems To US Navy For...

June 1, 2016 @ 05:08 AM

Insitu has won a $71 million contract for six low-rate initial production Lot V RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy. This contract provides for the procurement of the air vehicles, ground control stations, launch and recovery equipment, shipboard equipment kits, and systems engineering and program management, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
General Dynamics Wins $106 Million To Procure Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 Material

June 1, 2016 @ 04:59 AM

General Dynamics is being awarded a $106 million contract for the procurement of long lead time material and engineering support for the Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 (formerly Mobile Landing Platform Afloat Forward Staging Base). This contract allows the procurement of ship sets of the purchase specifications supporting integrated propulsion, main diesel generator engines, propeller and shafting, integrated bridge electronics, centrifugal pumps, fuel and lube oil purifiers and steering gear components, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
Sikorsky To Retrofit Mexican UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters For $85 Million

June 1, 2016 @ 04:50 AM

Sikorsky was awarded a not to exceed $85 million contract for retrofitting Mexican UH-60M helicopters to full operational capability. Work will be performed with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2019
Boeing Awarded $3.2 Billion Joint Direct Attack Munition Tailkit Contract

June 1, 2016 @ 04:41 AM

Boeing has been awarded a $3.2 billion contract to provide Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tailkits to the US Air Force
India's Home-grown Basic Trainer HTT-40 Completes Maiden Flight

May 31, 2016 @ 02:51 PM

Indian state-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) completed the maiden trail flight of its indigenous basic trainer HTT-40 (Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40) Tuesday. The first flight took off around 8 in the morning in Bengaluru
France Greatly Lowered Rafale Price For lndia: Dassault CEO

May 31, 2016 @ 01:56 PM

France has “greatly” lowered the price of the Rafale fighter jet for India and all requirements (concerning technical, financial and offsets) have been met, CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier said today. In an interview to French publication Les Echos, Trappier said that we (meaning the French government which is negotiating the government-to-government deal) are ready to enter at any time (to sign the contract) since the ball in the camp of the Indian government
North Korean Musudan Ballistic Missile Launch Appears To Have Failed: South

May 31, 2016 @ 01:28 PM

The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched an intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile early morning of Tuesday, but the launch appears to have failed, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). "North Korea attempted to launch an unidentified missile from the region near Wonsan at around 5:20 a

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