DefenceTalkDefenceTalkDARPA has selected three performers to work on the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program, which aims to demonstrate an aircraft design based on active flow control (AFC), an area not fully explored compared to traditional flight controls. The goal is to demonstrate significant efficiency benefits of AFC, as well as improvements […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-awards-contracts-for-new-x-plane-program-based-on-active-flow-control-76008/

DefenceTalkWASHINGTON: US Navy awarded a contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) today. The contract for detail design and construction (DD&C) of up to 10 Guided Missile Frigates (consisting of one base ship and nine option ships) was awarded to Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) of Marinette, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-awards-guided-missile-frigate-ffgx-contract-75342/

DefenceTalkThe US Department of Defense said Thursday it wants to reconsider its decision to award a multi-billion-dollar military cloud computing contract to Microsoft in a bidding process Amazon claims was tainted by politics. A judge last month issued an order at Amazon’s request temporarily blocking the US military from starting work on the Joint Enterprise […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-wishes-to-reconsider-awarding-jedi-contract-to-microsoft-74812/

The lawsuit filed by Amazon challenging a $10 billion US military cloud computing contract awarded to Microsoft will not delay implementation of the project, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. Amazon has alleged that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to deny the company the massive contract in late October. “We will […]

The Pentagon said Friday it is awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, following a highly scrutinized bidding process which Amazon had been favored to win. The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program, better known as JEDI, ultimately will see all military branches sharing information in a system boosted by […]

DefenceTalkRussia will supply India with 200 Ka-226 helicopters under a contract worth over $1 billion, the head of Russia’s Rostec corporation said Thursday. “We have signed a contract with India for joint production of Ka-226 helicopters,” Sergei Chemezov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Forty helicopters will be ready for delivery, while […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-and-russia-sign-contract-on-production-of-200-ka-226-helicopters-69851/

DefenceTalkOshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, announced today that it has been awarded multiple delivery orders from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to recapitalize its Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV). Oshkosh will bring the Army’s fleet of Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) and Palletized Load Systems (PLS) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-army-awards-contract-for-recapitalization-of-heavy-vehicle-fleet-69781/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s justice ministry said Monday it had launched an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding a submarine deal which reportedly involves people close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ministry stressed however that Netanyahu himself was not a suspect in the case. Law enforcement agencies have been looking in recent months into the deal to buy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-opens-criminal-investigation-into-german-submarine-contract-69314/

DefenceTalkPakistan has given Navistar Defence, a US manufacturer, a $35 million contract to produce 40 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) MaxxPro Dash DXM vehicles for, IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly reported on Wednesday. The US Department of Defence (DoD) announced the deal in a statement issued on Feb 16. Awarded under a US Foreign Military Sales contract, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-orders-new-mrap-vehicles-69246/

DefenceTalkSIG SAUER, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Army has selected the SIG SAUER Model P320 to replace the M9 service pistol currently in use since the mid-1980’s. Released in 2014, the P320 is a polymer striker-fired pistol that has proven itself in both the United States and worldwide markets. The P320 is the first […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sig-sauer-awarded-the-us-army-contract-for-its-new-modular-handgun-system-mhs-68863/