7 Ergebnisse für: contract’s
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France’s Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/frances-future-ssns-the-barracuda-class-02902/
SSN Barracuda cutaway In December 2006, France's Defense Ministry awarded a contract for nuclear-propelled fast attack submarines to state-owned warship builder DCN and nuclear energy group Areva-TA. The contract's total value could be as high as EUR…
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A Spookier Spooky, 30mm at a Time? Nope.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/a-spookier-spooky-30mm-at-a-time-03023/
In 2006 GD was contracted to repackage A-10 ammo for AC-130 Gunships. As is so often the case, there's a story behind the story. The USA's fearsome AC-130U "Spooky" Hercules gunships were having their old 40mm
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Sustaining the M1 Abrams: US Army Puts a TIGER in its Tanks
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sustaining-the-m1-abrams-us-army-puts-a-tiger-in-its-tanks-01790/
Honeywell International Inc. in Morris Township, NJ won a U.S. Army contract to change the way it supports its AGT-1500 turbine engine, used on the M1 Abrams tank and related platforms. Honeywell had forecast that the overall contract under the US
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Pocket Gunship: From AC-XX to the MC-27J Praetorian
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/AC-XX-Gunship-Lite-A-C-27J-Baby-Spooky-05001/
In mid-2008 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) made a $32 million budget reprogramming request in order to buy a C-27J light tactical transport plane and convert it into a small prototype AC-XX gunship, using "proven/known" weapons and
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BCTM/E-IBCT: FCS Spinout Ramps up, Then Breaks Up
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/BCTM-Increment-1-FCS-Successor-Moves-Ahead-with-Low-rate-Production-06212/
Concerns about cost overruns, vehicle design, and contract structure prompted the Pentagon to cancel the US Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program in June
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C-40 Clippers Hitting Their Stride, Despite Past Controversy
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/c40-clippers-hitting-their-stride-despite-past-controversy-01559/
The 737 based C-40 Clipper represents a substantial upgrade over the 1970s-era, DC-9 based C-9 Skytrains and 727-based C-22Bs that have performed its transport roles to date. The C-9s are still in service with the US Naval Reserve and USAF, but
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Have Guns, Will Upgrade: The M109A7 Paladin PIM Self-Propelled Howitzer
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/have-guns-will-upgrade-the-m109a6-paladin-pim-partnership-04039/
The USA's 155mm M109 self-propelled howitzers (SPH) were first introduced in 1962, as a form of armored mobile artillery that could stand up to the massed fire tactics of Soviet heavy artillery and rockets. They and their companion M992