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General Dynamics Wins $883M to Modernize US Army’s Live Training Programs
February 12, 2020 @ 06:57 AMGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems has won a contract valued $883 million to modernize the US Armys live training programs over eight years. “General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today it was awarded a contract for the Army Consolidated Product Line Management Plus (CPM Plus) Program from the Army Contracting Command in Orlando, Florida,” the company said in a statement Tuesday
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US Approves Australia's First Purchase of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles for Super...
February 11, 2020 @ 04:08 PMThe United States has approved Australia's request to purchase 200 AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) for its F-18 Super Hornet fighters in a contact estimated to be worth $990 million. "The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of up to two hundred (200) AGM-158C, Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $990 million," Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement last week
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Longbow to Support Apache's Fire Control Radars of S.Korea, Taiwan, Saudi, UAE,...
January 25, 2020 @ 04:58 AMLongbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman has won a $235.8 million deal to support Fire Control Radar systems for Apache helicopters for 11 foreign governments including South Korea, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Boeing Delivers World’s Most Powerful Rocket’s Core Stage to NASA
January 9, 2020 @ 06:48 AMBoeing on Tuesday delivered the core stage of NASAs first Space Launch System (SLS) deep space exploration rocket, moving it out of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agencys Pegasus barge. NASA will transport the SLS core stage to its Stennis Space Center in Bay St
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Raytheon Receives $768M AMRAAM Missile Contract for USAF, Allies
December 31, 2019 @ 07:14 AMRaytheon has received a $768 million US Air Force contract to manufacture Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) for various allies including Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The missiles are to be mounted on aircraft such as the F-16, F-15 and F-35
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USAF Awards Lockheed $7B F-22 Air Vehicle Sustainment Contract
December 21, 2019 @ 12:27 PMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $7 billion modification contract for F-22 air vehicle sustainment. This modification provides for the exercise of an option for additional five year ordering period for comprehensive F-22 air vehicle sustainment, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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Raytheon Unveils Portable V-22 Virtual Reality Trainer
December 4, 2019 @ 03:39 AMRaytheon debuted a virtual reality version of its portable V-22 trainer on Monday at I/ITSEC, modeling, simulation and training event in Orlando, Florida, USA. Aircraft Functional V-22 Trainer-Virtual Reality system provides hyper-realistic training across all experience levels, including early-career aviation maintenance students and those engaged in continuing education, the company said in a statement
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Raytheon Develops Dismounted Soldier Training Simulator
December 4, 2019 @ 03:29 AMRaytheon unveiled its new Synthetic Training Environment Soldier Virtual Trainer (STE SVT) at I/ITSEC modeling, simulation and training event in Orlando, Florida, USA. The STE SVT simulator uses virtual reality to train squads of soldiers in multiple scenarios while using real and virtual weapons, the company said in a
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Airman falls from USAF C-130 While Training Over Gulf of Mexico: Reports
November 6, 2019 @ 11:44 AMAn airman reportedly fell from a USAF C-130 military transport aircraft into the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, on Tuesday evening. The fall happened during a parachute-jump training exercise out of Hurlburt Field, media outets reported, citing a statement released by 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida
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UK Royal Air Force gets first Poseidon MRA1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
October 31, 2019 @ 11:07 AMThe Royal Air Force (RAF) has accepted delivery of its first
Portuguese Air Force Joins KC-390 Surveillance Upgrade Studies with Embraer, Brazil
Sweden Acquires Four C-390 Millennium Aircraft from Embraer
HENSOLDT Expands Partnership with Czech Armed Forces on Artillery Command System
Norway Completes F-35 Procurement with Final Deliveries from Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...