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Raytheon Gets $83 Million Contract for AIM-9X Bock II Missiles

June 15, 2017 @ 10:08 AM

Raytheon has been awarded a contract to procure 180 AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for the US Air Force; US Navy; and the governments of Poland; Indonesia; Romania; and Belgium. “Raytheon Co
USAF Grounds 55 F-35 Fighter Jets Over Oxygen Problems

June 12, 2017 @ 01:36 PM

The US Air Force has grounded 55 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets at Arizona airbase for the second time after pilots again observed oxygen deprivation during flight tests. Pilots at the Luke Air Force base in the US state of Arizona noticed that they were becoming deprived of oxygen during flight tests, experiencing what the branch described as "physiological incidents while flying", according to a new report from Defense One Saturday
Boeing Wins $410 Million Contract Modification For UK Apache Choppers

June 10, 2017 @ 09:47 AM

Boeing has won a $410-million US Army foreign military sales (FMS) contract for a modification to a previous deal for 38 Apache tactical ground-support helicopters and three Longbow crew trainers to the UK. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Feb
DARPA’s Stealth Dirt Bike Uses Front-wheel Drive system

June 2, 2017 @ 02:44 PM

Logos Technologies that has been developing a hybrid-electric dirt bike ‘SilentHawk since 2015, is currently also progressing on an all-electric motorcycle and multifuel hybrid with a lighter, air-cooled engine. Ultra-quiet, electric motorcycles designed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will help fighters sneak up on the enemy
MD Helicopters Wins $76M Contract To Support Afghan Air Force's Chopper Fleet

May 25, 2017 @ 09:08 AM

The Pentagon has awarded MD Helicopters with a $76 million contract to provide logistics support for the Afghan Air Forces MD 530F chopper fleet. "MD Helicopters Inc
Boeing Wins $1B MDA Contract For Four Space Object Kill Vehicles

May 23, 2017 @ 08:35 AM

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Boeing Wins $488M Contract To Refurbish British Apache Choppers

May 12, 2017 @ 09:24 AM

Boeing has been awarded $488 million under a foreign military sales contract to refurbish 38 of the United Kingdom's Apache Longbow helicopters and provide three training simulators, the US Department of Defense announced. "The Boeing Co
First STOVL F-35 Fighter Assembled Outside US Rolls Out From Italian Facility

May 6, 2017 @ 12:43 AM

The first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing version of the F-35, or F-35B, assembled outside the United States rolled out of the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy. The rollout exhibits the ongoing strong partnership between the Italian Ministry of Defense, industry partner
Boeing To Modify 24 Saudi Arabian Apache Helicopters

May 4, 2017 @ 08:43 AM

Boeing has been awarded a $143.5 million contract for a directed change for the Saudi Arabia National Guard II and III unique modifications to 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
US Approves MD 530F helicopter Sale to Kenya

May 3, 2017 @ 12:23 PM

The US Department of State has approved a $253 million sale of 12 MD 530F helicopters along with associated weapons and ammunition to Kenya to support the East-African country's operations against al-Shabaab terror group. The sale would improve Kenyas security as the country is undertaking "critical operations" against al-Shabaab terror group, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a release on Tuesday

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