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CH2M Hill Wins $240 Million US Navy Contract For Environmental Clean-Up

January 15, 2016 @ 07:51 AM

The CH2M Hill Company in Virginia Beach has been awarded $240 million contract for environmental clean-up projects for the US Navy on the East Coast of the United States. "CH2M Hill, Virginia Beach, Virginia, is being awarded a maximum amount $240,000,000… for environmental action services on Navy and Marine Corps installations at sites in… [the] Atlantic area of responsibility (AOR)," the US Department of Defense said in a statement on Thursday
Boeing Signs $855 Million T-38 Talon Trainer Contract

January 15, 2016 @ 07:46 AM

The US Air Force has extended a previous contract with Boeing to support and maintain its T-38 Talon trainer fleet for another 10 years under a $855 million deal. “We are playing a vital role in preparing pilots to make the transition to modern fighter aircraft,” said Kurt Schroeder, T-38 program manager
Boeing Upgrades USAF B-52s To Carry GPS-Guided Bombs

January 14, 2016 @ 05:22 PM

Boeing has upgraded Six US Air Forces B-52 bombers to allow the aircraft to carry GPS-guided or “smart” bombs in the weapons bay for the first time. “The upgrades to the B-52 bombers internal weapons bay have made it possible to have zero gap on the bombers long-range bombing capabilities as we transfer from Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missiles to Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range,” said Col
Russian Navy To Get Two More IL-38N Anti-Submarine Aircraft

January 14, 2016 @ 01:56 PM

The Russian Navy will receive two more IL-38N Novella anti-submarine aircraft in November this year, the Deputy General Director of Ilyushin Aviation complex Yuri Yudin said. Under a contract with the Defense Ministry, Ilyushin is set to give the Russian Navy 28 units of IL-38N by 2020, Yudin was quoted as saying by Sputnik
Protocol Signed To Service Russian-Made Helicopters In Serbia

January 14, 2016 @ 01:40 PM

Serbia has signed a protocol to establish a regional center for servicing Russian-made helicopters in Serbia, the Serbian Defense Ministrys press service said on Wednesday. The signing of a protocol was done by Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and First Deputy Director of Russias Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Andrey Boitsov
Three Former Employees Of Singapore's ST Marine In Corruption Net

January 14, 2016 @ 11:33 AM

Three former employees of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) were charged in the State Courts of Singapore on 13 January for their involvement in the corruption racket. As part of 2011 investigation launched by Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), former ST Marine employees - chief operating officer Han Yew Kwang, President of commercial business Tan Mong Seng (Tan) and Senior Vice President Mok Kim Whang (Mok) are charged under the section 477A of the Penal Code of the Prevention of Corruption Act
Raytheon Completes Seeker Test For Tomahawk Cruise Missile

January 14, 2016 @ 08:32 AM

Raytheon Company has completed a captive flight test of a seeker designed to let Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile engage with moving targets on land and at sea. Using company-funded, independent research and development, the test was conducted with a modified Tomahawk missile nose cone mounted on a T-39 test aircraft and equipped with a seeker integrated with Raytheon's new, modular, multi-mode processor
Italy Transfers Authority Of 31 Military Air Transport Aircraft To EATC

January 14, 2016 @ 08:26 AM

The European Air Transport Command (EATC) has integrated 31 fixed wing air transport aircraft from Italian Air Force, the command centre announced Tuesday. EATC based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, will now have operational control over these transferred Italian transport and tanker assets, including four Boeing KC 767A, twenty Lockheed C-130 J Hercules II and seven Alenia C-27 J Spartan
Two US Air Force Contracts Worth $79 Million Awarded For Rocket Propulsion...

January 14, 2016 @ 08:13 AM

The US Department of Defense has awarded two contracts total worth $79 million for development of rocket propulsion system prototypes for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. As per terms of the Air Force contracts, the two awardees ATK Launch Systems Inc
Raytheon Wins Griffin Missiles Contract Worth $85 Million

January 14, 2016 @ 07:57 AM

Raytheon Missile Systems has won a US Air Force contract worth $85 million for Griffin missiles and support. Raytheon will provide Griffin A and B Block II/III missiles, including test and support equipment with engineering support, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday

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