The undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics certified to Congress that the proposed F/A-18 multiyear procurement met statutory requirements, including substantial savings, for 124 F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. The proposed agreement will run for four years, from fiscal 2010 through 2013
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that it has been awarded a prime contract by the U.S
Alliant Techsystems has received orders totaling $372 million to produce 5.56mm, 7
The Indian Air Force(IAF) is planning to induct amphibious aircraft in its fleet to keep an eye on uninhabited islands and carrying out search and rescue missions over the country's maritime zone. "We are planning to procure six amphibious aircraft for reconnaissance of islands and search and rescue missions," IAF officials said
The Soteria Consortium has been chosen to provide a harmonised Search and Rescue Helicopter (SAR-H) service for the UK well into the 21st century, the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Transport announced today. The MOD and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) together currently provide a 24-hour military and civil helicopter SAR service for the UK SAR region from 12 bases around the UK
Aero has acquired three new contracts in an amount totaling over EUR 150 million. Aero will become a supplier of the cockpit for the legendary military Black Hawk helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky
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Lockheed Martin recently delivered two of seven upgraded P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan under the U.S
Taiwan plans to buy eight second-hand Perry-class frigates from the United States despite improved ties with arch rival China, according to a news report. The island hopes to arm them with a version of the advanced Aegis Combat System, which uses computers and radars to take out multiple targets, as well as sophisticated missile launch technology
Since the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan based Islamic militants, India has purchased defense hardware worth over $50 billion. According to the Times of India, it is planning to spend another $30 billion in the next 4-5 years on fighters, warships, tanks, artillery, C4ISR and others