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Harris RF Communications Wins $765 Million to Supply Portable Radios and Ancillary

October 3, 2017 @ 12:14 AM

Harris Radio Frequency Communications is being awarded a $765 million contract for procurement of portable radios and ancillary parts for the US Navy and Marine Corps. The procurement includes fielding of handheld, manpack, fixed mount/vehicular and base station radios that fulfill Office of the Chief of Naval Operations approved legacy tactical, portable radio requirements, US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
Lockheed Martin Awarded US$418 Million for Trident II Missile Production

September 30, 2017 @ 05:22 AM

Lockheed Martin Space Systems is being awarded $418,653,874 modification to a previously awarded un-priced letter contract for new procurement of Trident II (D5) missile production, D5 life extension production, and D5 deployed systems support. The maximum dollar value of the modification, including the base items and all option items if exercised, is $1,122,936,777
Raytheon Wins $592.5 Million in FMS Contracts to Supply TOW Anti-Tank Missiles

September 29, 2017 @ 10:15 AM

Raytheon has been awarded 592.5 million foreign military sales contracts for Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wireless-guided (TOW) missiles
Boeing’s Insitu Inc Awarded $7.7 Million For ScanEagle UAV Sale To Iraq

September 29, 2017 @ 04:42 AM

Boeing subsidiary, Insitu Inc is being awarded $7.7 million contract against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for the procurement of six ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems to the government of Iraq
Turkey Approves US$2.32 billion Additional Military Spending

September 28, 2017 @ 01:42 PM

Turkey announced new tax measures aimed at boosting defense spending, the finance minister said on Thursday. "The tax raises will be transferred directly to the defense industry fund as the fund is not a part of central government budget," Naci Agbal said in a speech at the Istanbul Financial Summit
United Launch Services Wins $832 Million Contract for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle

September 27, 2017 @ 11:21 PM

United Launch Services has been awarded an $832 million modification contract for its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. This contract provides mission assurance, program management, systems engineering, and integration of space vehicle with launch vehicle, launch site and range operations, and launch infrastructure maintenance and sustainment, US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
KRET Designs Electronic Warfare System for Russia’s New Strategic Bomber

September 27, 2017 @ 11:07 AM

Russian Defence Electronics manufacturer, KRET has begun designing a radically new electronic warfare (EW) system for the future strategic bomber, PAK DA which is intended to replace the Tu-95 and Tu-160 long range bombers. The new aircraft is expected to make its public debut in 2018 and take to the skies in 2025-2026
Radar Mast Installed on China’s First Homemade Aircraft Carrier

September 26, 2017 @ 03:08 PM

A radar mast has been installed on Chinas first home-made aircraft carrier, the Type 001A leading to speculation that the ship will take to sea trials in early 2018, some six months ahead of schedule. “It is very efficient that the construction has moved forward to radar installation five months after the ship was launch
DARPA Issues RFI To Produce Modular, Affordable Anti-Drone Technologies

September 25, 2017 @ 02:59 PM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) under its Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program to provide inputs on sensing and neutralization technologies to defend U.S
Faulty Indian Ammunition Caused Army M777 Gun Explosion

September 25, 2017 @ 10:50 AM

An explosion of Indian Armys new long-range ultra-light (ULH) howitzer M-777 earlier this month was due to faulty ammunition, according to a preliminary investigation. The barrel of the US-manufactured gun had exploded when it was firing ammunition on September 2 in Pokhran

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