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Lockheed Martin to Reduce F-35 Fighter jet price to $80 Million by

December 21, 2018 @ 08:52 AM

Lockheed Martin will reduce the unit price of the F-35 jet to $80 million in 2020 from the current $89 million and is set to deliver more than 130 F-35s in 2019 to US and international customers The US Company delivered the 91st F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2018 and demonstrating the F-35 enterprise's ability to ramp to full rate production. The 91 deliveries in 2018 represent nearly a 40 percent increase from 2017 and about a 100 percent production increase compared to 2016
Marshall Wins Contract to Support Netherlands’ C-130H Fleet

December 21, 2018 @ 08:23 AM

Marshall has won a contract to sustain Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130H fleet through to its out of service date. Air Cdre Richard Laurijssen, Director of Sustainment and Logistics & Commander Logistics Centre Woensdrecht said, “The new contract comprises a lot more than previous separate contracts and defines a future collaboration
Krauss-Maffei To Supply Leopard Battle tanks, Howitzers to Hungarian Army

December 20, 2018 @ 07:39 PM

German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will supply Hungarys land forces with 44 new Leopard 2 A7+ main battle tanks and 24 new PzH 2000 howitzers. The contract also includes procuring 12 used Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks from KMWs inventories for training purposes
Patriot Missiles Sale to Turkey won’t Affect S-400 Deal: Kremlin

December 19, 2018 @ 02:12 PM

Sale of Patriot missile systems by the United States (US) to Turkey would not affect the S-400 air defense missile deal between Ankara and Moscow signed in 2017, Kremlin stated. "These are unrelated processes and in this case we are implementing the accords we have with the Turkish colleagues
Hughes Demonstrates Modem Interface Tech for US SATCOM Systems

December 18, 2018 @ 09:58 AM

Hughes Network Systems LLC announced the demonstration of advanced hardware technology that facilitates interoperability between different SATCOM systems and services. The terminal solution features a software agent with an autonomous selection of modem, satellite and service provider
Lockheed Martin, Universal Synaptics to Help US DoD tackle Warfighter Fault Anomalies

December 18, 2018 @ 09:38 AM

Lockheed Martin and Universal Synaptics Corporation have signed an agreement to help the United States Department of Defense (DoD) tackle an issue known as intermittent fault anomaly. A new automated testing technology, developed by Universal Synaptics, called Intermittent Fault Detection discovers random fault anomalies in multi-domain platform electronics as well as wiring harnesses
Indonesia Yet to Sign Su-35 Jet Purchasing Contract: Russian Ambassador

December 18, 2018 @ 09:04 AM

Indonesia is yet to sign a ‘purchasing contract with Russia upon which the 11 Su-35 fighter jets which it has agreed to buy would enter the production phase. "I cannot confirm when the planes will arrive in Indonesia, because it needs to be produced
China Discovers Site for Air base in Antarctica

December 17, 2018 @ 12:04 PM

Chinese 35th Antarctic research expedition team has recently discovered a huge blue ice area in the Antarctic suitable for the country's first large permanent airport on the continent. "Blue ice has good bearing capacity, impact resistance and stability," Xinhua quoted Sun Bo, the leader of the expedition team, as saying Sunday
French DGA Orders Antares-LP Antenna from Thales

December 17, 2018 @ 12:00 PM

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has placed an order for an Antares-LP (low profile) airborne active array satcom antenna prototype with Thales to develop satellite connectivity solutions for the armed forces. The Antares-LP antenna operates in the Ka frequency band using sovereign and/or commercial satellites
Brazil Files First Written Submission to WTO Challenging Canada’s Subsidies to Bombardier...

December 15, 2018 @ 12:50 PM

The Brazilian government has filed its first written submission to the dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The Panel is examining more than $4 billion in subsidies that Bombardier received from the Governments of Canada and Quebec

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