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First NATO Tanker Aircraft Arrives at Dutch Home Base

First NATO Tanker Aircraft Arrives at Dutch Home Base

LUXEMBOURG — On 30 June 2020, the first Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) aircraft arrived at the Main Operating Base located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The ferry flight was successfully completed from Getafe (Madrid), marking a significant milestone for the programme.

The MMF is managed by th…

Pentagon Says Risk Aversion Impedes Hypersonics Development

Pentagon Says Risk Aversion Impedes Hypersonics Development

Speeding ahead with the development of hypersonic weapons, both offensive and defensive, will require the Defense Department to look back to the 1960s — a time when it was far less risk-averse than it is now, the department’s director of defense research and engineering for modernization said.

“W…

China to Hold Military Exercise Off Xisha Islands

China to Hold Military Exercise Off Xisha Islands

BEIJING — The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is going to conduct military exercises in waters off China’s Xisha Isands from July 1st to 5th, according to a navigation warning released by the Hainan MSA Bureau on June 27 on the website of the Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of the Peop…
GKN Aerospace Wins $440M Deal to Support Gripen Engines

GKN Aerospace Wins $440M Deal to Support Gripen Engines

GKN Aerospace has signed a follow-on Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract with the Swedish Armed Forces for the provision of comprehensive support for the GKN Aerospace RM12 engine. The RM12 engine powers the JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter. This contract follows a series of multi-year RM12 PBL agre…
Lockheed Wins $226M for MLRS Launchers

Lockheed Wins $226M for MLRS Launchers

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $226,254,087 modification (P00006) to contract W31P4Q-19-C-0077 for a 44 M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems.

Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas; New Boston, Texas; and Camden, Arkansas, with an estimate…

Sikorsky Wins $107M for CH-53K Support

Sikorsky Wins $107M for CH-53K Support

Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $106,973,015 modification (P00041) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-16-C-0048.

This modification is for the low rate initial production of organic capability pilot repair material, tech…


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