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Rolls Royce Wins $26M for E-2 Hawkeye Engine Overhaul

January 26, 2019 @ 02:13 AM

Rolls Royce Wins $26 million United states (US) Navy contract for repair of T56-A-427 engines, utilized on E-2 Hawkeye aircraft. The contract includes repair work of the power section, torque meter, gearbox, and accessories in accordance with Navy depot manuals and approved repair practices, US Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
Navantia Starts Construction of First Saudi Arabian Corvette

January 17, 2019 @ 09:42 AM

Navantia has started the construction of the first corvette for the Royal Saudi Arabian Navy. This symbolic action consisted of cutting the first steel plate for the vessel, belonging to block 401 of the engine room
Leonardo Conducts Maiden Flight of New C-27J Spartan Variant

December 4, 2018 @ 02:27 PM

Leonardo conducted the maiden flight of the latest version of its C-27J Spartan aircraft. The new C-27J is characterized by brand new avionics system, new cockpit control panels and LED aircraft lights, Leonardo said in a statement Tuesday
Airbus Helicopters’ Rapid, Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft Project Makes Progress

October 16, 2018 @ 04:05 PM

Key sub-systems of the Airbus Helicopters RACER (Rapid and Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) technology demonstrator have now passed their preliminary design review (PDR) giving way to the launching of first components manufacture. Final assembly of the prototype is planned to start in Q4 2019
Ukroboronprom’s Armored Vehicle Repair, Evacuation Machine Ready for Serial Production

September 25, 2018 @ 11:03 AM

Ukrainian Lviv Armored Plant, a part of state-run Ukroboronprom has completed departmental tests of the armored repair evacuation machine (BREM) ‘Lion and are ready for its serial production. The machine based on T-72 tank is intended for evacuation and towing of defective, damaged trached and wheeled military equipment in conditions of combat, carrying out its current and average repair in field conditions, Ukroboronprom said in a statement Tuesday
Egypt Close to Buying ThyssenKrupp MEKO A200 corvettes

September 3, 2018 @ 02:00 PM

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), is close to winning a contract for two corvettes in Egypt a deal in which Frances Naval Group was also a contender. Negotiations between Egypt and Germany-based ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems are close to completion for a purchase of two MEKO A200 corvettes, French and Egyptian media reported
Rafael to Unveil Spike-ER II Fifth-gen Missile

September 3, 2018 @ 08:21 AM

Israeli firm Rafael will unveil a fifth-generation version of its Spike anti-tank missile, the Spike-ER II at the MSPO international defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland later this week. A company announcement said that the Spike-ER II is a tactical electro-optical precision multi-purpose missile that can be launched from all the existing Spike missile launchers
Australia Orders 211 Rheinmetall Boxer Wheeled Armored Vehicles for $2.4 Billion

August 17, 2018 @ 12:36 PM

Australia has awarded $2.4 billion (€2
Leonardo's 'Project Comfort' to Reduce Noise and Vibration in helicopters

July 27, 2018 @ 12:49 PM

Leonardo and an Italian polytechnic, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) will collaborate on developing technologies for reducing noise and vibration besides reducing pilot workload. The goal of the programme is to demonstrate a significant vibration and internal noise reduction, through the coordinated use of passive and active systems
DARPA, Lockheed Martin Demo Connected Warfighter Network Approach

July 13, 2018 @ 02:16 PM

Lockheed Martin and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently performed a series of flight tests demonstrating how a system of systems (SoS) approach enables seamless – and rapid – integration across air, space, land, sea and cyber in contested environments. The demonstrations held at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, California, were part of a five year DARPA program called System of Systems Integration Technology and Experimentation (SoSITE)

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