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StandardAero Wins USAF Contract To Support Rolls Royce T56 Engine Module
December 16, 2016 @ 12:54 PMStandardAero has won a contract from the US Air Force to perform Rolls-Royce T56 engine module and maintenance. The one-year contract is a "bridge” contract that sustains T56 overhauls while the USAF prepares for a future commercial competition that will result in a multi-year maintenance contract, the company announced Thursday
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Hanwha Techwin Wins $260M K-9 Self-Propelled Howitzers Deal In Poland
December 16, 2016 @ 12:51 PMHanwha Techwin Co., a South Korean firm has won a 280 billion won (US$260 million) deal to build 96 K-9 self-propelled howitzers for a state-run company in Poland
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Raytheon Wins $459M US Navy Contract To Modernize Voice Encryption Systems
December 16, 2016 @ 12:34 PMRaytheon has been awarded a worth nearly $459 million to modernize the US Navy's aging voice encryption systems to meet the National Security Agency's encryption standards. "The Raytheon Company has been awarded a $458,999,839 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for VINSON/Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) Cryptographic Modernization (VACM) program full-rate production," the Pentagon press release stated on Thursday
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HAL Issues Radar Tender For Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas'
December 16, 2016 @ 12:21 PMHindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) has issued a limited tender to buy AESA (active electronically scanned array) radars for an under-development Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas' from global aviation firms. Apart from US, Israel is also a front-runner in the race to win the tender, an official was quoted as saying by
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NH Industries Delivers 300th NH90 Helicopter To Spain
December 16, 2016 @ 11:13 AMNH Industries delivers 300th NH90 production helicopter to the Spanish Armed Forces on Thursday, December 15. Assembled at the Airbus Helicopters Spanish final assembly line at Albacete, the aircraft will be operated by the Spanish Armys aviation branch, Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET)
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Boeing Wins $90M USAF Contract For Laser Pods
December 16, 2016 @ 10:26 AMBoeing has won $90 million contract from the US Air Force to develop laser pods. “The Boeing Co
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Lockheed Martin Wins $181M F-35 Lightning II Logistics Support Contract
December 16, 2016 @ 10:15 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded $181 million contract to provide logistics services for F-35 Lightning II aircraft in support of the US Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and foreign military sales (FMS) customers. “Lockheed Martin Corp
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Bell-Boeing Wins $411M Worth US Navy Contracts To Repair V-22 Ospreys
December 16, 2016 @ 09:33 AMBell-Boeing has been awarded two US Navy contracts estimated $411 million to repair various parts of the V-22 aircraft. The first contract is worth $246 million that has one-year base period and a one-year option period
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Sea Trials of Australia’s First Air Warfare Destroyer From Next Year
December 16, 2016 @ 09:17 AMThe Australian Navy will commence sea trials of its Air Warfare Destroyer 'Hobart' by early next year. The trials of the first Hobart-class ship will undertake testing of combat and communications systems and further platform system testing
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US, Japan Coordinated Ops To Extract Chinese Jets' Radar Frequency: Beijing Suspects
December 16, 2016 @ 08:28 AMUS and Japanese air forces conducted a coordinated operation to extract the radar frequency of Chinese air forces fighter jets when the latter were flying over the Miyako Strait in the western Pacific earlier this week. In an incident described by Beijing a ‘serious breach, Japanese Self Defence Force (JSDF) F-15 jets fired flares at Chinese Sukhoi 30 jets
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
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Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
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Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...