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UPDATED: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 14:24 CET
Raytheon is being awarded an $81,491,000 contract for DDG 1002 diminishing manufacturing sources (DMS) materials and long-lead/advanced procurement items, DDG 1000 class training equipment and curriculum, and associated DDG 1000 class engineering services. These DMS materials and long-lead/advanced procurement items will be incorporated into the mission systems equipment for DDG 1002. The DDG 1000 class training equipment and associated DDG 1000 class en...read more
Northrop Grumman Corporation has won a contract to supply machinery automation systems for two mine countermeasures vessels being sold by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to the Lithuanian Navy, considerably enhancing their mine countermeasures capability in the most cost-effective manner. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine unit by Thales U.K., prime contractor for the refit and upgrade of the two ships prior to handover to the Lithu...read more
The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $17 million contract to provide engineering design services for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) on the U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. The cost-plus-fixed fee contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy and eight Allied navies under the Foreign Military Sales program. Included in the work is missile integration, software development, inte...read more
BAE Systems has been awarded a $10.5 million contract by Textron Marine and Land Systems to manufacture and deliver approximately 240 armor protection kits for Armored Security Vehicles (ASVs). As part of the agreement, BAE Systems’ Security & Survivability business will produce armor kits for the M1117 ASV—a turreted, armored, all-wheel drive vehicle—and armor kits for the M1200 Armored Knight—an ASV variant equipped with a sensor package that is used to...read more
AgustaWestland today announced that a contract has been signed by the Government of India for the acquisition of twelve AW101 helicopters that will perform government transport duties. The contract, valued at around € 560 million($764 million), includes an extensive five year logistic support service and initial aircrew and technician training. Giuseppe Orsi, CEO, AgustaWestland said “This significant order by the Indian Air Force to meet its government t...read more
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a $75 million MissionCare contract by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Under the eleven-month contract, which includes four option years, logistics support will be provided for the Rolls-Royce AE 1107C-Liberty engines that power the U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey and U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s CV-22 Osprey. The total contract has a potential value exceeding $600 ...read more
The Kingdom of Bahrain has selected the Rockwell Collins Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) to train their UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter pilots. The T-BOS will be delivered to the government of Bahrain under a Foreign Military Sale contract administered by the U.S. Army's Utility Helicopter Project Office (UHPO). The Bahrain T-BOS is the second foreign sale of the Rockwell Collins developed T-BOS system. The first foreign T-BOS will be del...read more
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress March 4 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of various communication equipment, associated parts and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $142 million. The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of (300) 50-watt Very High Frequency (VHF) Base Station radios, (230) 50-Watt VHF Vehicular Stations, (150) 20-watt High Frequency/Very High Frequency (HF/VHF) Bas...read more
The Indian government has approved additional funding valued at INR20 billion ($438 million) for the Project 75 Scorpene submarine program. This is in addition to the INR187.9 billion ($4.1 billion) already allocated to this program. The funds are to cover the purchase of contractor-supplied equipment packages for the submarines. These packages include all major systems connected with the sensors, propulsion, and weaponry for the vessels. The cost of the...read more
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to modify the final 30 OH-58D aircraft under the Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program (SEP). These 30 aircraft will form Lot 13 of the Kiowa Warrior SEP program. Work on the aircraft will begin in March 2010. Completed aircraft are scheduled to be delivered back to the Army at a rate of two per month beginning in July 2010. Bell is currently ...read more
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