Lockheed Martin has won a $7 million contract for engineering services required to complete component requalification, safety testing, and initial operational test and evaluation support analyses and telemetry development tasks for the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) program. The LRLAP is the only munition capable for use with the MK 51 gun weapon system aboard the DDG 1000 destroyer
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $40 million for development, integration and production of future advanced capability build and technical insertion baselines of the AN/SQQ-89A surface ship undersea warfare systems for the US Navy. The AN/SQQ-89A is a surface ship undersea warfare systems combat system with the capabilities to search, detect, classify, localize and track undersea contacts, in order to engage and evade submarines, mine-like small objects and torpedo threats, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
The Defence Acquisition Council of India approved the purchase of five S-400 LRSAM system (Triumf Missile System) along with associated equipment and missiles from Russia. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri N Gokula Krishnan in Parliament today, Business Standard reported
The Indian MoD is likely to sign contracts valued at INR 2,039 crore ($306 million) during the current fiscal ending March 31, 2016. The potential contracts include Phalcon AWACS aircraft, a C-130 special missions aircraft, 14 Akash anti-aircraft missile units, upgrade for medium helicopters, precision-guided munitions, recce pods for Su-30, armament suite for Dhruvs and radio sets, Tribune India reported
The US Air Force has awarded Raytheon a foreign military sales contract worth $104 million to produce the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) for South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Romania. “Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $104,575,981 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) program
The Australian government has signed contracts with Navantia S.A
India has put on hold testing of its indigenously built surface-to-surface Inter-Continental range Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and will now be conducted after Prime Ministers visit to the US. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the US June 6
Lockheed Martin has won $424 million contract to provide AN/GPQ-11(V) Threat Radar Emitter Simulations products in support of the US Navys Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactical Training Range (AEWTTR) project. The contract also includes services and other target/threat simulators and peripheral equipment for the AEWTTR project, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
The Indian Navy will replace its Sea Harrier fighter aircraft with a new squadron of MiG-29K planes on May 11. The Indian Navy currently flies both Sea Harriers and Mig-29K aircraft
Kelvin Hughes has installed and commissioned SharpEye radar system on the South African Navys fleet replenishment ship, SAS Drakensberg. In addition to X and S Band SharpEye radars the system includes IMO compliant displays and a dedicated tactical display with Kelvin Hughes Advanced Agile Tracker for helicopter approach and control, the company said in a statement Thursday