Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order worth $560m, at list prices, for Trent 700 engines to power eight Lufthansa and SWISS Airbus A330 aircraft. The order includes a TotalCare long-term service agreement
General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz., is being awarded $146,290,144 for a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production of digital modular radios, high frequency distribution amplifier group and associated supplies/services
Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons suppliers. During the years 2002-2009, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing nations comprised 68
SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., was awarded on Sept 9 a $49,189,528 contract in which the government requires SRI International, under the direction of Engineering Research and Development Center and with assistance from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, to provide necessary support, material and equipment, including training center and mobile ground station, to continue operations outside the contiguous United States of Desert Owl-1, an existing advanced airborne penetrating radar system
India is second in US arms transfer during 2006-2009 period, while Saudi Arabia is the leading developing world arms purchaser from 2002-2009, an independent bi-partisan Congressional report has said. CRS is the independent bi-partisan research wing of the US Congress, which prepares periodic reports on various issues for Congressmen
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $60,549,708 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract modification to previously awarded contract for Standard Missile-1 (SM-1) core support, missiles, spare components and parts
Lockheed Martin is announcing its extended support for the landmark Indian Innovation Growth Programme, which boosts Indian technical breakthroughs by helping transition them to market. In collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology, Lockheed Martin is extending support for the program through 2012
The Gripen fighter has been used since 2006 as the test aircraft for the development of Meteor, which will now be integrated onto Swedish Air Force Gripen C/Ds. (Saab photo) Defence and security company Saab has received an order from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) regarding the integration of the active radar-guided Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile, Meteor
Selex Galileo has been awarded a £400 million contract to supply the defense aid sub-system for the Tranche 3A batch of Eurofighter Typhoon. (RAF photo Selex Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems worth circa £400M to supply the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS) in support of the Tranche 3A Eurofighter Typhoons
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