U.S. Army orders new FMTV A2 trucks
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Oshkosh Defense announced today that U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has awarded Oshkosh Defense a firm fixed price requirements contract spanning up to seven ordering years for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 variant. The initial estimated contract value is $476 million with no cap on […]
USA to conduct massive military parade in Washington
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President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday. According to the Washington Post, Trump requested a display “like the one in France,” after he was French President Emmanuel Macron’s guest on Bastille Day last year, […]
Bell V280 Valor team makes steady progress since first flight
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The V-280 team and broader Bell Helicopter team has worked together to achieve more than 52 hours of rotor turn time to date and over 8 hours of flight time. Last month the V-280 was also able to demonstrate ground taxi, hover taxi, low altitude hovering maneuvers including 360 pedal turns and forward/aft/lateral repositions, 40 […]
U.S. Air Force receive new AGM-176 Griffin missiles
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On 1 February the U.S. Department of Defence announced that the U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a USD105.2 million contract to provide AGM-176 Griffin missiles. According to the Department of Defence (DoD), the deal comes under the terms of a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity contract that is a modification to a previous contract award. The Griffin missile is a […]
Lockheed Martin successfully conducts flight test of miniature Hit-to-Kill missile
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Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) missile successfully conducted a controlled flight test to demonstrate the interceptor’s increased agility, and to validate the performance of its airframe and electronics — now common between MHTK’s two configurations to drive affordability. Friday’s test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, was the first ever for MHTK’s updated […]
Bell Boeing team to modify Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys
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The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey team is embarking on a modification effort with the U.S. Marine Corps that will improve readiness and reliability of the fleet of tiltrotor aircraft. The Bell Boeing Joint Program Office has been awarded a $69,668,099 modification to a previously awarded contract. Bell Boeing will modify three existing MV-22 aircraft in […]
U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems $54 million to modernize USS America and USS Cape St. Georg
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BAE Systems has received two U.S. Navy contracts totalling $54.8 million to modernize the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). Both contracts include options that, if exercised, would bring the total cumulative value of the awards to $62.2 million. “These contracts are important […]
U.S. Army selects BAE Systems to develop Advanced precision guidance kits for artillery shells
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The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems an $8 million contract to develop modernized precision-guidance kits that ensure the accuracy of 155-millimeter artillery munitions. These kits enable munitions to make in-flight course corrections even in GPS-jammed environments. The trajectory corrections of BAE Systems’ precision-guidance kits improve the strike accuracy of the munitions. This precision strike […]
Canada receive first batch of DAGOR Ultra-Light Combat Vehicles
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The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) has accepted delivery of its first Ultra-Light Combat Vehicles (ULCV). These vehicles, which were procured from Polaris Industries Limited, will help protect members of Canada’s Special Operations Forces as they conduct missions in challenging environments. It will provide them with fast, mobile transportation over demanding terrain, and has […]
Jordan Armed Forces officially received the final shipment of new Black Hawk helicopters
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The US Embassy in Jordan announced that the United States had delivered the last shipment of Black Hawk helicopters to Jordan, said the israeldefense.co.il. “Today, Jordan Armed Forces officially received the final shipment of new Black Hawk helicopters from the United States, bringing the total to 12 aircraft received over the last nine months. The helicopters will […]