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Six Companies Awarded USAF Contracts Worth $538 Million For Tactical and Strategic...

January 28, 2016 @ 07:20 AM

The US Department of Defense has announced six contractors for a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth $538 million under the Platform for Engineering and Integration of Tactical and Strategic Systems (PEITSS). The companies awarded this US Air Force contracts are: BCF Solutions Inc
South Korea To Accelerate Missile Development To Match North’s “Asymmetric” Weapons

January 18, 2016 @ 11:45 AM

South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) plans to accelerate the development two key missile systems, the Kill Chain and Korean Air and Missile Defence to detect and intercept missiles coming from the North. DAPA Minister Chang Myoung-j was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency that he was paying “special attention” to the core weapon system of the Kill Chain besides the personnel needed to operate it
Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16s In US$914 Million Deal

December 2, 2015 @ 01:09 PM

Lockheed Martin has received a US$ 914 million contract from the US Air Force to upgrade F-16 fighter jets for the government of Singapore, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced yesterday. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be complete by June 30, 2023," the DoD said
Finmeccanica Wins Italian Navy Contract For Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship

November 11, 2015 @ 10:24 AM

TFincantieri and Finmeccanica, through its subsidiary Selex ES (RTI) has won a contract from the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) for a patrol vessel as a part of Italian navys renewal plan. The six previous patrol vessels were assigned in May, and other three units still are in option
Five Firms Win $500 Million US Army Base Construction Contract

November 10, 2015 @ 11:12 AM

The five construction firms have won $500 million worth contract from the US army to build new facilities on military bases worldwide. The work will be performed at US government locations worldwide and is expected to be complete by November 8, 2023, the department of defense announced today
Sikorsky Completes VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Preliminary Design Review

November 5, 2015 @ 11:07 AM

Sikorsky has completed the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The company also announced Wednesday that it has completed the integration and performance testing of mission communications system (MCS) components, and Sikorsky's acceptance of the second S-92Aaircraft for the program
South Korea, Japan Aggressively Target Thailand Defense Market

November 3, 2015 @ 01:39 PM

South Korea and Japan are aggressively targeting the Asian defense market, which had long been dominated by the US, the U.K
Russian Tu-160M Modernized Strategic Bomber To Have 60 Per cent New Components

August 25, 2015 @ 01:49 PM

Russian first Tupolev Tu-160M modernized strategic bomber with about 60 per cent new components included will appear in 2021. The first deeply modernized Tu-160M will appear in 2021
Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop Win JSTARS pre-EMD contracts From USAF

August 10, 2015 @ 04:28 PM

Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have won pre-engineering and manufacturing development (pre-EMD) contracts from the US Air Force (USAF) to replace its Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft. The companies received the one-year deals to mature and test competing designs before a production contract is awarded in late 2017
Philippine's DND Cancels $142 Million Missile Deal With Israel

August 4, 2015 @ 03:58 PM

The Philippines Department Of National Defense (DND) has cancelled the army's P6.5-billion (US$142 million) Shore-Based Missile System (SBMS) deal with Israel

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