The Boeing Company submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force this week, offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions. "Boeing believes the Apache and Chinook helicopters are the most capable and cost-effective rotorcraft to meet India's defense and transport requirements," said Vivek Lall, vice president and India country head for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Bahrain Navy Selects Saab’s 9LV Compact as Combat Management System and Gun Fire Control for the Mid Life upgrade of Bahrain Navy’s 38m FPB. “This contract is a breakthrough on the market for our 9LV Compact with EOS500”, says Torbjörn Wingardh, acting Business Unit Manager, Saab Systems
The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, today announced that the Government has given Second Pass Approval for a A$493 million project to provide the next generation artillery system for the Australian Army. Senator Faulkner said the first phase of Land 17 (the Artillery Replacement Project) will provide the Army with four batteries of 35 M777A2 155mm Lightweight Towed Howitzers
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply naval satcom terminals on the four Ocean Patrol Vessels that are being built for the Royal Dutch Navy. The first terminal will be installed on the first ship scheduled to be handed over to the Royal Navy at the end of 2010
The Raytheon Company - Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture received a $214 million U.S
QinetiQ North America announced today that it has been asked to deliver 235 more of its Ears/SWATS (shoulder-wearable acoustic targeting systems) sniper detection systems to the U.S
The awesome Army Apache attack helicopters operating in Afghanistan will benefit from a £439m ($647 million) contract that will further improve their technical, engineering and logistic support, the MoD announced today. The new Integrated Operation Support (IOS) contract awarded to AgustaWestland will provide a full range of support to the Apache fleet
Raytheon Company received a $73.3 million U
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Pittsfield, Mass., is being awarded $152,818,728 cost-plus-incentive fee contract for FY 2010 and FY 2011 production and deployed systems support for the United States and United Kingdom SSBN fire control system (FCS) and the SSGN Attack Weapon Control System (AWCS), including training and support equipment
Lockheed Martin has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The $30 million contract includes integration support, product spares and logistics support