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May 17, 2017  

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GA Wins $400M to Produce 36 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $399,979,895 firm-fixed-price contract for MQ-9 Reaper production. Contractor will produce 36 MQ-9 Reaper aircraf

Northrop Wins $304M for Next 3 Triton Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded $303,936,000 for modification P00017 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-15-C-0002) for the procureme

Japan-based US Carrier Back on Patrol Amid Tensions
PACIFIC OCEAN --- The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 resumed operations in the 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) after departing Yo

 


The US Navy plans to build four Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, but their technical problems, the lead ship’s $12.9 billion cost and the emergence of new threats suggest these plans be reviewed, according to the CRS. (USN photo)
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  • UN Security Council weighs tightening sanctions on North Korea
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  • UN Security Council weighs new sanctions on North Korea
  • 16/05/2017 20:20:03
  • US would talk to N. Korea if missile, nuclear tests stop: Haley
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  • UK prison moves to stop drone deliveries of contraband
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    GA Wins $400M to Produce 36 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft
    General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $399,979,895 firm-fixed-price contract for MQ-9 Reaper production. Contractor will produce 36 MQ-9 Reaper aircraf...

    Northrop Wins $304M for Next 3 Triton Unmanned Aircraft
    Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded $303,936,000 for modification P00017 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-15-C-0002) for the procureme...

    Japan-based US Carrier Back on Patrol Amid Tensions
    PACIFIC OCEAN --- The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 resumed operations in the 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) after departing Yo...

    Congress Orders Pentagon IG Inquiry Into B-21 Bomber Secrecy
    WASHINGTON --- The Pentagon’s inspector general has opened a review into whether the Air Force has imposed excessive secrecy on fundamentals of its $80 billion program to develop and build the new B-2...

    Southeast Asia Building Up Maritime Defenses
    MANILA -- From Singapore to the Philippines, Southeast Asian nations are spending big on submarines and other vessels to ramp up their naval capabilities amid rising tensions in the South China Sea. ...

    MT30 Gas Turbines to Power Next Three Korean Frigates
    Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply MT30 marine gas turbines to power the next three ships in the Republic of Korea Navy’s Daegu-class frigate programme. Eight Daegu-class frigates (also known...

    The German Military and its Troubled Traditions
    The German army has been rocked by widening revelations about far-right sympathizers in its ranks and a lingering devotion to the Nazi-era Wehrmacht. So how does the Bundeswehr deal with its history? ...

    Leonardo Board Appoints Alessandro Profumo As New CEO
    The Board of Directors of Leonardo, convened today following the Shareholders' Meeting, confirmed to Chairman Giovanni De Gennaro, who is the legal representative of the Company in accordance with the...

    Elbit Wins $166M Electronics Contract In USA
    HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America LLC., was awarded an approximately $166 million contract from a prime contractor to provide oper...

    CRS Reports on Ford-class Carrier Issues
    CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). CVN-78 was fully funded in prior fiscal years. ...

    CRS Reports on Issues of Littoral Combat Ship Program
    The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate program is a program to procure a large number of LCSs and modified LCSs. The modified LCSs are to be referred to as frigates. The LCS program has been...

    CRS Questions Build Rate of Virginia-class Attack Submarines
    The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines since FY1998. The two Virginia-class boats requested for procurement in FY2017 are to be the 25th and 26th boats ...

    US Navy’s Destroyer Plans Need Congressional Attention
    The Navy has been procuring Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class Aegis destroyers since FY1985. The two DDG-51s requested for procurement in FY2017 are to be the 75th and 76th ships in the class. The 10 D...

    Rheinmetall Delivers New Trucks to Australian Army
    Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today welcomed the first deliveries of a new generation of trucks and trailers to Army’s 7th Brigade at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane. “...

    Lockheed Licenses Leg and Knee Augmentation Device
    TAMPA, Fla. --- Their demanding missions often require soldiers to carry heavy equipment packs long distances over rough terrain, or up and down stairs and underground infrastructure in urban environm...

    DoD Lab Day to Showcase Advanced Technologies
    Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mary J. Miller will host the second biennial Department of Defense Lab Day, May 18 beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, in the Pentagon Center ...

    Airbus Helicopters Rolls Out 700th H130
    MARIGNANE, France --- Airbus Helicopters celebrated a major milestone last week with the roll-out of the 700th H130 light single-engine helicopter, which will be operated by a private customer. The...

    German Navy Gets Upgraded Sea King Helicopter Simulator
    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands --- Today at the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe's largest show for military training and simulation, CAE announced that the company has completed...

    Damen to Develop World’s First 3D-Printed Ship’s Propeller
    Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing techniques in the maritime sector, Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative consortium with RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk and Bureau ...

    ASC Welcomes Australian Naval Shipbuilding Plan
    Australia’s submarine sustainment and major warship builder, ASC, today welcomed the Naval Shipbuilding Plan announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as showing the way forward for a sovereign, su...

    Robotic Co-Pilot Flies and Lands a Simulated Boeing 737
    MANASSAS, Virginia --- Aurora Flight Sciences ’ work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program has furth...

    Patria First in Finland to Obtain Military Design Organisation Approval
    The Finnish military aviation authority handed over the Military Designs Organisation Approval (MDOA) based on the European Defence Agency’s European Military Airworthiness Requirements (EMAR) to Patr...


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