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BVT has been awarded $454 million contract to support Royal Navy’s Destroyer...

September 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Minister for Defence Equipment and Support Quentin Davies announced today that £309 million ($454 million) contract has been awarded to BVT Surface Fleet secures the in-service support for Type 45 class vessels HMS Daring and her sister ships for up to seven years, starting in January 2010.Future support for the Royal Navy's new destroyers
$7.8 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Turkey

September 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Turkey of 13 Patriot Fire Units, 72 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles, four PAC-3 Lot Validation Missiles, 197 MIM-104E Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles-T (GEM-T), four MIM-104E GEM-T Lot Validation Missiles, five Patriot Digital Missiles, five Anti-Tactical Missiles and other related support and equipment. The estimated cost is $7
Australia awards satellite communications contract to BAE systems

September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Greg Combet, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced the awarding of a defence contract that will lead to improved global communications for our deployed forces. “The contract, awarded to BAE systems, is for the construction of three new Satellite Communications Earth Terminals at the Australian Defence Satellite and Communications Station near Geraldton in Western Australia,” said Mr Combet
US likely to sell four C-27J transport aircraft to Ghana

September 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ghana of four C-27J Joint Cargo aircraft, 10 AE-2100 engines, four AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Systems, four AN/ARC-210 Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/UHF) Multimode Integrated Communication Systems without COMSEC, four AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe Digital Transponders with mode 1,2,3a, 3c, commercial GPS navigation, VIP module and observation windows, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S
ITT awarded $16.6 million Night Vision Goggle order from the United Kingdom

September 10, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

LONDON - ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has been awarded a $16.6 million follow-on order from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the Head Mounted Night Vision System (HMNVS)
Canada has awarded C$194 million contract to Irving Shipbuilding for nine coast...

September 3, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and the Cabinet Minister responsible for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced that the Canadian Coast Guard's new mid-shore patrol vessels would be built in Atlantic Canada. “The Government of Canada is committed to building and maintaining an effective fleet of ships for maritime security and services,” said Minister Shea
WB Electronics, Boeing sign Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation

September 1, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The Boeing Company and WB Electronics of Poland today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines opportunities for future cooperation between the two companies, in areas such as ground combat vehicle battle management and command, control and communications systems. Henryka Bochniarz, president of Boeing Central and Eastern Europe, announced the agreement at the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce
Lockheed Martin develops airborne C4ISR testbed

August 26, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Warfighters will receive critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities sooner, now that the airborne test-bed developed by Lockheed Martin has received its Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. This Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) will be used to tailor advanced sensor combinations to resolve specific military, strategic intelligence and homeland security mission needs
Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded $49 million contract to SAIC...

August 25, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) - Dahlgren Division to provide systems engineering and analysis support for combat systems. The follow on task order has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total value of more than $49 million if all options are exercised
US army delivers first UH-60M helicopter to customs and border protection agency...

August 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

With a handshake and the passing of a log book and keys, representatives from the Utility Helicopter Project Office to the U.S

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