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March 20, 2025
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KBR Secures $229M Contract for Modernization Support for CH-47 Chinook Helicopters

A $229 million contract has been given to KBR to find and create possible upgrades for the transport chopper CH-47 Chinook.As per the deal, the Houston-based company will conduct...

March 19, 2025
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Kongsberg Launches the Maritime Surveillance ARVAKER I Satellite

In accordance with a five-year contract granted by the Norwegian Armed Forces last year, Kongsberg launched the ARVAKER I microsatellite to supply marine surveillance data.Shortly after being launched from...

March 18, 2025
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A $5 billion engine deal for the US Foreign Military Sales Program is won by GE Aerospace.

GE Aerospace has been given a $5 billion contract by the US Air Force to produce F110-GE-129 engines for military sales abroad. Since its 1992 launch, the F110-GE-129 engine...

March 12, 2025
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Boeing provides the British Army with the last AH-64E Apache helicopter.

In accordance with a 2016 deal, Boeing has delivered the last AH-64E Apache attack helicopter to the British Army. At Boeing’s factory in Arizona, the system—the program’s 50th aircraft—was...

March 4, 2025
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Air Industries Group Secures US F-16 and B-1B Landing Gear Contract

Contracts have been awarded to Air Industries Group to supply landing gear components for the F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft and the US Air Force’s B-1B Lancer heavy bomber....

February 27, 2025
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Integris and QinetiQ Collaborate to Provide FLRAA Rotorcraft Armor for the US Army

Integris Composites and QinetiQ US will work together to improve the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) of the US Army’s survivability. The defense manufacturers will create armor systems, while...

February 26, 2025
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US Coast Guard Receives 18th Combat King II Airframe from Lockheed Martin

As part of its airborne long-range surveillance fleet modernization program, Lockheed Martin has delivered the 18th airframe to the US Coast Guard to be converted into an HC-130J Combat...

February 21, 2025
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Pratt & Whitney Secures $1.5B Contract for F-22 Engine Maintenance

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX subsidiary, has secured a $1.5 billion contract to maintain the engines of the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet.The company will endeavor...

February 18, 2025
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Italy Purchases Army’s First AW249 Phoenix Combat Helicopters

As part of the nation’s army’s rotor wing modernization program, Italy has purchased the first batch of Leonardo’s AW249 Fenice (Phoenix) attack helicopters. The program, which was unveiled in...

February 14, 2025
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STOL Patrol Aircraft Are Delivered to the Danish Home Guard

Two De Havilland Twin Otter short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility aircraft have been sent to Denmark’s Home Guard, strengthening its assistance for the larger police and defense forces....