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Lockheed Martin Wins $60 million UK Apache M-TADS/PNVS Contract

February 6, 2014 @ 02:20 PM

Lockheed Martin has won a $60 million contract to equip the UKs Apache AH Mk-1 fleet with Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system. The contract awarded by AgustaWestland, will provide in-country repairs, spares and technical services, as well as integrated logistics, engineering and depot repair support for the M-TADS/PNVS
General Dynamics Wins Cougar Survivability Upgrade Contract

February 5, 2014 @ 06:17 AM

General Dynamics has won a $26 million worth contract for survivability upgrades for Cougar combat vehicles previously delivered under the Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) program. The company will develop, design and produce 468 Seat Survivability Upgrade (SSU) kits for the MRAP vehicles
L3 Communications Wins $73 Million Ballistic Missile Target Vehicles Contract

February 4, 2014 @ 01:52 PM

L-3 Communications has won contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target vehicles for use in tests of missile defense systems. The initial value of the award is approximately $73 million, with additional options valued at more than $400 million over the next five years
Lockheed Martin Working on LM-100J, Civilian Version of C-130J

February 4, 2014 @ 06:48 AM

Lockheed Martin recently submitted a Program Notification Letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 2014, for a type design update for its Model L-382J airplane, a civil-certified variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules to be marketed as the LM-100J. More than 100 L-100s, which were the commercial variant of the first generation C-130, were produced from 1964-1992
Finmeccanica Launch New Black Shark Heavyweight Torpedo

January 31, 2014 @ 01:25 PM

Finmeccanica successfully launched for the very first time a new Black Shark Advanced (BSA) torpedo, produced by its subsidiary, WASS, from the submarine SCIRE. The torpedo launched in “Push Out” mode - water ram expulsion system, which ejects the torpedo by means high water-pressure, was equipped in a totally innovative way, thanks to the new Lithium-Polymer Battery
TATA To Unveil New Vehicle Platform As India’s FICV Project Hits The...

January 31, 2014 @ 11:08 AM

With Indias Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle program gone cold and no word on the status of the project, contender TATA Motors will be unveiling for the first time a brand new specialty vehicle, the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) at Defexpo 2014. The vehicle platform, developed jointly with the DRDOs Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), is a mobility platform featuring a Norwegian-built Kongsberg MCT-30-R medium-calibre remote turret sporting a US-built ATK 30mm/40mm Mk44 Bushmaster automatic cannon as a primary weapon and a secondary FN Herstal M240 7
BAE Systems To Unveil New Q-Warrior HMD At Defexpo 2014

January 31, 2014 @ 10:50 AM

BAE Systems will showcase its new Q-Warrior helmet-mounted display (HMD) at Defexpo 2014, 6-9 February in New Delhi. The Q-Warrior HMD is for the dismounted soldier and Q-Sight HMD for the new-age pilot, both providing mission-critical situational awareness
US Army, Lockheed Martin Demos Advanced Autonomous Convoy

January 31, 2014 @ 08:16 AM

The US Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated the ability of fully autonomous convoys to operate in urban environments with multiple vehicles of different models. The demonstration earlier this month, was part of the Army and Marine Corps' Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS) program, and marked the completion of the program's Capabilities Advancement Demonstration (CAD)
Iran Plan Changes In Sayyad 2 Missile

January 30, 2014 @ 01:34 PM

Iran is planning to induce changes in the indigenously built Sayyad 2 air-defense missile system, to be mounted on under-construction Mowj-class vessels. "We can concurrently dispatch two fleets of warships in opposite directions to the east and west of the Indian Ocean and we have done this before and enjoy the technical capability to carry out such missions whenever necessary," Iran Navy Operations Lieutenant Commander Admiral Siyavash Jarreh was quoted by Fars News
Oshkosh P-19 Vehicle To Undergo Testing

January 30, 2014 @ 08:01 AM

The US Marine Corps will test the recently delivered three Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle prototypes. The Oshkosh P-19R was selected in May 2013 to serve as the Marines off-road firefighting vehicle of the future

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