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Leonardo’s M-345 Jet Trainer Completes Maiden Flight in Italy
December 22, 2018 @ 05:36 AMLeonardos first M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) production basic/advanced trainer aircraft performed its maiden flight at Venegono Superiore airport (Varese, Italy) today. The Italian Air Force, the launch customer, has a requirement for up to 45 M-345s to progressively replace 137 aging MB-339s and to become the Italian Air Forces new aerobatic team airplane
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Raytheon to Deliver Navy Multiband Terminals for the US Navy
December 21, 2018 @ 04:40 PMRaytheon has won a $57 million modification contract from the United States (US) Navy to exercise an option to produce, test and deliver fully integrated Navy Multiband Terminals (NMT). NMT is a multiband capable satellite communications terminal that provides protected and wideband communications
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Boeing To Provide Integrated Product Support for A-D, E-G F/A-18 Aircraft
December 21, 2018 @ 04:31 PMBoeing has won a $307 million United States (US) Navy contract for F/A-18 integrated product support for the A-D and E-G aircraft, US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday. The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Wins $996M To Upgrade 84 F-16s To V-configuration
December 21, 2018 @ 02:58 PMLockheed Martin has won $996 million to upgrade 84 F-16 multirole fighter aircraft to the V-configuration. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas; and Athens, Greece, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2027
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Lockheed Martin to Reduce F-35 Fighter jet price to $80 Million by
December 21, 2018 @ 08:52 AMLockheed Martin will reduce the unit price of the F-35 jet to $80 million in 2020 from the current $89 million and is set to deliver more than 130 F-35s in 2019 to US and international customers The US Company delivered the 91st F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2018 and demonstrating the F-35 enterprise's ability to ramp to full rate production. The 91 deliveries in 2018 represent nearly a 40 percent increase from 2017 and about a 100 percent production increase compared to 2016
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Marshall Wins Contract to Support Netherlands’ C-130H Fleet
December 21, 2018 @ 08:23 AMMarshall has won a contract to sustain Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130H fleet through to its out of service date. Air Cdre Richard Laurijssen, Director of Sustainment and Logistics & Commander Logistics Centre Woensdrecht said, “The new contract comprises a lot more than previous separate contracts and defines a future collaboration
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Krauss-Maffei To Supply Leopard Battle tanks, Howitzers to Hungarian Army
December 20, 2018 @ 07:39 PMGerman defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will supply Hungarys land forces with 44 new Leopard 2 A7+ main battle tanks and 24 new PzH 2000 howitzers. The contract also includes procuring 12 used Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks from KMWs inventories for training purposes
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Raytheon to Provide US Navy with Air Defense Radar Integration Efforts
December 20, 2018 @ 11:14 AMRaytheon has won a $114 million United States (US) Navy contract for Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) AN/SPY-6(V) integration and production support efforts. The contract includes providing integration and production support for continued combat system integration and test, engineering, training, software and depot maintenance, and field engineering services, as well as the procurement of spare parts, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Raytheon to Repair Multi-Spectral Targeting System of H-60 Aircraft
December 20, 2018 @ 07:32 AMRaytheon has won $40 million United States (US) Navy contract for the repair of the Multi-Spectral Targeting system in support of the H-60 aircraft. The contract will include a two-year base period and a one-year option period which if exercised, the total value of the contract will be $58,777,194
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Czech Republic Orders $40M RBS 70 NG from Saab
December 19, 2018 @ 02:31 PMSaab has won a $40 million contract to supply Czech Republic with RBS 70 Next Generation (NG) Very Short-range Air Defense (VSHORAD) man-portable air defence system. The order includes integration with Czech Air Defence, test equipment and training
Philippines Awaits Formal U.S. Offer on Proposed F-16 Fighter Jet Deal
Ukraine Tests First Swedish Saab-340 AEW Aircraft
Ammunition Depot Near Moscow On Fire, Ukrainian Sabotage Suspected
Rostec Begins Testing ‘Friend or Foe’ System for Drones
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
