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Refurbished US Military Black Hawks to Help Firefighting and Disaster Relief In...

July 28, 2017 @ 03:32 AM

Australian StarFlight and Kaan Air Australia have signed $50 million (AUD $63 million) with Lockheed Martin to purchase 10 refurbished Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk US military helicopters with options for an additional 10 aircraft. The refurbishment program to be undertaken in Brisbane, the agreement will see the purchase of 10 ex-US military Black Hawks, to be imported into Australia early next year
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Denies Signing Deal With Iran on Superjet 100 Aircraft

July 27, 2017 @ 01:09 PM

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company, Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft manufacturer, has denied the signature of a contract for SSJ100 delivery to Iran, following numerous reports to this effect in the international media, a company press release said. Earlier on Tuesday, the Iranian agency FARS reported that within the MAKS-2017 airshow in Zhukovsky a contract was signed to supply several SSJ100 to Iran
Northrop Grumman, ViaSat To Deliver Satellite Communications For Aussie Defence Force

July 27, 2017 @ 12:50 PM

Northrop Grumman has selected Australias ViaSat as a key partner to deliver a next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) network to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Under a program known as Joint Project 2008 Phase 5B2, a large multiphase project to deploy an integrated wideband SATCOM system for the ADF, ViaSat will provide its ground stations and dual-band Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite earth terminals, ViaSat announced Wednesday
Eight Indian Navy Subs Running With Single Periscope: CAG Report

July 27, 2017 @ 12:42 PM

Indian Navys eight front-line submarines operate with a single functional periscope, which makes them less efficient when deployed, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor Generals (CAG) revealed. In a report tabled in Parliament, the federal auditor pointed out that eight of India's 13 submarines currently operate single functional periscope and to install second one will take more than five years, Sputnik reports
Indonesia Plans TO Buy Armed Drones from China

July 27, 2017 @ 08:46 AM

Indonesia is planning to buy six drones from China that can detect, identify and attack. The government is looking for a drone manufacturer which sells quality drone at affordable price and offers transfer of technology to help the country achieve self-reliance in defense industry, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was quoted as saying by Antara News Wednesday
Lockheed Martin Wins $51M US Navy’s Trident II D5 Submarine-launched FBM Contract...

July 27, 2017 @ 04:43 AM

Lockheed Martin is being awarded $51 million modification to a previously awarded contract for Trident II (D5) submarine-launched fleet ballistic missile (FBM) production and deployed system support. The work is expected to be completed by Sept
BAE Systems Wins $72M Minuteman III Integration Support Contract

July 27, 2017 @ 04:18 AM

BAE Systems has won $72 million modification contract to exercise an option on the previously awarded contract for integration support for the Minuteman III Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system. Contractor will provide systems engineering, technical assistance support, training and development in performing integration, sustaining engineering and program management support functions for the Minuteman III weapon system, US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
China Sets Up New Defense Research Agency

July 26, 2017 @ 03:07 PM

Chinas military has set up a defense research agency to develop state-of-the-art weapons such as stealth aircraft and electromagnetic cannons. The new department is reportedly similar to the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), set up in 1957 by the Pentagon
Afghan Security Forces Order Five ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems

July 26, 2017 @ 02:56 PM

Insitu Inc. has won a $19 million worth contract for procurement of five ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Afghan Security forces
Rocket Crafters Wins DARPA Contract To Develop Hybrid Rocket Engine

July 26, 2017 @ 02:08 PM

Rocket Crafters (RCI) has won a $542,600 research contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine using its patented Direct-Digital Advanced Rocket Technology. Under the terms of the agreement, RCI is tasked to build and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine using RCI's patented Direct-Digital Advanced Rocket Technology (D-DART)

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