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UK Helicopter Competition Tests New Defence Bid Rules

UK Helicopter Competition Tests New Defence Bid Rules

LONDON — Three of the world’s biggest defence contractors are lining up bids to replace Britain’s workhorse battlefield helicopter in a test of a new procurement approach that will judge offers on their “social” impact as well as capability and price.

Airbus, Leonardo UK and Lockheed Martin are…

Experts Warn US is Falling Behind China in Key Technologies

Experts Warn US is Falling Behind China in Key Technologies

At a gathering of current and former U.S. officials and private-sector executives Friday in Washington, concern was rampant that the United States has fallen behind China in the development of several key technologies, and that it faces an uncertain future in which other countries could challenge it…
NATO Exercises Suppressing Air Defense System

NATO Exercises Suppressing Air Defense System

RAMSTEIN, Germany — Two US B-52s departed from RAF Fairford to carry out the Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission, which performed simulated deep precision strikes with 4th and 5th generation fighters against adversarial integrated air defence systems near Orland Air Base, Norway on September 15, 2022….
China Flies CH-4, WZ-7 Drones Near Taiwan for First Time

China Flies CH-4, WZ-7 Drones Near Taiwan for First Time

The defense authority on the island of Taiwan on Saturday spotted a CH-4 armed reconnaissance drone of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) near the island for the first time, marking the sixth type of drone that has appeared in the region in September following the WZ-7 high-altitude reconnai…
Bell Wins $228M to Upgrade H-1 Helicopter Capabilities

Bell Wins $228M to Upgrade H-1 Helicopter Capabilities

Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $228,168,591 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

This contract provides the H-1 Light/Attack helicopter with new and modified capabilities through System Configuration Sets, which is a combin…


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