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New Zealand Issues Tender To Replace Fleet Tanker

April 1, 2015 @ 02:31 PM

New Zealand's Ministry of Defence has issued a tender for a ship to replace the existing fleet tanker HMNZS Endeavour. The nation needs the new ship to spend up to 160 days at sea every year and 60 days alongside, the DefenseNews reported on Tuesday
HAL Orders Saab’s Integrated Defense Aids Suite For Indian Dhruv Helicopter

March 31, 2015 @ 12:19 PM

Saab announced today that it has received follow-on orders worth US$ 78 million (SEK 740 million) from Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL), India, to produce integrated electronic warfare self-protection system for installation on the Indian Armys and Air Forces Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv. Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) protects crew by enhancing platform survivability in sophisticated, diverse and dense threat environments
US Navy To Order V-22 Ospreys from Bell-Boeing Worth US$3.8 Billion

March 31, 2015 @ 03:58 AM

US Navy is moving ahead with plan to order 44 V-22 Ospreys to be assembled in Amarillo by Bell Helicopter in partnership with Boeing. The overall contract value is estimated at $3
Lockheed Martin To Build Precision Weapons For USAF For $485 Million

March 30, 2015 @ 11:14 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a $485 million contract to supply precision weapons targeting pods to US Air Force, according to a statement issued by the US Department of Defense (DoD) last Friday. The Sniper is an electro-optical and infrared imaging targeting system that comes encased in a lightweight pod compatible with the latest precision-guided weapons, according to Lockheed Martin
Netherlands To Receive Operational F-35s In 2019

March 27, 2015 @ 10:47 AM

The Netherlands has signed a contract for its first eight operational Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, which are to be delivered by 2019, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 26 March. In signing for the Royal Netherlands Air Force's (RNLAF's) initial aircraft, Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said that the country has now "passed the point of no return" in its commitment to the F-35 as a successor to the incumbent F-16
General Dynamics Wins $23 Million Contract For Buffalo Vehicle Upgrades

March 25, 2015 @ 09:46 AM

General Dynamics Land Systems has won a $22.7 million contract from the US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command for updates and revisions to all logistic requirements and data in support of the Buffalo A2 M1272 vehicle
Lockheed Martin, US Airforce Developing Radar System To Improve Predictability, Prevent Space-Based...

March 24, 2015 @ 10:06 AM

The US Air force and Lockheed Martin will construct the S-band ground-based radar system to improve the way objects are tracked in orbit and increase the ability to predict and prevent space-based collisions. The radar system is designed to replace the 1960s Air Force Space Surveillance System
Arianespace To Launch Two Reconnaissance Satellite For UAE

March 19, 2015 @ 03:07 PM

Arianespace has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to launch two Falcon Eye satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) by using two Vega (or Soyuz) launchers from the Guiana Space Center, the company announced in its press release on Tuesday. The launches are scheduled for 2018 and 2019
Boeing, US Defense Department To Roll Out ‘Unhackable’ Drone By 2018

March 14, 2015 @ 11:01 AM

Boeing and US DoD are planning to roll out an unhackable unmanned aircraft by the end of 2017, nextgov.com website reported Thursday
General Dynamics' Zumwalt Class Destroyer Delivery To US Navy Delayed By A...

March 10, 2015 @ 11:39 AM

Delivery of two electric powered General Dynamics' Zumwalt-class destroyer for the US Navy has been delayed by a year, various media reported Monday. The Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was planned to be delivered by summer, but that has dropped back to November, on the other hand work on the third and last ship in the class, Lyndon B

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