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General Dynamics offers low-cost guided mortar to US Army

September 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems announced today that it has successfully developed and tested a new approach for low-cost guided mortars called the 120mm Roll-Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM). Under a cooperative research and development agreement with the U
$7.8 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Turkey

September 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Turkey of 13 Patriot Fire Units, 72 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles, four PAC-3 Lot Validation Missiles, 197 MIM-104E Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles-T (GEM-T), four MIM-104E GEM-T Lot Validation Missiles, five Patriot Digital Missiles, five Anti-Tactical Missiles and other related support and equipment. The estimated cost is $7
Morocco to buy F-16C/D aircraft support equipments worth $187 million

September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible sale to Morocco of F-16 C/D Block 50/52 aircraft support equipment and weapons at an estimated cost of $187 million. The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of 40 LAU-129A Launchers; 20 AGM-65D MAVERICK Missiles; four AGM-65D MAVERICK Training Missiles; four AGM-65H MAVERICK Training Missiles; 60 Enhanced GBU-12 PAVEWAY II Kits; 28 M61 20mm Vulcan Cannons; 28 AN/ARC-238 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radios with HAVEQUICK I/II or SATURN I/II
$220 million HIMARS,GMLRS, AFATDS sale to Jordan

September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The sale could include 12 M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) Launchers; 72 M31 Unitary Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Rocket Pods; 36 Multiple Launcher Rocket Systems (MLRS) Practice Rocket Pods; 12 M1084A1P2 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle Trucks (FMTV); one Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS); three M108A1P2 Wreckers; three M1151A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs); 27 AN/VRC-92E Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINCGARS); and 18 AN/VRC-90E SINCGARS and related services and support...
USA to support F-16 pilot training program of Singapore

September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Singapore the continuation of the Continental United States (CONUS) pilot proficiency training program for PEACE CARVIN II and munitions, services and support for F-16C/D aircraft. The estimated cost is $250 million
US likely to sell four C-27J transport aircraft to Ghana

September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ghana of four C-27J Joint Cargo aircraft, 10 AE-2100 engines, four AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Systems, four AN/ARC-210 Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/UHF) Multimode Integrated Communication Systems without COMSEC, four AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe Digital Transponders with mode 1,2,3a, 3c, commercial GPS navigation, VIP module and observation windows, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S
France, UK tie up for studies of a new lightweight anti-ship missile

September 10, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The French and British Ministries of Defence (MoD) today announced the launch of evaluation studies to develop technologies for a new helicopter-launched anti-ship missile. This cooperation, which meets the needs of the French Anti-Navire Léger (ANL, lightweight anti-ship missile) and the UK’s Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW), includes an initial assessment phase lasting just over two years, and amounting to approximately 50 million euros (35 million pounds)
Terma,Lockheed Martin sign Memorandum of Understanding for Denmark Maritime Helicopter contract

September 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Lockheed Martin and Danish aerospace and defense company Terma A/S today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities associated with the potential sale of the U.S
DCNS signs contract with Brazilian Navy for construction of four submarines

September 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

DCNS signed detailed contracts in Rio de Janeiro for the construction of four conventional-propulsion submarines for the Brazilian Navy and a vast technology transfer programme covering design assistance – under the Brazilian Navy’s design authority – with the non-nuclear portion of Brazil’s first nuclear-powered submarine and assistance with the design and construction of both a naval base and a naval shipyard. This success follows the signing of a framework contract on 23 December 2008 under the strategic defence cooperation agreement between France and Brazil signed on the same day by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and French...
Atlas Elektronik to equip six new South Korean submarines with ISUS systems

September 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Atlas Elektronik has been awarded the largest single order in its company history. Bremen’s specialist for naval electronics will equip six submarines for Korea with combat systems of the type ISUS 90-61

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