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S. Korea Will Pay Less For F-35 Including Engine, According To A...

March 21, 2014 @ 02:27 PM

South Korea will benefit from economies of scale when production of the F-35 stealth jet goes into full swing in the next five years if it signs a contract for 40 aircraft for delivery starting from 2018, a senior Lockheed Martin official was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency. "Seoul is set to confirm a plan to buy 40 F-35As through the U
DARPA’s VTOL-X Programme Takes Off With Phase 1

March 19, 2014 @ 11:53 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four prime contracts for Phase 1 of its vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) programme. Winners Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing, Karem Aircraft and Sikorsky Aircraft, have all proposed unmanned vehicle designs for the programme, which seeks development of a high-speed VTOL aircraft with the hover capability of a helicopter, according to a DARPA statement
GD, Huntington Ingalls Wins DDG 51 Destroyers Contracts Worth $1.24 Billion

March 17, 2014 @ 04:11 PM

The US Navy today awarded two contracts estimated $1.24 billion for the construction of DDG 51 Destroyers
Exelis Wins $75 Million ALQ-211(V)-9 EWS Contract For Turkish F-16D Program ...

March 17, 2014 @ 09:02 AM

Exelis Inc. has won a $75 million contract for ALQ-211(V)-9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) pods in support of the Turkish Air Force F-16D Block 50 program
AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor Completes Expansion Phase With Test Aircraft

March 14, 2014 @ 10:40 AM

AgustaWestland today announced it completed the AW609 TiltRotor envelop expansion phase with the first two test aircraft in December 2013. Together they have now flown almost 1,000 hours
Lockheed Martin To Upgrade US Army’s Apache Target System

March 14, 2014 @ 09:03 AM

Lockheed Martin received a $14 million contract in 2013 from the U.S
BAE Systems Wins £20 Million Contract For New Royal Navy Ships

March 13, 2014 @ 12:41 PM

BAE Systems has won a £20 million contract from the UK MoD to supply parts for the Royal Navy's 3 new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). The contract was announced on March 12, during the Minister for Defence, Philip Dunnes to the companys shipyards in Scotland
Missile Defense Agency Outlines Next European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) Phases

March 11, 2014 @ 08:44 AM

The US Missile Defense Agency will continue to keep threats ashore by continuing “to support the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) to protect our European NATO allies and deployed forces from ballistic missile attacks”. The MDA has successfully implemented the EPAA Phase 1 by deploying Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a land-based radar in Turkey, and Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications system node at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany in 2011
Singapore To Replace Boeing KC-135 Refueling Tankers With Airbus A330 MRTT Aircraft

March 6, 2014 @ 02:00 PM

Singapore today confirmed its decision to buy the Airbus's A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft as a replacement to its ageing Boeing KC-135R air refuelling tankers. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen told parliament of the decision to acquire the MRTT but did not say how many the country will buy
Turkey To Conclude Chinese Missile Deal In April: Reports

February 28, 2014 @ 11:38 AM

Turkey is hoping to finalize the deal with China for the purchase of long-range missile defense systems by April, according to Reuters. In September 2013, Turkey announced the selection of Chinas FD-2000 missile-defense system over rival offers from Franco-Italian Eurosam SAMP/T and US-based firm Raytheon

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