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Pentagon Awards F-35 Contracts Worth $1.5Bn

Pentagon Awards F-35 Contracts Worth $1.5Bn

— Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $1,099,631,252 modification (P00008) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm target) advance acquisition contract (N0001920C0009).
This modification exercises options for the production and deli…
US Navy Carrier Group Returns to South China Sea

US Navy Carrier Group Returns to South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the second time during its 2021 deployment, Sept. 24.

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams through international waters.

The carrier strike gro…

Babcock Cuts First Steel for Type 31 Frigate Program

Babcock Cuts First Steel for Type 31 Frigate Program

LONDON — Steel was today cut for HMS Venturer, the first vessel of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates that will be at the centre of its surface fleet.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace officially cut steel for the UK’s newest warship, during a ceremony held at Rosyth dockyard. The event marks a sig…

South Korea’s Hanwha Bids for UK Artillery Program

South Korea’s Hanwha Bids for UK Artillery Program

LONDON — Hanwha Defense has formed a unique international partnership with leading defence manufacturers in the UK to develop a local variant of the world’s most popular self-propelled howitzer, K9 Thunder, for the British Army.

The companies have come together as “Team Thunder” to bid to manuf…

China to Unveil New HALE Drone at Zhuhai Airshow

China to Unveil New HALE Drone at Zhuhai Airshow

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force will for the first time display the WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone at the Airshow China 2021, to be held in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province, from September 28 to October 3, a spokesperson at the PLA Air Force announced on Friday….
Lockheed Wins $51M for Malaysia Radar Contract

Lockheed Wins $51M for Malaysia Radar Contract

Lockheed Martin, Liverpool, New York, has been awarded a $25,111,798 firm-fixed-price contract for the Malaysia Ground Based Radar System.

This contract provides a standalone radar system, ancillary equipment, spares, training, and an interim contract support option.

This contract includes o…


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