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Navy/USMCNavy Shuffling Acquisition Commands; Rear. Adm. Lewis To Head SPAWAR
The Navy said Monday that Rear Adm. David Lewis, the program executive officer for ships at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), has been selected to become the chief of Space […]
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Navy/USMCMarines’ Expeditionary Force 21 Concept Suggests Some MSC Ship Upgrades
The Marine Corps’ new Expeditionary Force 21 capstone concept calls for alternative platforms to supplement amphibious ships in both seabasing as well as responding to crises, and the solution to […]
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UncategorizedF-35 Flying At RIAT, Farnborough
The F-35 short takeoff and vertical landing (STOLV) variant will make its international debut in July at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) and will also fly at the Farnborough […]
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UncategorizedU.K. Apache Flies 50,000 Hours On Operations In Afghanistan
The British Army’s Apache attack helicopters, built by Boeing [BA], operated by the Army Air Corps, flew their 50,000 hour on operation in Afghanistan recently the Ministry of Defense (MoD) […]
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UncategorizedGeneral Dynamics Canada To Add New Sonar Capabilities To Portuguese Navy Frigates
General Dynamics Canada [GD] April 14 said it is installing an adjunct processing system on three Vasco da Gama-class frigates of the Portuguese Navy. Designed by General Dynamics Canada, the […]
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UncategorizedSaab, ThyssenKrupp Sign MoU On Acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp AG, and Saab AB April 14 signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning the sale of the Swedish shipyard ThyssenKrupp Marine […]
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UncategorizedBlumenthal Excludes RD-180 From Call To End Military Purchases From Russia
A key lawmaker’s call to halt all buys of military equipment from Russia does not include the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine used in United States national security space launches, sister […]
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UncategorizedAirbus Helicopters’ New EC145 T2 is certified: Deliveries To Begin In The Third Quarter
The newest member of Airbus Helicopters’ EC145 rotorcraft family–the EC145 T2–has been certified, clearing the way for customer deliveries beginning in the third quarter of this year, company officials said. […]
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UncategorizedKaman New Zealand Super Seasprite Begins Production Flight Testing
Kaman Aerospace [KAMN] April 16 said the first New Zealand government NZ SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter began production flight testing at Kaman’s Bloomfield, Conn. facility. After production flight tests, this […]
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UncategorizedGeneral Dynamics Taps TenCate For $30 Million Armor Contract
General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems has awarded a $30 million contract to TenCate Advanced Armor in Newark (Ohio) to provide the armor for the Army Special Operations Command […]