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Peru To Buy Three AgustaBell Ab-412 Helos From Dutch Navy

April 15, 2015 @ 04:22 PM

Peru has signed a contract for the transfer of three Agusta Bell AB-412 helicopters of the Royal Dutch Navy to Navy of Peru, Peru Ministry of Defense said in a statement Monday. The helicopters will be used for search and rescue and medical evacuation and will complement the logistical ship BAP “Tacna” acquired from the Dutch Navy
US Approves $57 Million Hell Fire II Missile Sale To Egypt

April 9, 2015 @ 02:53 PM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Wednesday that it has approved sale of air-to-ground missiles to Egypt for $57 million. “The US State Department notified Congress on Tuesday of a possible sale to Egypt of AGM-114K/R3 Hellfire II Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $57 million,” DSCA said in a statement
FLIR To Pay $9.5 Million To Settle SEC Bribery Charges

April 9, 2015 @ 10:28 AM

FLIR Systems, Oregon based Defense contractor on Wednesday has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle bribery charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission
Northrop Grumman Wins $146 Million US Hawkeye Aircraft Contract

April 7, 2015 @ 02:34 PM

Northrop Grumman has won $146 million contract from the US for the design, development, fabrication, assembly, integration, furnishing, test and evaluation of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The contract also includes the documentation of accelerated Mid-Term Interoperability Improvement Program, Secure Internet Protocol Router Chat, Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System and Cooperative Engagement Capability in support of the aircraft
US Approves Viper Attack Helos, HellFire Missile Sale To Pakistan

April 7, 2015 @ 12:56 PM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Monday that it has approved sale of AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles to Pakistan for an estimated cost of $952 million. Pakistan has requested 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters, 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares), 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers, 36 H-1 Technical Refresh Mission computers, 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems, 30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems, 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems, 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimized Top Owl, 17 APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe, 17 AN/AAR-47...
Finnish Hornets To Be Replaced By Gripen Or Rafale

April 6, 2015 @ 12:43 PM

Finland is looking to replace 55 McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) F/A-18C Hornet single-seat and 7 F/A-18D two-seat multirole fighters with SAAB JAS 39E/F Gripen or French Dassault Rafale. Helsinki and Stockholm have agreed to increased cooperation between their defence organisations
Russia-Iran Arms Sales To Reach 13 Billion If UN Lifts Embargo

April 4, 2015 @ 11:58 AM

Russias full-scale deal with Iran for military hardware could reach $11 to $13 billion, if the UN arms embargo is lifted, Sputnik reported Friday. Igor Korotchenko, the head of a Russian think tank specializing in weapons sales said, the countries have great potential for development of military-technical cooperation
Pakistan To Sign $4 Billion Chinese Submarine Deal

April 4, 2015 @ 10:14 AM

Pakistan has approved $4-$5 billion deal to buy eight submarines from China for modernizing submarine arms. A Pakistani government official was quoted by Financial Times on Thursday that it could be one of China's largest overseas weapons sales once it is signed
US Approves Hellfire Missile To South Korea

April 2, 2015 @ 04:04 PM

US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved sale of AGM-114R1 Hellfire Missiles to South Korea for an estimated cost of $81 million, DSCA announced the certification on March 30, 2015. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested 400 AGM-114R1 Hellfire II Semi-Active Laser Missiles with containers, 100 ATM-114Q Air Training Missiles, and 12 M36E8 Hellfire II Captive Air Training Missiles
US Army Selects GE For Advanced Engine Controls Technology Development

March 31, 2015 @ 03:28 PM

GE Aviation announced Monday that it has been selected by US Army to perform conceptual design and trade analysis on the Rotorcraft Advanced Engine Integrated Controls System (RAEICS) program. The two year project will develop a conceptual design of an advanced engine control system to enable innovative, high performance propulsion capabilities for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) platforms

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