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Ukraine Inducts Refurbished Mi-8 Helicopters Back into Service

December 28, 2018 @ 12:10 PM

The Ukrainian Air Force has inducted two refurbished Mi-8 helicopters, Mi-8MTPB and Mi-8MTPI back into service last week. The helicopters were not in operation owing to the repair work being done at the Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant, “Aviakon”, part of Ukroboronprom, Defence Blog reported on December 22
US Blocks Israel-Croatia F-16 Fighter Jet Deal

December 28, 2018 @ 11:26 AM

The United States administration has reportedly blocked a $500 million arms deal between Israel and Croatia after Outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis rejected a request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the sale of 12 F-16 fighter jets. "For reasons we don't fully understand, the Americans hardened their conditions and, apparently, we misread their position on the deal
Huntington Ingalls Wins $229M USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier Modification Contract

December 28, 2018 @ 11:15 AM

Huntington Ingalls won $229 million modification contract for the purchase of additional long lead time material in support of USS Enterprise (CVN 80) aircraft carrier. The purpose of this action is to definitize efforts previously announced as an undefinitized contract action and increase the scope of the contract for additional long lead time material, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Chinese First Operational Aircraft Carrier to Enter Naval Service in April 2019

December 28, 2018 @ 09:48 AM

The Chinese Navy is expected to receive its first operational aircraft carrier, the Type 001A in April next year on the occasion of the Navys 70th anniversary. Though this is the second carrier with the Navy, the first, a modified Ukrainian carrier, is used for testing and developing appropriate systems for carrier-based operations
Russia Begins Factory Flight Tests of Upgraded Aerial Refueling Tanker II-78M-90A...

December 28, 2018 @ 09:29 AM

Russian state-run United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has begun factory flight tests of Il-78M-90A, the upgraded variant of it's aerial refueling tanker Ilyushin II-78, at the airfield compkex Ulyanovsk-Vostochny after completing ground-level testing of the systems. The aircraft will be handed over to state trials after the completion of the factory tests, the company said Thursday
Israeli Elisra to Develop Electronic Warfare Suite for India’s Tejas, MiG-29 Fighters...

December 28, 2018 @ 09:20 AM

Israeli Elisra will develop electronic warfare suite for Indias Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas KM1A and upgraded MiG-29 fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Indias state-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has selected Elisra for the development of electronic warfare suite for LCA after issuing a multi-vendor tender in which around six to seven companies had participated, a unnamed senior Defence Ministry official was quoted as saying by ANI Wednesday
Lockheed Martin Wins $712 Million for Advanced Hardware to Support F-35 TR3

December 28, 2018 @ 09:17 AM

Lockheed Martin has won $712 million contract for the development of advanced hardware in support of the F-35 Lightning II Technology Refresh 3 (TR3) System. Efforts include the design of the TR3 System through full flightworthy certification, production readiness review, and fleet release to support low-rate initial production Lot 15 aircraft, the United States department of defense said in a statement Thursday
General Dynamics Wins US Navy’s Zumwalt-class Destroyers Post-delivery Support Contract

December 27, 2018 @ 11:15 AM

General Dynamics has won a $26 million contract for engineering, technical, planning, ship configuration, data and logistics efforts for DDG 1000-class destroyers post-delivery and in-service life cycle support, and shock qualification test and analysis. The planning yard will provide DDG 1000 class technical, engineering and support, including emergent technical problem investigation and resolution; shock qualification test and analysis; maintenance and modernization planning; integrated logistics support; configuration data management; maintenance, repair and/or overhaul availability planning and scheduling; modernization planning and scheduling; industrial yard/facility planning and scheduling and material orders; and fabrication and kitting, the United States Department of Defense said in...
Raytheon To Provide Zumwalt Capability, Design Support to SM-2

December 27, 2018 @ 10:55 AM

Raytheon has won a $17 million modification contract to exercise an option for providing Zumwalt capability and design agent support to the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2). Fiscal 2017 and 2018 weapons procurement (Navy); and foreign military sales funding in the amount of $16,951,832 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year
Boeing Wins $49 Million for Qatari Apache Helicopter Maintenance Services

December 27, 2018 @ 10:54 AM

Boeing has won $49 million contract for Maintenance Augmentation Team services for the Qatari Air Force AH-64E aircraft. Work is expected to be completed by July 31, 2024, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday

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