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Indonesia To Set Up Team To Study Russian Fighter Procurement Process

August 4, 2018 @ 06:41 PM

Indonesia will reportedly set up a team to study planned procurement of Russian Su-35 fighter jets, covering all aspects of the agreement signed early this year. Speaking at a coordination meeting held to discuss the planned procurement in Jakarta on Friday, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto said...

BIRD Aerosystems Wins Contract To Enhance Operational Capabilities Of ASIO-Equipped Aircraft

August 1, 2018 @ 12:58 PM

BIRD Aerosystems has recently been contracted to enhance operational capabilities of current fleet of Special Mission Aircraft Solutions (ASIO) equipped aircraft of a South American customer. The operational enhancements include an upgrade of BIRDs MSIS Mission Management System to enable enhanced mission sensor operations, precise tracking of suspected targets and the...

Boeing to Establish New Aerospace and Autonomy Center

August 1, 2018 @ 09:13 AM

Boeing today announced plans to open the new Boeing Aerospace & Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for designing, building and flying autonomous aircraft and developing enabling technologies. The new center will house employees from Boeing and subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences

Raytheon Wins $96 Million For Miniature Air-Launched Decoy Missile Production

August 1, 2018 @ 09:04 AM

Raytheon Company received a $96.1 million contract to produce 250 Miniature Air-Launched Decoys, or MALD missiles

US Army Black Hawk Choppers To Get Upgraded Doppler Navigation Systems

August 1, 2018 @ 08:59 AM

The US Army has selected BAE Systems to provide touch screen computer display units (CDU) as an upgrade to the companys ASN-128 Doppler GPS Navigation System on Black Hawk helicopters. The self-contained, all-weather, day or night navigation system enables Black Hawk pilots to view real-time flight plan data

Rockwell Collins To Provide Helmet Mounted Systems For US Navy, Marine Corps...

August 1, 2018 @ 08:34 AM

Rockwell Collins has been contracted to provide 140 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing system, Night Vision Cueing and Display systems in support of the United States Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 squadrons, the Department of defense announced Tuesday. A Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System, or JHMCS, is a technology upgrade which engineers a viewing module proving 20-degree field of view visor

Lockheed Martin Wins $171M Worth Contract For F-35 Lightning II Air System

August 1, 2018 @ 08:24 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a $171 million worth contract for performing work on F-35 Lightning II air system, the Department of defense announced Tuesday. “Lockheed Martin Corp

GE Awarded $630M For F414 Engines Support for F/A-18, Growler Aircraft

August 1, 2018 @ 07:54 AM

The US Navy has awarded a $630 million worth contract to General Electric (GE) to provide support for F414 engine components used on the Super Hornets and EA 18G Growler fighter aircraft, the Department of defense announced Tuesday. Under a “$630,500,000 firm-fixed-priced, performance-based logistics requirements type contract”, the contractor will provide “repair, replacement and program support of 773 F414 engine components used on the F/A-18 E/F and EA 18G aircrafts”, the statement said

AVIC China Selects Rockwell Collins’Pro Line Fusion Avionics and Air Data Systems...

July 31, 2018 @ 03:08 PM

Rockwell Collins has signed master contracts with AVIC Aircraft Co., Ltd (AVIC Aircraft), a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd

Japan’s Deployment of Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Is Behind Schedule

July 31, 2018 @ 01:01 PM

Japan is expected to deploy one of the new US-developed land-based missile defense systems by 2023, a year behind Tokyo's planned schedule, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Monday. For the deployment of the first battery, the U

US Army Selects Lockheed Martin For Autonomous Convoy Program

July 31, 2018 @ 09:28 AM

Lockheed Martin was selected by the U.S

India Begins Acquisition Of NASAMS-II Air Defence System From US For $1B

July 30, 2018 @ 12:35 PM

India has begun the process of introducing a multi-tiered air defence network to fully secure its airspace from incoming enemy threats by initiating the process of acquiring US-built advanced air defence system. According to local media reports, Defence acquisitions council (DAC), chaired by Indias Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has approved the "acceptance of necessity (AoN) for the acquisition of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System-II (NASAMS-II) worth around $1 billion

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