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SAAB May Aid HAL In LCA Tejas Project

April 15, 2016 @ 03:38 PM

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has opened talks with Saab to partner it on improving the Indian-made Light Combat Aircraft also called Tejas. Indian news agency PTI said quoting unnamed defence sources that a high-level team from Saab will arrive in India next week to carry forward the discussion
StandardAero Awarded $43 Million USAF Contract For C-130H Engines Upgrade

April 13, 2016 @ 08:29 AM

The US Air Force has awarded StandardAero a contract estimated $43 million to upgrade Rolls-Royce T56-A-15 engines powering its fleet of C-130H aircraft. The upgrade involves the overhaul and repair of engine compressor and turbine modules and the installation of the Series 3
BAE Systems Wins £118 Million Contract For F-35 Aircraft Engineering Facilities

April 8, 2016 @ 12:49 PM

Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a £118 million contract to build engineering and training facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk, in readiness for the arrival of the UK's first F-35 Lightning II aircraft in 2018. The contract award coincides with the early completion of the tenth aft fuselage for the UK aircraft at BAE Systems' manufacturing site in Samlesbury, Lancashire
DARPA, ONR To Commence Open-Water Testing Of Unmanned Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship

April 8, 2016 @ 09:36 AM

The US Office of Naval Research and the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will soon commence open-water testing of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV), able to traverse thousands of kilometres for months at a time without a single crew member aboard. ACTUV is a 130-foot twin-screw trimaran, designed for enhanced stability in all kinds of weather
Boeing Wins $922 Million Apache Helicopters Contract

April 8, 2016 @ 07:45 AM

Boeing has won the US Army contract worth $922 million for production of 117 AH-64E remanufactured Apache helicopters. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2018, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
Taiwan Plans $12 Million Upgrade To Two Aging Dutch-made Submarines

April 7, 2016 @ 01:54 PM

The Taiwanese Navy has announced a NT$400 million (US$12.35 million) program to upgrade the nations two aging Dutch-made Zwaardvis-class submarines
US Navy Guided Missile Canisters Contract For BAE Systems

April 7, 2016 @ 09:08 AM

BAE Systems has won a $38.2 million contract modification from the US Navy to provide additional missile canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)
CAE To Develop C-130J Fuselage Trainer for Royal Australian Air Force

April 6, 2016 @ 01:04 PM

CAE Australia has won a contract from Australias Department of Defence Capability and Acquisition Sustainment Group (CASG) to develop a C-130J fuselage cargo compartment trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The C-130J Fuselage Trainer (FUT), which will be delivered to RAAF Base Richmond in spring 2018, will beused to provide high-fidelity training to loadmasters
Russia Orders Additional Su-30SM Fighters From Irkut

April 4, 2016 @ 03:56 PM

The Russian Ministry of Defense has signed a new contract with Irkut corporation for the supply of 30 additional Su-30SM fighter aircraft for its Air Force. “The contract was signed by Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov and President of Irkut corportation Oleg Demchenko,” Russian MoD said in a statement Monday
Finmeccanica To Deliver Two AW159 Helicopters Worth 100 Mln Euros To Philippine

March 31, 2016 @ 08:17 PM

Finmeccanica has won a contract to provide two AgustaWestland AW 159 helicopters worth over 100 million euros to the Philippine Navy. The aircraft will be built and delivered from the Finmeccanica Helicopter Divisions Yeovil plant, in the United Kingdom, in 2018

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