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US Army Awards $290M Contracts for Ammunition, GP Bomb Bodies

US Army Awards $290M Contracts for Ammunition, GP Bomb Bodies

–Sig Sauer Inc., Newington, New Hampshire, was awarded a $157,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of .300 Norma Magnum M1163 ball ammunition and .338 NM armor piercing M1162 cartridges.
Bids were solicited via the internet with three received.
Work locations and funding will be…
GE Gas Turbines to Power Spanish Navy’s New F-110 Frigates

GE Gas Turbines to Power Spanish Navy’s New F-110 Frigates

EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine is under contract with Navantia to provide five LM2500 marine gas turbines that will power five new Spanish Navy F-110 frigates being built at its Ferrol Shipyard in Spain.

These multipurpose, anti-submarine frigates are being co-developed by the Spanish Ministry of …

Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey Crashes with 5 Aboard

Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey Crashes with 5 Aboard

MCAS MIRAMAR, Calif. — At approximately 1225 Pacific Standard Time an MV-22B Osprey belonging to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) crashed near Glamis, CA.

Five Marines were onboard the aircraft, and we are awaiting confirmation on the status of all members of the crew.

We ask for the public’s…

Raytheon Unit Demos Optical Data Link Between Two Satellites

Raytheon Unit Demos Optical Data Link Between Two Satellites

CENTENNIAL, COLO — SEAKR Engineering, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, announced a successful demonstration of optical inter-satellite links between two Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Mandrake 2 satellites. During the first test, more than 280 gigabits of data …
RAF Typhoons Support NATO Land Exercise in Romania

RAF Typhoons Support NATO Land Exercise in Romania

Romanian based RAF Typhoons have carried out simulated Close Air Support sorties for a large-scale NATO exercise at the Smardan Training Area in Southern Romania.

The week-long multinational NATO exercise, called Exercise Scorpion Legacy, involved 1,800 troops from Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Polan…


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