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Military Aircraft / North America

Lockheed Martin Awarded Major F-35 Production Contract

November 15, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Lockheed Martin was awarded an initial $6 billion contract for production of 255 F-35 fighters for the U.S. and other countries spanning low rate initial productions lots 12, 13, and …

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Military Aircraft / North America

U.S. Navy Awards Contract for MH-60Rs Added by Congress in FY18 Defense Bill

November 15, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $382 million contract for the production and delivery of eight MH-60R helicopters, plus associated systems engineering and program management support.  Work under the …

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Naval Systems / North America

Cost of Canada’s Arctic Patrol Ship Increases as Construction Timeline Extended

November 14, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada recently announced that it would procure a sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), but the ship could be twice as expensive to build as the previous ships in …

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Military Aircraft / North America

Pentagon Hopes to Accelerate Upcoming F-35 Procurement Deals

November 13, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Department of Defense hopes to shorten the time it takes to negotiate pricing on future orders of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense …

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Missiles / North America

DARPA Developing Counter-Hypersonic Weapons Capability

November 12, 2018January 15, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released details on a new missile defense program called Glide Breaker, which aims to demonstrate a capability to defeat maneuvering hypersonic …

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Military Aircraft / North America

Dassault Exits Canadian Fighter Competition

November 8, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Dassault Aviation has pulled its Rafale fighter jet out of Canada’s CF-18 replacement competition, expressing concerns about interoperability and intelligence sharing requirements for Ottawa’s future fighter. The concern appears to …

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Military Aircraft / North America

U.S. Air Force Orders MQ-9 Reapers

November 6, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics a $263.4 million contract for an unspecified number of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles.  Although the 2019 fiscal year is well underway, …

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Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Issues Draft Solicitation for Fighter Jet Competition

November 1, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada issued a draft solicitation for its CF-18 Hornet replacement program, giving bidders until the end of the year to provide feedback before a formal request for proposals is released …

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Forecast International’s International Military Markets service provides a country-by-country examination of the military capabilities, equipment requirements, and inventories of over 120 nations. The individual country reports are structured to condense a vast range of information into concise segments. Governmental and political structures, political and economic trends, national and defense budgets, force structures, military planning requirements, recent and future procurements, the security environment, threat assessments, and military postures – all are detailed in these six services broken out by region (click each title for more details).

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