The RAF’s fleet of Puma helicopters will receive a £300M ($480 million) upgrade that will enhance performance and enable it to operate in the toughest and most demanding conditions, the MoD announced today. The upgrade includes a £220M contract to equip the Puma fleet for at least ten years’ further service
EMS Technologies, Inc. announced today that its Defense & Space (D&S) Division has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to start development of an electronically-steered, switched-beam antenna for the F-22 Multi-function Advanced Data Link (MADL) system upgrade
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Raytheon Company has been awarded $26.9 million for technical assistance in support of Taiwan's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., is being awarded a $98,727,678 ceiling-priced indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the procurement of Expeditionary Litening Pods (LPODs), upgrades to existing pods, and integration of LPODs into AV-8B Harriers (domestic and allied), F/A-18 Hornets (domestic and FMS), EA-6B Prowlers, C-130 Hercules, and Air Force platforms, including related parts and services
CAE today announced a series of military contracts with prime contractors and other military customers valued at more than C$100 million. Key customers include Eurocopter, Airbus Military and L-3 Communications
According to Polish media reports, Polish Land Forces Commander Lt. Gen Waldemar Skrzypczak has resigned, after accusing defense bureaucrats in Warsaw of serious incompetence, which was partly responsible for the deaths of Polish soldiers
BAE Systems will supply Vehicle Emergency Escape (VEE) windows for new production M1151 Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) under a contract with AM General. The patent-pending VEE Window technology enables soldiers to quickly exit the vehicle in the event of an emergency, such as a rollover or accident, by releasing and pushing out the front window
The Indian Air Force plans to complete the flight evaluation and performance trials of all competitors eyeing to bag its order for 126 Medium Multi Range Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) within a year. The final assessment of all aircrafts will then be submitted to the government
Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of The Netherlands of Apache helicopter modification kits and associated equipment, training, and logistical support for an estimated cost of $181 million. The Government of The Netherlands has requested a possible sale of modification kits to upgrade its 29 AH-64D Apache Block I Helicopters to Block II configuration, support equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical documentation, engineering change proposals, contractor technical and logistics personnel services, and other related elements of logistics