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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 …
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for MH-60Rs Added by Congress in FY18 Defense Bill Read More 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 …
Pentagon Hopes to Accelerate Upcoming F-35 Procurement Deals Read More Technical personnel at Argentine state-owned aircraft plant FAdeA have begun work to modernize 19 AB 206 B1 helicopters of the Argentine Army. The helicopters were delivered to Argentina secondhand from …
FAdeA to Modernize 19 Helicopters of the Argentine Army Read More Russia’s official defense import and export agency, Rosoboronexport, is preparing its display for the Bahrain International Airshow 2018. In a press release, the general director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said, …
Russia Preparing for Bahrain Military Exhibition Read More CIAC has completed the manufacture, delivery, and installation of six shielding kits for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter fleet of the Colombian National Army. The CIAC armoring team carried out …
CIAC Delivers Black Hawk Armor to Colombian Army Read More Indonesia signed a contract with South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) worth $89.4 million on November 8 at the Indo Defense 2018 Expo in Jakarta. The contract involves the sale …
Indonesia Inks Deal with KAI for Aircraft Trainer Package Read More 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 …
Dassault Exits Canadian Fighter Competition Read More 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, …
U.S. Air Force Orders MQ-9 Reapers Read More The Kuwaiti military will begin receiving its Eurofighter Typhoons in 2020. Kuwaiti state-owned news agency KUNA reported on November 4, 2018, that deliveries under Kuwait’s order for Typhoon fighter jets …
Kuwait to Receive Typhoon Fighter Jets in 2020 Read More During a recent visit to Turkey, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held discussions with Turkish officials on bilateral military cooperation. He also toured a Baykar Makina plant, which produces UAVs. Images …
Ukraine Considering Procurement of Turkish UAVs Read More