Category: Notizie Estero

China’s First Shipborne Helicopter Drone Makes Maiden Flight

China’s First Shipborne Helicopter Drone Makes Maiden Flight

China’s first domestically developed vessel-borne lightweight helicopter drone has recently made its maiden flight, its maker announced. It is designed to conduct maritime monitoring and identification tasks, and is expected to be used on board smaller vessels including corvettes and coast guard shi…
French Air Force Deploys Talios Pod Overseas for First Time

French Air Force Deploys Talios Pod Overseas for First Time

On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, an A400M landed on the runway of the advanced Air Base (BAP) in the Levant. As soon as the engines were shut down, the ground attendants were busy around the aircraft on their vehicles while the flight engineer on board the aircraft opened the door and ramp.

The hug…

Bechtel Wins $1.2Bn for Navy Nuclear Propulsion

Bechtel Wins $1.2Bn for Navy Nuclear Propulsion

— Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $662,216,798 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components.
Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (74%); and Schenectady, New York (26…
Textron Wins $66M US Army Order for 36 New Shadow UAVs

Textron Wins $66M US Army Order for 36 New Shadow UAVs

HUNT VALLEY, MD. –– Textron Systems Corporation announced today the sale of 36 Shadow aircraft in the latest Block III configuration to the U.S. Army. The total contract award value of $66 million includes ongoing engineering services to continue fielding and supporting the new Block III system con…
MDHI Wins $34M Contract to Support Afghan AF Helicopters

MDHI Wins $34M Contract to Support Afghan AF Helicopters

MESA, Ariz — MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announces an agreement with the U.S. Army worth about $34 million to provide logistics support for the Afghanistan Air Force MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack and reconnaissance helicopter fleet. The deal is a continuation of MDHI’s contractor logistics s…
Sweden, Finland to Cooperate on Joint Procurement

Sweden, Finland to Cooperate on Joint Procurement

Today, the Government decided to authorize the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration to negotiate and enter into international agreements with the competent authority in Finland within the framework of Nordic Defense Co-operation (Nordefco) and Swedish-Finnish Defense Co-operation (FISE) regarding…
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