Yearly Archive: 2020

China’s Upgraded Type 052D Destroyer Debuts in East China Sea

China’s Upgraded Type 052D Destroyer Debuts in East China Sea

Amid rising tensions across the Taiwan Straits with the US military’s increasingly frequent operations in the region, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently held drills in the East China Sea, with the latest, more powerful, anti-stealth aircraft-capable version of the Type 052D des…
US Navy Awards Contract for Medium USV Prototype

US Navy Awards Contract for Medium USV Prototype

WASHINGTON — The Navy on July 13, 2020 awarded a $34,999,948 to L3 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a single Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) prototype, with options to procure up to eight additional MUSVs. The award follows a full and open competitive procurement process.

Fundi…

Lockheed Wins $87M for F-35 ALIS to ODIN Transition

Lockheed Wins $87M for F-35 ALIS to ODIN Transition

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $87,498,287 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

This contract provides non-recurring engineering for the development and maturation of the Autonomic Logistics Information S…

Northrop Wins Darpa Contract for Hypersonic Glide Research

Northrop Wins Darpa Contract for Hypersonic Glide Research

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, has been awarded a $19,660,934 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for the base period of a research project for hypersonic boost glide systems.

Work will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of March 2023.

Fisca…

China Holds Air Defense Drills As US Ups Reconnaissance Flights

China Holds Air Defense Drills As US Ups Reconnaissance Flights

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is holding mock air defense battles in the coastal region of South China’s Guangdong Province, a location that has seen frequent aerial close-in reconnaissance operations by US military aircraft in the past few days.

An air defense brigade under the PLA …

Sea Hawk, UAV Add Much-Needed Capabilities to LCS Ship

Sea Hawk, UAV Add Much-Needed Capabilities to LCS Ship

WESTERN PACIFIC — With advanced technology, the air detachment aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is an integral part of crew complement, delivering situational awareness and combat capability well beyond ship-based sensors during their rotational depl…
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