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Boeing Wins Record $3.1 Bn Contract for F-18 Sustainment

Boeing Wins Record $3.1 Bn Contract for F-18 Sustainment

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), F/A-18 Integrated Weapon System Team and Fixed-Wing Contracts Team awarded the Boeing Company of St. Louis, Missouri, a five-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) valued at $3.1 Billion.

This award is a Strategi…

Funds from Scrapped Russian Deal May Be Used to Buy CH-47s

Funds from Scrapped Russian Deal May Be Used to Buy CH-47s

MANILA –– The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said the PHP12.7 billion allocated earlier for the acquisition of the Russian-made Mil-17 heavy-lift helicopter could be utilized to acquire the Boeing-manufactured CH-47 “Chinook”.

PAF spokesperson, Col. Maynard Mariano, made this remark when asked if th…

China Flies CH-4 Drone with Upgraded Domestic Engine

China Flies CH-4 Drone with Upgraded Domestic Engine

The self-developed CH-4 drone with a heavy-fuel engine has recently completed scientific research tests in which it successfully carried out autonomous takeoff and landing, waypoint flight, full load transportation and tests under maximum flight altitudes and endurance, the Global Times learned from…
France Conducts Long-Range Deployment to Asia-Pacific

France Conducts Long-Range Deployment to Asia-Pacific

RAMSTEIN, Germany — On August 10, 2022, the French Air and Space Force launched a large-scale long-range deployment of air assets into the Asian-Pacific region.

The first phase of the deployment – dubbed Henri Brown – began in France on August 10 and ended in New Caledonia on August 12. An air …

Russia Unveils New Advanced Helicopter Carrier Project

Russia Unveils New Advanced Helicopter Carrier Project

PATRIOT PARK, Russia — The Nevskoye Design Bureau (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) unveiled a scale model of a cutting-edge multi-purpose amphibious assault ship at the Army 2022 international military-technical forum, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene on Wednesday.

The …

MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Expeditionary Exercise

MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Expeditionary Exercise

SAN DIEGO — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s autonomous, runway-independent helicopter system, successfully completed operations under the Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABO) concept, providing persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targe…
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