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US Army Awards Weapon Sight Contracts To BAE Systems, DRS Technologies

December 1, 2016 @ 12:04 PM

BAE Systems and DRS Technologies have won separate seven-year contracts from US Army to develop and provide new crew-served weapon sights. BAE Systems won up to US$383 million and DRS up to US$337 million for work on the effort, and the deals are to culminate in 2023,
Pratt & Whitney Wins $310 Million Propulsion Systems Supporting F-35 Fighter Aircraft

December 1, 2016 @ 10:38 AM

Pratt & Whitney has won $310 million contract for propulsion system services in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The services will be for the US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, non-US Department of Defense (DoD) participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Boeing Wins $558 Million Radar Upgrades For USAF F-15 Aircraft Contract

December 1, 2016 @ 08:38 AM

Boeing 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
Rolls-Royce Wins $41 Million To Provide MissionCare Support USAF V-22 Engines

November 29, 2016 @ 08:19 AM

Rolls-Royce is being awarded $41 million contract to provide MissionCare maintenance support for the V-22 AE1107C engines for the Marine Corps and Air Force. MissionCare is a performance-based logistics concept that includes the following: an engine hourly charge based on hours flown, program management, which covers integrated logistics support, including support equipment requirements data, supportability analysis data and updates, configuration management tracking, formal training, supply management, and contract/business administration; site support, which covers informal technical training, maintenance technical advice, engineering support, and engine repair, US department of defense said in a statement Monday
Ukraine To Hold Missile-Firing Exercise Over Crimea

November 26, 2016 @ 07:57 AM

Ukraine has taken a unilateral decision to organize missile-firing exercises over Crimea, which Russia claims to be the Federation's sovereign airspace. Missiles would be fired in regions where civil and state aviation flights run, Russias Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya reported
Saudi Arabia Shoots Down 11 Scuds, Deploys Patriots To Counter Ballistic Missiles...

November 26, 2016 @ 07:34 AM

Saudi Arabia has shot down 11 Scud missiles fired by Al Houthi rebels from across the Yemen border after fighting intensified since the collapse of a US-backed ceasefire last week. Saudi Arabia has deployed Patriot missile batteries to counter tactical ballistic missiles that have been fired sporadically from Yemen during the course of the war, Gulfnews reported Friday
South Korea's Trainer Jet Performs First Flight Test In US

November 26, 2016 @ 07:10 AM

South 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
First US Soldier Killed In IED Blast In Syrian War

November 25, 2016 @ 11:23 AM

The US military has suffered its first combat death in Syria on Thursday when a soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device in northern part of the country. The soldier was killed near Ayn Issa which is about an hour from Raqqa, Daesh's self-declared capital in Syria,
Ukraine Assembles First Modernised Version Of An-32 Without Russian Components

November 25, 2016 @ 11:22 AM

Ukraines state-owned Antonov has assembled a modernised version of An-32 aircraft without any components made in Russia. Photos have been published on Facebook, confirming that the plane is almost ready: its fuselage has been fully assembled, as well as wings and PW150A engines manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada have been installed,
Indian Navy Launches Seventh Landing Craft Utility

November 25, 2016 @ 09:05 AM

Indian Navy has launched the seventh ship of LCU MK IV project Thursday at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, Kolkata. LCU-L57 is the seventh vessel in the series of eight Landing Craft Utility Ships being designed and built by GRSE for the Indian Navy

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