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Netherlands May Cancel Last Three F-35 Fighters Buy Due to High Dollar...

December 2, 2017 @ 02:30 AM

The Dutch Ministry of Defense may cancel the purchase of last three F-35 fighter jets due to high dollar rate. The MoD may not have enough money to buy the last three of the 37 fighter jets as the government plans to purchase, State Secretary Barbara Visser of Defense wrote in a letter to the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, ANP news wire reported Thursday
General Dynamics Wins US Army Mission Training Support Contract Worth $975 Million

December 2, 2017 @ 02:22 AM

General Dynamics was awarded the Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support contract by the US Army Contracting Command. The multiple award contract has a ceiling value of approximately $975 million with a five-year ordering period
Navantia-Saab Team Submits Canadian Surface Combatant Program Bid

December 1, 2017 @ 04:09 PM

A day after Lockheed Martin-led team submitted bid for the Canadian Surface Combatant program, Navantia-led group followed with its response to the multi-billion dollar tender. Navantia will provide its ship platform, Saab Australia will be the Combat Systems Integrator (CSI) with CEA Technologies providing key elements of the proposed solution
Saudi Anti-Missile Systems Intercept Houti Missile

December 1, 2017 @ 11:55 AM

Saudi Air-defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile launched from inside Yemini territory on Thursday. This is the second missile launched by the Houti-controlled area of Yemen and the 78th since the conflict over two years ago
First 50 Missiles, Firing Posts from MMP Combat System Delivered to French

December 1, 2017 @ 09:49 AM

Frances defence procurement agency, DGA, has accepted delivery of the first batch of 50 missiles and 20 firing posts from the new MMP land combat missile system manufactured by MBDA, last week. The new system will gradually replace the Milan, the HOT missiles mounted on VAB Armoured Fighting Vehicles and the ERYX for some of these missiles
South Korea Sets Up New Airborne Intelligence Unit to Spy on North

December 1, 2017 @ 07:07 AM

The South Korean Air Force (SKAF) has created a bigger airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unit to monitor Pyongyangs nuclear and missile activities. The new unit plans to introduce two RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles next year under a 2014 contract with the US, with two more to arrive in 2019,
Boeing’s Nuclear Deterrent ICBM Program Completes First Key Review

December 1, 2017 @ 06:08 AM

Boeings Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program to replace the nuclear-armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) completed its first key review with the U S Air Force. The review validated program technical requirements prior to the design and development phase of Americas next intercontinental ballistic missile system, a Boeing release said
Lockheed Martin Wins $102 Million Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion Systems Contract

December 1, 2017 @ 01:56 AM

Lockheed Martin has won $102 million modification contract to exercise options for the procurement of technical insertion (TI)-16 Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-the-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) systems. The contract also includes pre-cable kits, and A-RCI sonar engineering services
Pratt and Whitney Wins $353 Million F-135 Propulsion System Sustainment Contract

December 1, 2017 @ 01:44 AM

Pratt and Whitney has won $353 million modification contract for performance based logistics sustainment in support of F-135 propulsion system supporting the F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft of the US defense forces and F-35 program partners and other customers. This modification provides for maintenance of support equipment, common program activities, unique and common base recurring sustainment, repair of repairable, field service representatives, common replenishment spares, conventional take-off and landing/carrier variant F-135 unique maintenance services, and short take-off and landing F-135 unique services, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
World’s First 3D Printed Ship Propeller Ready for Commercial Application

November 30, 2017 @ 06:45 PM

The worlds first class-approved 3D printed ships propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled at Damen Shipyard Groups headquarters in the Netherlands and has been approved to be installed on a ship. Containing 298 layers of 3D printing, the propeller is the result of a collaboration between RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk, Bureau Veritas and Damen

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