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Monthly Archive: Settembre 2021
Greece Orders Three French Frigates in €3Bn Deal But No Corvettes
PARIS — Greece has agreed to buy three FDI Belharra-class frigates from France, with an option for a fourth, the two countries’ leaders announced here today.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed the agreement, which also includes a larger defens…
Czechs Pick Israel’s Spyder Ground-Based Air-Defense Missile in €903M Deal
On Monday, September 27, 2021, the Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar informed the government about the acquisition of a new ground air defense missile system SPYDER from the production of the Israeli state company Rafael for the Air Force of the Czech Army. This is a purchase in the form of an inte…
Boeing Wins $756M Order for Five German P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $756,634,580 fixed-price-incentive-fee modification (P00203) to a previously awarded contract (N0001914C0067).
This modification exercises an option for the production and delivery of five Lot 12 P-8A aircraft for the government of Germany.
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Lockheed Lowers F-35 Production Goal for 2021 As 700th Aircraft Is Delivered
FORT WORTH, Texas — The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and the Lockheed Martin industry team have agreed on an F-35 production re-baseline that ensures predictability and stability in the production process while recovering the aircraft shortfall realized over the last year during the COVID-19 pa…
US Tests Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon
DARPA, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed a free flight test of its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) last week. The missile, built by Raytheon Technologies, was released from an aircraft seconds before its Northrop Grumman scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) engine k…
