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U.S. Navy awards contract to Raytheon for software upgrade of Zumwalt-class destroyer
Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts has been awarded a $16 million U.S. Navy contract modification for software upgrade of Zumwalt-class destroyer, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
The $16 million contract modification will go toward procuring, assemble and...
U.S. Navy awards Raytheon $112 million Miniature Air Launch Decoy contract
Raytheon Company was awarded a U.S. Navy contract for the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy – Navy, as announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on Dec. 20, 2019.
The MALD decoy is an expendable air-launched flight vehicle that looks...
Boeing receives $400M for B-1 and B-52 bomber engineering service
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded a $400 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for the B-1 and B-52 bomber engineering services.
This modification is for recurring and non-recurring engineering services to B-1 and B-52 aircraft, according...
U.S. Missile Defense Agency awards Raytheon with $1B SM-3 missile contract modification
U.S. defense company Raytheon has received a $1 billion contract modification for Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
The modification to the previously awarded contract provides definitize the previously awarded SM-3 Block IIA fiscal 2018 undefinitized contract action (UCA) under...
Israel receives ex-U.S. Marine Corps helicopters
The Israeli Air Force has received the new batch of the ex-U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 heavy-lift transport helicopters.
The local media have reported that the Israeli Defense Ministry bought five decommissioned Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters from the U.S....
India looks to buy 6 more AH-64E Apache heavy attack helicopters
The Indian government is set to exercise an option to buy additional AH-64E heavy attack helicopters from the United States.
The deal for six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Indian Army, estimated to cost around $930 million,...
U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine USS Topeka returns to Guam
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) returned to its homeport in Guam following a deployment.
Topeka is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Apra Harbor, Guam.
Topeka...
U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter shot down small drone
The U.S. Air Force has reported that F-16 fighter jets from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 40th Flight Test Squadron conducted test firing in the Gulf of Mexico. During the test, F-16C flown by...