The 10th Naval Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy took part at a massive military parade in Kyiv on 24 August. Four Mi-14 maritime helicopters of the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade alongside Ukrainian combat aircraft have been taking part in a flypast over Kyiv to mark the Independence Day on August 24. One of the features […]

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $9,7 million contract for service life analysis of MH-60S Sierra aircraft, the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) announced this week. According to the statement, announced on 16 August by the DoD, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.,  is awarded $9,699,191 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order 4042 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-14-G-0004). This […]

Ukraine successfully tested its indigenously developed, Neptun anti-ship cruise missiles system off the country’s south coast on 17 August. In the south of the Odesa region, the regular stage of tests of the Ukrainian cruise missile took place; Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov attended the tests. “Today, during […]

US optics company Trijicon has been awarded a $7,6 million contract by the U.S. Navy for handgun reflex sights. The contract, announced 14 August by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), with a five-year ordering period is covers handgun reflex sights for the miniature aiming system – day optics program. According to DoDO’s statement, the handgun […]

The U.S. Navy awards contract to Huntington Ingalls Inc. for an advance planning for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The contract, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense, is worth more than $187 million includes engineering, design, material procurement and fabrication, documentation, resource forecasting, […]

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced on Aug. 7 that company is awarded an approximately $85 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to supply Electronic Warfare (EW) suites for the Israeli Navy Sa’ar 6-class corvettes.  The contract award from Israeli Ministry of Defense enables the company to provide covers EW systems to be supplied are combat proven and […]

The U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement on 2 August that the U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing Co. a contract for T-45 Goshawk training jet aircraft upgrades. According to a statement by the US Department of Defense (DoD), Boeing Co. is awarded $15,9 million for cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price order N6134018F0067 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0001). The contract […]

U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Inc. a $165.5 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract to provide material and advance construction activities for LPD 30.  According to terms of the deal, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is being awarded a $165,510,883 cost-plus-fixed-fee, not-to-exceed contract for procurement of long lead time material and […]

The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 2 August has announced that newest USS Charleston (LCS 18) littoral combat ship successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the report, announced Thursday by the NAVSEA, acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before the ship is delivered to the Navy. “Another solid […]

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Netherlands of 106 MK 54 torpedo conversion kits. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a 31 July statement that Netherlands requests to buy 106 MK 54 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo conversion kits. The approval, which was announced by the DSCA, includes […]