November 28, 2024 | International, Land
US Army awards Dynetics $4.1bn indirect fire protection contract
The US Army has awarded Dynetics an undefinitised indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $4.1bn for IFPC Inc 2.
November 4, 2022 | International, Aerospace
Bulgarian parliament votes to buy F-16s under $1.3 billion deal
The first eight F-16 Block 70 fighter jet previously ordered and set to arrive in 2025 are deemed insufficient for air policing missions.
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February 5, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Northrop Grumman touts Fire Scout UAS for shipborne ASW
by Gareth Jennings Northrop Grumman is touting its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as a future ship-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform, with a recent trial off the coast of California demonstrating the concept. Speaking to Janes on 4 February, Dan Redman, Fire Scout maritime mission expansion lead at Northrop Grumman, said that the MQ-8C currently serving with the US Navy (USN) would make for a ready-made ASW solution in both its lift capacity and endurance, as shown by an October 2020 trial using a surrogate manned Bell 407 helicopter off San Clemente Island. “The GIUK [Greenland, Iceland, and UK] Gap, Westpac [western Pacific], declining budgets, and ageing aircraft fleets have all been catalysts at Northrop Grumman to put our heads together to see what more missions our two navy unmanned platforms could accomplish,” Redman said. “With the [MH-60R and P-8A Poseidon] manned counterparts to the Fire Scout and Triton both doing ASW, it made sense.” Redman explained that for some years Northrop Grumman has been working alongside UK company Ultra in developing an ASW capability for the Fire Scout, culminating in the demonstration. “Ultra makes about 90% of all the sonobuoys used in the West. They make the G-sized sonobuoy, which is about half the size of the A sonobuoy [as carried by the Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft] and a miniaturised sonobuoy receiver,” Redman said. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/northrop-grumman-touts-fire-scout-uas-for-shipborne-asw
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June 17, 2022 | International, Aerospace
Poland reveals plan to buy AW149 helos in deal potentially worth over $1B
A medium-lift, multirole helicopter launched in 2006, AW149 customers include Thailand and Egypt. Leonardo is currently marketing the type to the United Kingdom.