Boeing has secured a $541 million foreign military sales contract for production lot 15 CH-47F cargo renew and new build helicopters for Netherlands. Work will be completed by December 31, 2020, the US department of defense announced today
Thales has acquired a real-time Big Data analytics provider, Guavus, under a definitive agreement announced today. The acquisition of Guavus follows several acquisitions in the fields of connectivity, mobility and cyber security, and strengthens Thales's positioning in one of the key technologies at the heart of digital transformation, the processing and predictive analysis of “big data”, an increasingly critical factor in real-time decision-making, the company press release says
Egypt has received its first batch of Russian modernized MiG-29M2 fighter jets. “We have already received some of the aircraft, but not all
Russia will start delivery of MiG-29 fighters to Egypt this year, President of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar said. "MiG-29 aircraft in interests of Egypt - implementation of this contract, training of pilots and deliveries of aircraft equipment will start this year," Slyusar said on the air with Rossiya 24 TV Channel on Tuesday,
The US Air Force's sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) satellite will feature the first 3-D printed part, a Remote Interface Unit, an aluminum electronic enclosure designed to hold avionic circuits. By going from multiple machined parts to one 3-D printed part, Lockheed Martin was able to save time in the design and production cycle, as well as increase the quality and consistency of the units, the company press release stated
Pakistan Air Force has selected Rockwell Collins Flight2 avionics system for the upgrade of up to 11 C-130E and 5 C-130B aircraft. Rockwell Collins will provide the integrated avionics suite along with training and technical support during installation, the company announced today
Rheinmetall and Rohde & Schwarz have agreed to establish a joint venture to compete for two major German procurement projects: mobile tactical communications ( MoTaKo) and mobile tactical information network (MoTIV). Rheinmetall will have a 74
Northrop Grumman has delivered a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) to SAAB AB for aircraft testing on the Gripen JAS 39 multirole fighter. The CEESIM system includes the advanced pulse generation (APG) capability, which uses the latest digital technology to generate advanced waveforms
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) received an upgrade helicopter during a ceremony held at ongoing LIMA 2017 show today. The Sikorsky S61A-4 aircraft, which is the first in the RMAFs fleet of Nuri to have its avionics system upgraded from analogue to digital, was handed over by Airod Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Major General (Rtd) Datuk Ibrahim Bahari to RMAF chief General Datuk Seri Affendi Buang, in a ceremony witnessed by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Bernama News agency reported Thursday
Elbit Systems has been awarded a $49 million worth contract to provide 126 helmet display tracker systems (HDTS) for the US Navy on the MH-60 aircraft. “Elbit Systems of America, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $49,884,371 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a maximum quantity of 126 helmet display tracker systems (HDTS) and associated line items for the Navy on the MH-60 aircraft,” the US Department of defense announced Wednesday