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StandardAero Wins USAF Contract To Support Rolls Royce T56 Engine Module
December 16, 2016 @ 12:54 PMStandardAero has won a contract from the US Air Force to perform Rolls-Royce T56 engine module and maintenance. The one-year contract is a "bridge” contract that sustains T56 overhauls while the USAF prepares for a future commercial competition that will result in a multi-year maintenance contract, the company announced Thursday
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Saab Develops New Training App For Soldiers Using GAMER Instrumented Training System
December 15, 2016 @ 11:04 AMSaab has developed a new app called WE:Go for soldiers using the firms GAMER instrumented training system. Currently, most training after-action reviews present the exercise results to the entire group, platoon or company
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Boeing Delivers First Upgraded Early Warning AWACS Aircraft To NATO
December 14, 2016 @ 12:38 PMNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has received the first of 14 Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft with cockpit upgrades that improve mission-readiness and decrease customer costs. The planes Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management digital flight deck and avionics enhancements ensure compliance with current and future air traffic control and navigation requirements, the company announced today
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Rheinmetall Wins Bundeswehr Contract For Fuchs/Fox Armoured Transport Vehicles Upgrade
December 12, 2016 @ 11:55 AMRheinmetall has won €135 million from Bundeswehr (unified armed force of Germany) for survivability upgrades of Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles. Under the contract, Rheinmetall will modernize ninety of the Bundeswehrs long-serving Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles, the company announced today
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US Approves $781 Million Logistic Support For Qatar’s C-17 Aircraft
December 9, 2016 @ 03:08 PMThe US State Department has approved sale of continued logistics support for eight C-17 aircraft and another sale of spare C-17 engines, equipment, and support to Qatar for an estimated total cost of $781 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on December 7, 2016
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General Dynamics To Continue Providing Arleigh Burke-class Support Services For US Navy
December 9, 2016 @ 05:23 AMGeneral Dynamics Bath Iron Works has won a $59 million contract from US Navy for the continuation of Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Lead Yard Services and Flight III Upgrade design efforts. This contract extends the services for engineering, technical support, special studies and Flight III design work for Arleigh Burke-class ships through December 2017
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US Approves $156 Million For Finnish F/A-18 Aircraft Mid-Life Upgrade Program
December 6, 2016 @ 08:51 AMThe US State Department has sale to Finland for F/A-18 Mid-Life Upgrade Program and related support, equipment, and training for an estimated cost of $156 million Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on December 2, 2016
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Boeing Wins $558 Million Radar Upgrades For USAF F-15 Aircraft Contract
December 1, 2016 @ 08:38 AMBoeing has been awarded a $558 million to previously awarded contract for F-15 Combined APG-63 Version 3 Radar Improvement Program Version 3 and APG-82 Version 1 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) radar upgrades. Contractor will provide procurement, installation, initial spares and support for 42 Version 3, and 29 RMP radars, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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South Korea's Trainer Jet Performs First Flight Test In US
November 26, 2016 @ 07:10 AMSouth Korea's trainer jet has taken its first test flight in US last week after both the countries agreed to mutually recognize its airworthiness certification in September. On 19 November, the 'T-X' trainer, a modified version of the T-50 planes in service with the South Korean Air Force, showed off its flight performance as a candidate to replace the existing jets operated by the US Air Force, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement Thursday
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India’s Jaguar DARIN III Twin-Seat Naval Attack Aircraft Receives Initial Operation Clearance...
November 23, 2016 @ 01:52 PMIndias upgraded Jaguar DARIN III twin-seat naval attack aircraft has received Initial Operation Clearance (IOC). Deputy Chief of IAF, Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria, who flew the aircraft at HAL airport here recently, announced the satisfactory completion of IOC
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...