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F-35 Fighter Jet Price Drops Make F-16, Gripen Unattractive For India

February 9, 2017 @ 03:12 PM

The price of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Stealth fighter jet has fallen below the $100 million apiece mark eroding the global market for older generation aircraft such as the F-16, Boeing F/A-18 and Saab Gripen. F-35s price has come down from around US$200 million apiece to US$100 million in the last 3 years
Trump Administration May Reboot Lockheed Martin’s F-16 India Plans

February 9, 2017 @ 01:57 PM

The US Trump administration may want a fresh look at Lockheed Martins proposal to move production of F-16 fighter jets to India. "We've briefed the Administration on the current proposal, which was supported by the Obama Administration as part of a broader cooperative dialogue with the Government of India," a Lockheed Martin Spokesperson was quoted as saying by
Leonardo To Go It Alone In USAF T-X Trainer Aircraft Competition

February 9, 2017 @ 11:36 AM

Leonardo has confirmed its participation in the US Air Force $16.3 billion T-X trainer competition alone
Boeing Sets up Local Operating Entity In India

February 8, 2017 @ 06:13 PM

Boeing has established a local operating entity Boeing Defense India (BDI) that will support the companys future growth in the country in the areas of services and support, sales and marketing, sourcing, manufacturing and engineering. Pratyush Kumar, president, Boeing India, will lead BDI and the expansion of the Boeing Global Services organization in India
Orbital ATK Wants DARPA Out Of Satellite Servicing, Files Lawsuit

February 8, 2017 @ 01:25 PM

Orbital ATK has sued Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) questioning its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program as a competition to commercial enterprises and also a violation of the US National Space Policy. “DARPAs RSGS program will subsidize a single company with several hundred million dollars worth of space hardware and launch service, courtesy of the US taxpayer, to directly compete with commercial satellite servicing systems that Orbital ATK and other companies are developing with their own private capital
E 2D Hawkeye Jets Arrive in Japan, To Improve Early Warning Against...

February 4, 2017 @ 11:45 AM

A squadron of five E-2D Hawkeye Advanced surveillance aircraft has joined the Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier Strike Group in the Japanese city of Iwakuni Thursday in order to boost airborne radar and detection capabilities in the Asia-Pacific. The forward deployment is seen as an effort to raise deterrence against the efforts by China to build up its naval capabilities
US Air Force Deploys TASER X26P Smart Weapons

February 3, 2017 @ 09:09 AM

TASER International announced Thursday the purchase of an order for TASER X26P Smart Weapons for the US Air Force received through our exclusive sole source distributor, AARDVARK. This order was received and anticipated to ship in the first quarter of 2017
South Korean JCS Seeks US Strategic Asset Deployment To Counter North’s Nuke...

February 2, 2017 @ 02:05 AM

The chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday asked his US counterpart to deploy strategic military assets to the Korean Peninsula in a bid to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, the military said. Gen
Lockheed Martin Wins $166 Million US Navy’s Electronic Automated Support System Contract

February 2, 2017 @ 01:45 AM

Lockheed Martin is being awarded $166 million contract for the full-rate production of 36 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems. This contract also provides for sustaining logistics and engineering support
Raytheon Wins $202 Million To Provide Patriot Weapon System Engineering Services

February 2, 2017 @ 01:20 AM

Raytheon was awarded a $202million contract for engineering services for the Patriot weapon systems contract to Germany, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, and Taiwan. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received

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