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General Atomics Wins $123M for French MQ-9 Block 5 UAV Procurement Program

August 24, 2018 @ 09:27 AM

General Atomics has been awarded a $123 million contract for the France 3rd/4th Systems MQ-9 Block 5 procurement program. Work is expected to be completed May 1, 2020
Raytheon wins $60M for Production of Additional Torpedo Components for Taiwan, Canada,...

August 24, 2018 @ 06:47 AM

Raytheon has won $60 million modification contract to exercise Option Year Two for the production of torpedo components in addition to spares, production support material, and related engineering services and hardware support. This modification combines purchases for the Navy and the governments of Taiwan, Canada, Australia and India under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program
Pentagon Awards $40M FMS Contract For MK54 Lightweight Torpedo Kits

August 23, 2018 @ 09:12 AM

The Pentagon has awarded a $40 million worth contract for production of MK54 Mod 1 lightweight torpedo kits and support services, the Department of defense announced Wednesday. “Progeny Systems Corp
Rockwell Collins Wins $288 Million Contract For AN/ARC-210 Aircraft Radios

August 21, 2018 @ 06:29 AM

The Pentagon has awarded a $288 million worth contract to Rockwell Collins to manufacture and deliver the AN/ARC-210 family of radio equipment in support of the US Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Foreign Military Sales customers. “Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is awarded $288,537,270 for modification P00001 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-18-D-0004) to exercise option year one for the manufacture and delivery of the AN/ARC-210 family of radio equipment in support of Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Foreign Military Sales customers,” the Department of defense announced Monday
Boeing Completes First Autonomous Synchronized Drone Flight Test in Australia

August 20, 2018 @ 05:46 PM

Boeing has completed the first suite of synchronised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using new on-board autonomous command and control technology developed by the company in Australia. Conducted at a regional Queensland airfield, the test flights saw five UAV test beds equipped with Boeings new on-board system safely complete in-air programmed missions as a team without input from a human pilot, the company said in a statement last Friday
Australia Orders 211 Rheinmetall Boxer Wheeled Armored Vehicles for $2.4 Billion

August 17, 2018 @ 12:36 PM

Australia has awarded $2.4 billion (€2
US Air Force Plans to Replace HH-60G Personnel Recovery Helicopter Fleet: GAO...

August 17, 2018 @ 08:44 AM

The United States Air Force (USAF) plans to replace its aging HH-60G personnel recovery helicopter fleet as it is facing maintenance challenges. According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to the Congressional committees published this month, about 68 percent of the 96-helicopter fleet were mission-capable as of 2017, which is below the USAF desired mission-capable rate of 75 percent
Philippines Offered Loan Package for Purchase of Russian-made Kilo-class Submarines

August 16, 2018 @ 01:02 PM

The Philippine government is considering a soft loan offer from Russia for the acquisition of Kilo-class submarines, as it looks to boost the undersea capabilities of the Philippine Navy (PN). Russia has newly offered the Philippine Government an economic package to support its potential acquisition of submarines, Arsenio Andolong, the chief of public affairs at the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND), told Janes on Tuesday
BAE Systems Teams Up With Machine Learning Specialist Splunk To Secure US...

August 16, 2018 @ 12:37 PM

BAE Systems announced a new collaboration with Splunk Inc. to integrate Splunk Enterprise into its government cloud solution
US National Defense Authorization Act Makes Taiwan Happy, China Livid

August 15, 2018 @ 09:58 AM

The United States National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2018, approved by President Trump earlier this week, has made China livid for setting the US military on a path of "long-term strategic competition with China," while at the same has received praise from Taiwan for US military support in its confrontation with Beijing. "We resolutely oppose any country having any forms of formal and military exchanges with Taiwan, this stance has been consistent and clear," he said

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