BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for an improved version of its go-anywhere BvS10 Viking armoured vehicle. The company will deliver 24 of the vehicles, known as the BvS10 Viking Mark II, to the MoD in early 2010 so that they can be deployed to Afghanistan in the spring of 2010
Under a contract modification worth more than $40 million, Cubic Applications, Inc., the mission support services unit of Cubic Corporation will train thousands of U
The RAF’s fleet of Puma helicopters will receive a £300M ($480 million) upgrade that will enhance performance and enable it to operate in the toughest and most demanding conditions, the MoD announced today. The upgrade includes a £220M contract to equip the Puma fleet for at least ten years’ further service
Force Protection, Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced that it has received a contract from the United States Army Tank- Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) ordering 48 Buffalo Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicles (MPCV), with a value of approximately $52
Oshkosh Corporation announced today that its Defense division has received orders valued at $24 million to supply its TAK-4® independent suspension system for more than 300 BAE Systems USCS RG-33 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. BAE issued the orders following the receipt of contracts awarded from the MRAP Joint Program Office
RAF Chinook helicopters operating in Afghanistan will receive a £408 million($652 million) upgrade to deliver more powerful engines and more advanced, digitised cockpits, the MOD announced today. This upgrade will include a £128m contract which will give the whole Chinook fleet a significant boost by fitting a more powerful engine, enabling the Chinooks to operate more effectively in the hot summers and high altitudes of Afghanistan
Since Sept. 5, the US Air Force has announced three Predator unmanned aircraft crashes, in Afghanistan, Iraq and New Mexico
Oshkosh Corporation announced today it has received an additional $189 million award from the U.S
As subcontractor to Thales Air Systems S.A
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it has been awarded a contract and initial delivery order by the U.S