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Astronics To Provide Test Systems To Saudi Arabian National Guard

April 10, 2015 @ 04:06 PM

Astronics DME Corporation has won a contract to provide Virtual Instrument Portable Equipment Repair/Test (VIPER/T) systems and Application Program Sets (APSs) to the US Marine Corps Program Manager-Light Armored Vehicles (PM-LAV) Foreign Military Sales office. The contract was awarded on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard (MNG), the company announced Thursday
Iran Upgrades Homegrown ‘Damavand’ Destroyers With Advanced SAM missile

April 6, 2015 @ 09:32 AM

Iran has upgraded its ‘Damavand destroyers with ‘Mehrab advanced surface to air missile, Tasnem News Agency reported Saturday. Tasnem quoted Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari as announcing the installation of the upgraded missile on the homegrown destroyers
Russian MiG-29 Fighter To Participate in Military Drills

April 2, 2015 @ 01:54 PM

The Russian MiG-29 jet fighter pilots have begun military exercises from a Russian base in Armenia. The Russian Defense Ministrys Southern Military Districts press service said, "More than 100 Air Force pilots and service personnel are participating in the exercises with more than 30 pieces of specialized military and aviation hardware"
General Dynamics Wins $610 Million US Navy DDG 51 Class Destroyer Contract

April 1, 2015 @ 04:25 PM

General Dynamics announced today that it has won a $610 million US Navy Contract for the construction of DDG 51 Class Destroyer. The contract is part of the contract that was awarded in 2013 as part of a multi-ship competition for DDG 51 class destroyers
CAE Delivers First MH-60R SeaHawk And MH-60R Avionics Maintenance Trainers To Australia...

April 1, 2015 @ 04:14 PM

CAE today announced that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has accepted first of two MH-60R Seahawk Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFT) along with an MH-60R Avionics Maintenance/Weapons Load Trainer (AM/WLT). CAE also announced the MH-60R TOFT was formally certified to Level D by the Australian Defence Force Airworthiness Authority based on an evaluation conducted by an independent simulator evaluation authority
Textron Wins $84 Million LCAC Hovercraft Contract

April 1, 2015 @ 03:33 PM

Textron has won a $84 million modification contract for construction of Landing Craft, Air Cushions (LCACs) 102 and 103 under the Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) program, US DoD said in a statement. The SSC Program is the functional replacement for the existing fleet of LCAC vehicles, which are nearing the end of their service life
Taiwan's Missile Ship Enters Into Service

April 1, 2015 @ 12:07 PM

Taiwans “stealth and speed” ship, named 'Tuo Chiang' ('Tuo River') armed with 16 missiles, has entered into the service on Tuesday. The 500-tonne corvette will be deployed following the ceremony at the southern Tsoying naval base, the company AFP reported Tuesday
DARPA Issues RFI For Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Vessel Programme

March 31, 2015 @ 02:28 PM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) programme. The programme aims to develop a new unmanned surface vessel to independently track ultra-quiet diesel-electric submarines over thousands of miles, Shephard reported on Tuesday
L&T Wins $228 Million Contract For Indian Offshore Patrol Vessels

March 31, 2015 @ 01:11 PM

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won $228 million contract from the Indian Ministry of Defence to construct seven Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The contract is part of the governments initiative to strengthen Indias coastal security, the company announced in its press release on Tuesday
ThyssenKrupp Eyes $8 Billion Indian Navy Submarine Project

March 30, 2015 @ 12:17 PM

Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS) will offer HDW Class 214 Vessel for Indias $8 billion Indian Navy project for six submarines. The company is in talks with major shipyards in India for a tie-up for the Make-In-India project

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