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Sierra Nevada Corp. has awarded Triumph Group a contract to produce a landing gear system for a reusable lifting-body vehicle designed to support NASA‘s resupply mission to the International Space Station. Triumph said Tuesday it will provide main and nose landing gear along with integrated actuation technologies for door systems of Dream Chaser spacecraft SNC is building under its Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract […] More

Airbus has secured a potential $135.6 million follow-on contract from the U.K. ministry of defense to help sustain the country’s fleet of Puma 2 helicopters throughout the platform’s service life. The company said Dec. 22 its helicopters business will repair, overhaul and provide logistics support for the U.K. air force’s Puma 2 fleet through March 2022. or […] More

Pakistan’s navy has begun to purchase new warships as part of an effort to replace six Type 21 frigates that the country acquired from the U.K. in the 1990s, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said Pakistan awarded a contract in June 2017 for a Chinese Type 054A Jiangkai II frigate, with plans to buy two […] More

The U.S. Marine Corps will select by summer 2018 a new amphibious combat vehicle from prototypes developed by BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. to replace its existing fleet of Assault ­Amphibious Vehicles, the Marine Corps Times reported Thursday. The service branch awarded two contracts worth up to $225 million combined to BAE and SAIC in […] More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $17.5 million contract modification for  engineering sustainment work on the service branch’s KC-135 tanker aircraft weapon system. The Defense Department said Friday the modification will establish negotiated prices under the second option of a previously awarded contract for the company to sustain KC-135 airframe along with mechanical and electrical systems, subsystems and […] More

A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the air defense system market will experience a 5.74 percent compound annual growth rate and reach nearly $45.2 billion by 2024. The company said Wednesday increased military spending on efforts to develop air and missile defense systems, evolution of warfare and geopolitical challenges worldwide are among the factors that will drive market […] More

Lockheed Martin has secured a potential $33.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support prime mission equipment for South Korea’s Peace Krypton reconnaissance aircraft system. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also help sustain South Korean RC-800 aircraft and provide technical manuals in support of airborne reconnaissance missions under the foreign military […] More

DynCorp has received a $17.4 million contract modification to provide aviation field maintenance services to the U.S. Army and Netherlands through a foreign military sales deal. The Defense Department said Friday that DynCorp will support operations of the Army Aviation and Missile Command’s aviation field maintenance division outside the continental U.S. The company will perform […] More

A Tetra Tech–Maytag Aircraft joint venture has won a one-year, $7.7 million contract to help the Defense Logistics Agency maintain DLA’s capitalized petroleum systems. The Defense Department said Friday the contract was awarded by the U.S. Army and covers recurring maintenance and minor or emergency repair services The JV perform work at various locations in Arizona, California and Washington […] More

Five companies have formally submitted their interest to participate in the Polish defense ministry’s tender process for a fighter aircraft procurement effort, DefenseNews reported Thursday. The report said Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Leonardo and Saab applied for an opportunity to offer their respective combat jet platforms to Poland’s “Harpia” program. Warsaw-based Fights On Logistics sought participation in a […] More

SpaceX has positioned its first Falcon Heavy rocket vertically on a launch pad at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a test series, Spaceflight Now reported Thursday. The report said a team of SpaceX engineers are scheduled to conduct assessments such as fit-checks at pad 39A before they put the rocket’s 27 first stage engines through a […] More