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US Marine Corps' KC 130 Refuelling Tanker Crashes, Killing 16

July 11, 2017 @ 12:29 PM

The US Marine Corps military plane crashed in rural Mississippi with nine Marines onboard. The Lockheed Martin KC-130 crashed into a soybean field about 135 kilometres north of Jackson around 4pm on Monday afternoon, killing sixteen people
Gripen Pulls Out From Belgian Fighter Replacement Programme

July 11, 2017 @ 12:18 PM

Sweden will not submit an answer to Belgian Ministry of Defence (MoD) Request for Information (RFI) to replace its current F-16 fleet as it cannot follow Belgian request for extensive operational support. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration FMV said on Monday that Gripen is a highly advanced and cost-effective fighter aircraft system that fully meets the operational requirements in the Belgian request for proposal, but in their request Belgium is also seeking extensive operational support from the delivering nation
US Long-Range Patriot Missiles Deployed In Lithuania

July 11, 2017 @ 11:42 AM

The US military has stationed Patriot anti-aircraft missiles in Lithuania for military exercises for the first time. The weapons system was stationed in the small Baltic nation and NATO member for the Tobruq Legacy 2017 air defence military exercises, which will run July 11-22
US Approves $58M Common Missile Warning Systems To Netherlands

July 11, 2017 @ 10:46 AM

The US State Department has approved $58.2 million for the sale of AN/AAR-57A (V) 7 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to be employed on the Netherlands AH-64D Apache helicopters
US Approves $1B Joint Light Tactical Vehicles To United Kingdom

July 11, 2017 @ 10:19 AM

The US State Department has approved $1.035 billion sale of 2747 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and accessories to the United Kingdom
Naval Group Eyes Indian Navy’s Scorpene Submarine Maintenance Contract

July 11, 2017 @ 06:23 AM

Naval Group (formerly DCNS) is eyeing a multi-billion dollar maintenance contract of Indian Navys six Scorpene submarines under Project75 programme. “The maintenance contract is still under works
Ukraine’s Border Guard Starts Using Spectator-M Unmanned Aircraft Systems

July 11, 2017 @ 05:45 AM

Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has put the new Spectator-M unmanned aircraft system to service. Flights are carried out within the reserved airspace with help of BPAC-MP-1, unmanned aviation complexes, SBGS official website said
US Navy Issues RFI For New Guided Missile Frigate Replacement Program

July 11, 2017 @ 05:33 AM

The US Navy has issued Request for Information (RFI) on Monday for small surface combatant the future Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)). The Navy desires to award a Detail Design and Construction contract in FY2020 for its next evolution of small surface combatant the FFG(X)
Bahrain Defense Force Orders Sniper Targeting Pods For F-16 Fleet

July 10, 2017 @ 04:54 PM

Lockheed Martin received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet. Under the $22
Lockheed Martin Wins $288M To Modernize US Army’s Vehicle Crew Training Systems...

July 10, 2017 @ 03:36 PM

Lockheed Martin has won $288 million contract to modernize U.S

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