U.S. Air Force’s advanced new GPS III satellite ready for launch
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Lockheed Martin has announced that the first of the U.S. Air Force’s advanced new, higher-power, harder-to-jam GPS III satellites is making its way to the launch pad. According to the company’s statement, on August 20, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) shipped the U.S. Air Force’s first GPS III space vehicle to Cape Canaveralfor its expected launch in December. Designed and […]
India moves closer to acquiring MH-60R naval multirole helicopters
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On 25 August, India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the start of negotiations for the procurement of 111 light naval utility and 24 Lockheed Martin Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters. According to the statement, the DAC has earmarked INR460 billion ($6.4 billion) for new military equipment including helicopters for the navy and artillery for […]
Taiwan’s updated F-16V Viper fighter jet begins flight test program
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The first updated F-16V F-16V Viper (onboard number “6626”) fighter jet made its first flight and inaugurating an intensive flight trials campaign. According to the Hccapa.com, in Taichung was started series flight tests of the first Lockheed Martin F-16A fighter jet of the Republic of China, which was modernized by the Taiwanese state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development […]
NSPA received the first lot of Precision Guided Munitions from United States
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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) received the first lot of Precision Guided Munitions, acquired through a NATO project involving 11 Allies and one NATO partner, according to a report issued on 22 August. The Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs), produced in the United States, will be delivered to their final recipients, Belgium and Denmark, in […]
U.S. Marine Corps uses 3D printing technologies to build concrete barracks
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The U.S. Marine Corps has announced that Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSCO) teams with Marines to build world’s first continuous 3D-printed concrete barracks. According to a statement issued by the Marine Corps Systems Command, MCSCO teamed up with Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force to conduct a field user evaluation of 3D printing technologies to inform […]
U.S. Marine Corps awards contract to Bell for AH-1Z attack helicopters
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The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. a $509,7 million contract to deliver 29 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The contract, announced on 23 August by the DoD, includes manufacture and delivery of 29 Lot 15 production AH-1Z Build New aircraft in support […]
U.S. Navy received two new Littoral Combat Ships
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Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine have delivered the future USS Sioux City, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 11, and future USS Wichita, LCS 13, to the U.S. Navy. According to the companies statement, LCS 11 is the sixth Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team and will be commissioned at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, […]
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin tapped to upgrade Javelin missile system
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The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin’s joint venture company a $14,3 million modification (0003 11) to contract W31P4Q-17-D-0005 for Javelin Weapon System modernization engineering development. According to a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Defense, announced Thursday, work on the contract will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of September 2020. Army fiscal […]
BAE Systems contracted to modernize USS Gettysburg guided-missile cruiser
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BAE Systems has been awarded a $146.3 million contract by the U.S. Navy to modernizing the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). Under the new contract from the U.S. Navy, BAE Systems will upgrade the ship’s weapons and engineering equipment; support the installation of a new Aegis combat system, new communications suite and the Consolidated […]
Insitu contracted to deliver RA-21small tactical unmanned aircraft system to Poland
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. to deliver an RQ-21A Blackjack small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS) to Poland. According to the statement by the DoD, Insitu Inc. is awarded a $53,9 million firm-fixed-price contract to procure four full-rate production, Lot II RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems and eight attrition air […]