BAE Systems awarded Terma a contract for F-35 low rate initial production lot 3 for the delivery of machined parts for the Horizontal Tail for the Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) version of the aircraft at Paris Air Show 2009. Terma will deliver 50+ different machined aluminium parts for the Horizontal Tail of the F-35 STOVL version
Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport has warned against third party upgrades of Russian origin military aircraft, which it says is responsible for post-upgrade systems malfunction leading to crashes. An unusually strongly worded press release issued at the Paris Air show 2009 said, “Rosoboronexport attaches much importance to repairing and upgrading arms and materiel exported earlier, including Soviet-vintage weapon systems, and will offer corresponding repair and modernisation programmes
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Chile of radars, howitzers, vehicles, weapons, ammunition and related support for an estimated cost of $275 million. The Government of Chile has requested a possible sale of 2 AN/TPQ-37(V)3 FIREFINDER Radars, 2 M1165A1 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), 12 M109A5 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers, 12 M109A3 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers, 18 M113A2 Armored Personnel Carriers; 6 M577A2 Command Post Carriers, 24 M548A1 Tracked Logistics Vehicles, 12 M2
Bental Industries Ltd. of Israel, will integrate its proven MicroBat-275 on Innocon's Micro Falcon UAVs
Raytheon Co. is being awarded a $56,368,520 modification to previously awarded contract for the production of 90 Block 1 MK-44 Mod 2 rolling airframe missile (RAM) guided missile round pack (GMRP) all-up-rounds (AURs), and 40 ordnance alteration kits
At the International Paris Air Show 2009, Thales will demonstrate its ability to meet 21st century environmental and security challenges. At the International Paris Air Show 2009, Thales will demonstrate its ability:
Estonia concluded a procurement contract, together with the Finnish Ministry of Defence and the French company Thales-Raytheon Systems, for the procurement of two 3D medium range radar systems, which will cover Estonia and its surrounding airspace with a single radar image. Estonia and Finland will together procure a total of 14 radar systems of the Ground Master 403 series
The Spanish MoD has issued an (RFI) for the procurement of 8 x 8 armoured vehicles. Unnamed MoD officials said that a contract for delivery of 300 vehicles by 2016 is to be signed in June 2010 following the evaluation of the submitted proposals
BAE Systems submitted its proposal to the U.S
The Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Turkey agreed in November 2008 that the Turkish Armed Forces will buy 36 bridge laying armoured vehicles of the LEGUAN type, which is based on the LEOPARD 1. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co