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US Approves Patriot Missiles Sale To Netherlands For US$105M

September 6, 2018 @ 12:47 PM

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Patriot Fire Units for an estimated cost of $105 million for the Netherlands, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Wednesday. According to the release, the Netherlands has requested Recapitalization (RECAP) of four Netherlands Patriot Fire Units
China Begins Construction Of US$411 Million Worth Submarine For Thai Navy

September 6, 2018 @ 07:44 AM

Chinas leading shipbuilding firm China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) started building a Type S26T submarine on Tuesday for the Royal Thai Navy, an important cooperation project between China and Thailand, CSIC announced on its WeChat account Tuesday. Senior officers from the Thai and Chinese militaries attended a steel-cutting ceremony at a shipyard in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, to mark the start of the project, the announcement said
Iran Supplied Su-25 Fighters to Iraq, Baghdad Denies

August 30, 2018 @ 11:14 AM

An Iranian official said the country has supplied Iraq with Sukhoi Su-25 fighter planes for intensifying anti-ISIS operations, but Baghdad has denied the claims, according to a report by Asharq Al-Awsat
Lockheed Martin, Fincantieri Deliver Sixth, Seventh Freedom-class Combat Ships

August 24, 2018 @ 06:19 AM

Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) delivered the future USS Sioux City, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 11, and future USS Wichita, LCS 13, to the United States Navy. LCS 11 is the sixth Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team and will be commissioned at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Nov
INS Vikramaditya To Get Marine Hydraulic Systems Next Year

August 23, 2018 @ 09:25 AM

Russias state hi-tech corporation Rostec announced Wednesday that its subsidiary Technodinamika has begun installation of marine hydraulic systems on Indian Navys aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The GS-1MF and GS-3 marine hydraulic systems are used for refueling, cleaning and pressurization of hydraulic systems of aircraft and helicopters which form part of the air-capable wing of the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
Iran Unveils First Indigenously-built Fighter Aircraft

August 21, 2018 @ 11:47 AM

Iran today unveiled countrys first homegrown fighter aircraft dubbed “Kowsar”, a day before the National Day of Defense Industry, which will be marked on August 22. The advanced fighter jet has been manufactured following extensive research and efforts by the Iranian Defense Ministrys experts
BAE Systems Wins $146 Million To Repair, Modernize US Navy Cruiser Gettysburg

August 21, 2018 @ 06:41 AM

The US Navy has awarded a $146 million worth contract to BAE Systems ship repair subsidiary to repair and modernize the US Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Gettysburg, the Department of Defense announced Monday. "BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Virginia is awarded a $146,342,267 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Gettysburg fiscal 2018 modernization period availability," the release said
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
Lockheed Martin, KAI Submit Final Proposal for USAF T-X Program

August 20, 2018 @ 10:41 PM

Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace (KAI) collectively have submitted their final proposal for the United States Air Force (USAF) $16 billion T-X fighter jet program. "Lockheed Martin submitted its final proposal at 3:35 p
India Inducts First Home-grown Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile

August 20, 2018 @ 05:34 PM

India has inducted its first home-grown nuclear capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) after nearly two decades of development. The SLBM code-named B-05 was secretly test fired back-to-back from an indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant off Visakhapatnam coast earlier this month,

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