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DECEMBER 2019 news
Air Forces - Aerospace and Aviation Defense Industry |
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Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a $13,121,979 modification (P00002) to previously awarded agreement FA8650-19-9-9326 for High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS).
Airbus Helicopters and OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) have signed a tri-lateral Global Support Contract aimed at boosting the availability rate of the Tigers in service in the French, German, and Spanish Armies.
Russian Helicopters Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s Rostec state hi-tech corporation, is planning to sign a large-scale long-term contract for the delivery of upgraded Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) helicopters to the armed forces, Group CEO Andrei Boginsky told TASS.
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop software that will enable semi-autonomous multi-domain mission planning. The technology will be designed for military operators to leverage battlespace resources from across various domains, such as space, air, land, and sea, for more effective, efficient missions.
Raytheon Company debuted a virtual reality version of its portable V-22 trainer at I/ITSEC, the world's largest modeling, simulation and training event. Aircraft Functional V-22 Trainer-Virtual Reality is a fully immersive system that provides hyper-realistic training across all experience levels, including early-career aviation maintenance students and those engaged in continuing education.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected as one of four Other Transaction Authority awards for the Phase IIa Prototype Payload Design and Signal-chain Processing Demonstration of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program.
MiG-31K fighter jet for the first time fired Kinzhal air ballistic missile in the Russian Arctic at Pemboi range to the northeast of Vorkuta in mid-November, two sources in the defense industry told TASS.
The Australian Government’s $1.3 billion program to deliver a cutting-edge armed remotely-piloted aircraft system is a step closer with the down-selection of the General Atomics MQ-9B ‘Sky Guardian’.
The defence ministry on Thursday approved the procurement of 6 Boeing P8I maritime patrol aircraft, indigenous development of airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) aircraft and other military platforms at a cost of $3.1-billion.
Turkey’s T-70 multi-role utility helicopter built under the $3.5 billion Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) by the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ/TAI) is scheduled to begin flight tests in 2020.
Rolls-Royce has secured a five-year MissionCare contract valued at $1.2 Billion to maintain AE 1107C engines on U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force V-22 aircraft.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are conducting the Joint Military Training (JMT) at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India, from 31 October to 12 December 2019.
