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DCNS, Piriou Team Up For French Ocean-Going Vessels Contract

January 13, 2014 @ 01:29 PM

Piriou and DCNS has won a contract from the Direction Générale de l'Armement's (DGA) to develop and deliver three multi-mission ocean-going vessels for the French Navy. The three ships development contract, which has an option for a fourth and the associated maintenance service, is a part of the French Navy's B2M multi-mission ship programme, for which Piriou serves as the lead contractor
Finland Order More JASSMs To Support F-18C/D Aircraft

January 11, 2014 @ 08:50 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a $13.3 million contract in November to support additional integration of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) onto the Finnish Air Force F-18C/D aircraft
Raytheon Wins $156 Million SM-3 Block IB Missile Contract

January 10, 2014 @ 09:03 AM

Raytheon has won a $156 million contract to procure 8 Standard Missile-3 Block IB missile material and all up round build up. The SM-3IB is scheduled to begin deployment in 2015, but this new contract modification will have Raytheon continuing to deliver missiles to MDA through September 2016
CAE Wins Training Support System Contracts Worth $110 Million

January 8, 2014 @ 12:45 PM

CAE today announced that it has won contracts valued at more than $110 million to provide a range of training systems and services. The string of contracts, which add to CAE's third quarter fiscal year 2014 order intake, include a new program to provide Beechcraft T-44C aircrew training for the United States Navy, a foreign military sale contract to provide an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter simulator for the Royal Danish Navy, and a contract from Beechcraft to provide a T-6C ground-based training system (GBTS) for the Mexican Air Force
USAF To Demo CHIRP Sensor In 2016

January 6, 2014 @ 12:50 PM

The US Air Force is planning to conduct a flight demonstration of the commercially hosted infrared payload (CHIRP) follow-on technology in 2016. In an email to SpaceNews, , Space and Missile Systems Center spokesperson said the service is currently pursuing wide field-of-view options to include another flight demonstration in 2016 to inform future architecture decisions
3D Printing Could Cut Down Military Hardware Maintenance Costs

January 6, 2014 @ 12:30 PM

With the recent successful demonstration by BAE Systems of its Tornado fighter jet fitted with metal components created on a 3D printer, the aerospace and defence industry is excited over the prospect of a technology which may reduce its spares warehousing and logistics cost. Procuring and stocking spares and moving them to bases form a huge part of the running cost of maintaining military hardware such as aircraft, tanks and ships
BAE Systems Awarded MK 41 Launching Systems Contract

January 6, 2014 @ 10:51 AM

BAE Systems has won a $19 million modification contract for MK 41 vertical launching system canister production requirements. Production requirements will include 89 MK 21 MOD 3 (SM-6) canisters, coding plug assemblies, explosive bolts, and impulse cartridge assemblies
General Electric Wins $572 Million F414 Engine Support Contract

January 6, 2014 @ 10:48 AM

General Electric was awarded a $572 million three-year performance based logistics requirements contract, for the repair, replacement, and program support for 17 F414 engine (F/A-18 E, F and EA-18G aircraft) components. Work is expected to be completed by Dec
Raytheon Win $134 Million Global ASNT Increment I Contract

December 30, 2013 @ 02:10 PM

Raytheon has won a $134 million contract for the design and development of Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminals Increment I. Global ASNT Increment I is a secure, survivable multi-path communication system used to disseminate nuclear command and control messages from national-level decision authorities to wing command posts and bomber, tanker and reconnaissance aircrews at geographically dispersed locations
Russian Armed Forces To Get Advanced Air Defense Systems In 2016

December 30, 2013 @ 07:08 AM

The Russian armed forces will receive advanced Buk-M3 air defense missile systems in 2016, the Air Defense Force's chief said last week. “We are now in the midst of planned rearmament to replace Buk-M1 with Buk-M2

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