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Russian Navy Gets New Grigorovich-class Frigate

December 27, 2017 @ 01:16 PM

The Russian Navy has received newest Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate 'Admiral Makarov' for its Black Sea Fleet. The frigate has been officially commissioned to the Russian Navy after having passed several stages of sea trials, Russian media reported Tuesday
General Dynamics Wins $83 Million for Phased Maintenance of USS Mesa Verde...

December 27, 2017 @ 06:35 AM

General Dynamics was awarded $83 million contract for the execution of USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) fiscal 2018 docking phased maintenance availability. This availability will include a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Mesa Verde
Lockheed Martin Wins $102 Million Aegis Combat System Hardware Design Contract

December 27, 2017 @ 06:28 AM

Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $102.5 million modification contract to exercise an option for AEGIS Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA) efforts for the design, development, integration, test, and delivery of computer program baselines and associated technology insertion hardware design support for the next/future advanced capability build
Seoul Considers F-35B Fighter Aircraft Purchase For New Amphibious Landing Ship

December 26, 2017 @ 12:48 PM

South Korea may consider introducing several F-35B fighter jets for its newest amphibious landing ship slated to be deployed in 2020, Yonhap reports. According to the report, the officials are considering possibilities of operating the F-35B fighter, a short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the US-made fifth-generation warplane from the second 14,000-ton Dokdo-class vessel
Ukranian-made Vilkha Missile System Successfully Tested

December 26, 2017 @ 11:53 AM

Ukraine successfully conducted another series of tests of a modern Ukrainian- made Vilkha missile system last week. As UNIAN reported, President Poroshenko wrote on Facebook on December 22: "I congratulate all Ukrainians on the successful test of the Ukrainian Vilkha missile system
Russia Close to Complete First Future Strategic Bomber Prototype Development

December 24, 2017 @ 03:54 AM

Russia is close to finish the development of its Future Strategic Bomber (PAK DA) prototype model that will replace Tu-22M3, Tu-95MS and Tu-60 bombers. "We have already been very close to making the first prototype model," defense and security committee chairman of the Federation Council Viktor Bondarev was quoted as saying by
General Atomics Awarded $329 Million for MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper UAV Support

December 23, 2017 @ 03:34 AM

General Atomics has been awarded a $329 million contract for MQ‐1 Predator and MQ‐9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft support and services. This contract provides for core management, logistics support, configuration management, technical manual and software maintenance, contractor field service representative support, inventory control point management, flight operations support, depot repair, and depot field maintenance, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
Procurement Of First Long-range Cruise Missiles, 3900-tons Destroyers In Japan’s $46B Defense...

December 22, 2017 @ 02:03 PM

The Japanese government on Friday approved a record-high defense budget of 5.19 trillion yen ($46 billion) for fiscal 2018 to boost its missile defenses against the growing threat from North Korea, breaking the record for the sixth consecutive year
Russia Dispatches 10 Su-35 Fighter Jets to China

December 22, 2017 @ 09:58 AM

Russia has sent the second batch of 10 Su-35 fighter jets to China under a 2015 contract to supply 24 fighter jets TASS reported an unnamed source from Russias military and technical cooperation agency. "Another batch of 10 aircraft has been sent to the customer
Lockheed Martin Wins $945 Million to Provide PAC-3 MSE Missiles to Qatar,...

December 22, 2017 @ 06:24 AM

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $945 million modification contract for the initial Fiscal 2018 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) production option exercise, including 54 US Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles, 24 Qatar MSE missiles, 130 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) missiles and associated ground support equipment. Work is expected to be completed by Jan

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