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Brunei Orders Airbus C-295MW Transport Aircraft

Brunei Orders Airbus C-295MW Transport Aircraft

BOLKIAH GARRISON, Brunei — The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), as a representative of the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U, Spain for the acquisition of C-295MW transport aircraft today. The contract …
Pratt & Whitney Wins $115M to Upgrade F135 Engine Core

Pratt & Whitney Wins $115M to Upgrade F135 Engine Core

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Pratt & Whitney has won a $115 million contract for the F135 engine enhancement effort, also referred to as an engine core upgrade.

The F135 engine core upgrade delivers the fastest, most cost efficient, lowest risk path to F-35 Block 4 capability.

“Upgrades like this …

CRS Reviews F-35 Engine Options: Replace or Upgrade?

CRS Reviews F-35 Engine Options: Replace or Upgrade?

The Department of Defense (DOD) is considering whether to upgrade the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s (JSF’s) existing F135 engine—the Engine Enhancement Package (EEP)—or to develop and procure a new engine for the aircraft—the Adaptive Engine Technology Program (AETP).

Congress has long expressed i…

Navantia Delivers Third Avante Corvette to Saudi Arabian Navy

Navantia Delivers Third Avante Corvette to Saudi Arabian Navy

CADIZ, Spain — Navantia has delivered this Sunday to the Royal Saudi Navy the third of the five corvettes built in its shipyards in the Bay of Cádiz, construction 548, named HAIL, in an act held at the San Fernando shipyard facilities. The delivery of the next two units will take place in Saudi Ar…
Dassault and Airbus Reach Agreement on FCAS Demonstrator

Dassault and Airbus Reach Agreement on FCAS Demonstrator

[Dassault Aviation] Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier announced in an interview published by Le Figaro on Thursday, [December] 1, that he has reached an industrial agreement with Airbus on the Next-Generation Fighter aircraft (NGF), a key component of the FCAS.

“The FCAS is a political project launc…

Lockheed Wins $431M Order for HIMARS Rockets

Lockheed Wins $431M Order for HIMARS Rockets

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $430,930,711 fixed-price incentive contract for full-rate production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and support services to satisfy an urgent need to support the Army and various Foreign Military Sales partners.

Bids were soli…

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