Boeing and Embraer will attempt to form a joint venture that would push the U.S. aerospace giant more aggressively into the regional aircraft market. The new company, which has faced heavy scrutiny from lawmakers in Brazil, is being valued at about $4.7 billion. The companies said Thursday that Boeing will own 80 percent of the […]

The  U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems a USD9.9 million contract to maintenance and support of the AN/AQS-24 mine detection system, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced. The contract, announced by the Department of Defense (DoD) on 3 July, will run through by April 2019. The contract covers exercise options for the […]

Germany’s procurement authority, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support, has awarded  Rheinmetall a contract worth as much as €5 million to supply it with a lightweight, assault rifle-mounted laser light package specially designed to meet the needs of German Army special operators. The contract provides the manufacture and delivery of […]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced on 5 July that it has selected the Dassault Systèmes software company to accelerate the development of the TF-X aircraft. According to the company statement, the decision follows Turkish Aerospace’s comprehensive evaluation of solutions available on the market and the successful completion of a proof of concept. It also reflects Dassault Systèmes’ 30-year legacy […]

GE Aviation (General Electric, Lynn, Massachusetts), an operating unit of GE, has received a USD37 million contract for the repair, replacement, and program support of 773 F414 engine, the Department of Defence (DoD) said on 2 July. According to the statement, GE Aviation was awarded $37,025,000 for modification P00002 to performance based logistics contract (N00383-18-D-N901) for the […]

UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson opens new £50 m MBDA missile factory in Bolton, according to a 2 July statement by UK Ministry of Defence. An opening ceremony saw the Defence Secretary unveil a plaque to mark the completion of five years of work and £50 million worth of investment into the high-tech site, which has been […]

The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters, according to announce by Airbus on 29 June. The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters equipped with the innovative HForce weapon management in the frame of the military modernisation programme Zrinyi 2026. Together with the helicopters, Airbus will provide an […]

The Royal Australian Navy has selected BAE Systems for the design, build and support of Future Frigates. According to the Australian Government’s announcement, BAE Systems has won the $35 billion contract to build Australia’s fleet of new navy frigates. The Global Combat Ship – Australia is based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigate, one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine […]

The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems a USD33.8 million contract for the production of Army Ground Mobility Vehicles (AGMV) and associated kits. According to General Dynamics announce, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems was awarded a $33.8 million contract on May 22, 2018, by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., for […]

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of five AEGIS Weapons Systems at an estimated cost of $860.4 million to Spain.  The sale, which was announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 26 June, is includede  five AEGIS Weapons Systems (AWS) MK7, six shipsets Digital Signal Processing, five shipsets AWS Computing Infrastructure MARK […]