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Major Contracts

Tognum moves production into dollar zone with new US plant
Tognum - the provider of power and propulsion systems for the military, marine and heavy industrial markets - announced that it is setting up ...
08-Mar-2010

VT Group rejects Babcock's improved takeover offer
VT Group has rejected a revised takeover bid from defence and engineering firm Babcock International, arguing that the offer continues to "significantly undervalue" the company....
18-Feb-2010

UK selects Soteria for SAR-H programme
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the UK Department of Transport announced on 9 February that they had selected the Soteria consortium to ...
09-Feb-2010

Taiwan buys three EC 225 helicopters
The Taiwan air force has selected the Eurocopter EC 225 to meet its requirements for a medium-lift helicopter for search-and-rescue missions, the Taiwan Ministry ...
08-Feb-2010

Japanese Defence Minister urges review of military export ban
Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa has called for a review of Tokyo's long-standing ban on military exports which has created division in the government. ...
13-Jan-2010

Boeing wins B-52 support contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Boeing a USD750 million contract for the continued support of the B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber. The contract,...
30-Dec-2009

Raytheon to produce new Patriots for Taiwan
Raytheon has been awarded a USD1.1 billion contract to produce Patriot air and missile defence systems for Taiwan, the company announced on 23 December. ...
24-Dec-2009

US GAO upholds Navistar's FMTV protest
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has upheld Navistar's protest against the award of a multi-billion dollar contract to Oshkosh under the Family of ...
14-Dec-2009

Boustead Naval Shipyard wins extension contract for corvette work
Malaysian company Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd - a subsidiary of conglomerate Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation - signed a MYR704 million (USD208 million) contract ...
02-Dec-2009

MoD says Defence Support Group is not for sale
The UK government has stated that it has no plans to sell the state-owned Defence Support Group (DSG). The confirmation came after VT Group ...
01-Dec-2009

DCNS wins French Navy support contracts worth $1.4 billion
The French Navy has awarded DCNS through-life support contracts valued at EUR1 billion (USD1.4 billion): accords that reflect the national naval group's strategy of ...
23-Nov-2009

Italy signs Typhoon support deal with NETMA
Eurofighter has signed a EUR600 million (USD892 million) contract with the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) to provide support for the Italian ...
17-Nov-2009

BAE Systems files third protest over FMTV contract
BAE Systems has filed a third protest with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) over its award of a potential USD3.5 billion contract to rival...
22-Oct-2009

BAE Systems secures major Typhoon support contract
BAE Systems announced on 15 October that it has secured a GBP400 million (USD638 million) contract from the Eurofighter GmbH consortium to provide support ...
15-Oct-2009

France orders further FREMM frigates
France has ordered three more Aquitaine-class Frégates Européennes Multi-Missions (FREMM) frigates with a contract amendment awarded to DCNS. The contract was announced by ...
09-Oct-2009

Selex Sistemi signs agreement with Libya for border security
Finmeccanica subsidiary Selex Sistemi Integrati has secured a EUR300 million (USD441 million) agreement with Libya relating to a border security and control system: a ...
08-Oct-2009

Chemring scoops largest ever US contract
Chemring's shares were trading more than nine per cent up on 5 October after the UK countermeasures specialist announced that one of its US ...
05-Oct-2009

Northrop Grumman wins $3.8bn US DoD logistics support contract
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 1 October that it has awarded a USD3.8 billion logistics support contract to Northrop Grumman. Northrop...
02-Oct-2009

USAF to reopen $35bn aerial refuelling tanker competition
The US Air Force (USAF) has announced the reopening of its USD35 billion KC-X competition to build 179 new aerial refuelling tankers. Secretary of ...
25-Sep-2009

Rafale poised to clinch Brazil's FX-2 fighter contract
Dassault Aviation's Rafale has won the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) FX-2 fighter competition, French industry sources have told Jane's ahead of an expected official ...
08-Sep-2009

Russia orders $1.8m worth of air-launched missiles
Russia has placed a RUR6 billion (USD1.8 million) order for an unspecified number of air-launched missiles from the Tactical Missile Corporation (TMC), according to...
21-Aug-2009

US DoD orders additional M777 howitzers
BAE Systems announced that it has received a USD177 million order for an additional 62 M777 howitzers from the US Department of Defense (DoD). ...
21-Jul-2009

Raytheon and Lockheed Martin's Javelin joint venture wins $298.6m US Army contract
The Raytheon and Lockheed Martin owned Javelin joint venture (JV) has been awarded a five-year USD298.6 million contract by the US Army to provide ...
10-Jul-2009

Canada announces $5 billion combat vehicle upgrade and acquisition programme
The Canadian government has announced a CAD5 billion (USD4.3 billion) programme to upgrade and replace the army's fleets of combat vehicles. The Family of ...
09-Jul-2009

Canada signs General Dynamics for LAV III upgrade
Canada has awarded a contract to General Dynamics worth around CAD1 billion (USD859.7 million) to upgrade its fleet of Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV) III. ...
09-Jul-2009

Sweden freezes AWV acquisition as BAE appeals against decision
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has frozen its procurement of Patria's Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8x8 platform after BAE Systems lodged an appeal ...
06-Jul-2009

Oshkosh lands coveted M-ATV contract
Oshkosh Defense was awarded a contract on 30 June worth over USD1 billion for the US Department of Defense's much sought-after Mine Resistant Ambush Protected...
01-Jul-2009

Northrop Grumman and Cobham joint venture secures $2.4 bn contract from US Army
Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms (NGCI) - the joint venture formed by US group Northrop Grumman and the UK's Cobham - has been selected by ...
29-Jun-2009

Patria's AMV wins out in Sweden
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has chosen the Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8x8 built by Finland's Patria to meet the Swedish Army's armoured ...
26-Jun-2009

IAI to provide six Super Dvora FAC to 'Asian customer'
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to provide six Super Dvora Mk III-type fast attack craft (FAC) to an Asian customer - almost certainly the ...
23-Jun-2009

Talks to save Airbus A400M extended by one month
Talks to save the delayed Airbus A400M military transport aircraft have been extended by one month following a meeting of European defence ministers in Seville,...
22-Jun-2009

TRS announces air surveillance contracts
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) - the equally owned joint venture of Raytheon and Thales - announced on 16 June that it has signed a contract with ...
17-Jun-2009

US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $1.5 bn contract to produce spacecraft for SBIRS
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD1.5 billion contract to produce follow-on spacecraft for its Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS). Lockheed Martin...
03-Jun-2009

US Navy places order for Phalanx CIWS upgrade
Raytheon announced on 19 May that the US Navy has placed a USD259.9 million order covering the overhaul and upgrade of 57 Phalanx close-in ...
19-May-2009

BAE Systems to reset more US Bradley vehicles
BAE Systems has secured a USD601 million contract to reset 606 US Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles: the latest in a series of high-value awards ...
19-May-2009

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