government contracts

Mar- 2018 -

27 March

UK awards MBDA £400 million contract for new Brimstone missiles

The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for production of Brimstone air-to-surface missiles that will extend its service life beyond 2030

23 March

Fergus Kelly

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US Army orders 16 more UH-72A Lakota helicopters from Airbus, two weeks after it ordered 35

Airbus Helicopters was awarded an almost $117 million contract for 16 UH-72A Lakota helicopters for the U.S. Army, just two weeks 35 were ordered

Feb- 2018 -

28 February

Fergus Kelly

0

US Air Force orders 570 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs from Raytheon

Raytheon has been awarded a $77,392,758 contract to produce 570 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs and associated equipment for the U.S. Air Force

9 February

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb mock-up

Fergus Kelly

1

US Air Force orders more 30,000 pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs

The US Air Force contracted Boeing to produce GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator precision-guided "bunker buster" bombs, a Department of Defense release said.

8 February

Fergus Kelly

2

Russia to order 12 fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters to “test combat use”

Russia is to order 12 of the fifth generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter aircraft this year, and expects 14 Su-30SM fighters to be delivered in 2018

1 February

Fergus Kelly

1

Boeing awarded $6.6 billion contract for GMD ballistic missile defense system

Boeing has been awarded a $6.6 billion modification to a 2012 contract for development and sustainment of the United States' Ground-based Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system

1 February

Fergus Kelly

1

BAE Systems awarded $149 million more for Paladin vehicle production

BAE Systems was awarded an almost $149 million modification to an earlier contract for M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer vehicle sets, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.

1 February

Fergus Kelly

1

Raytheon awarded $105 million contract for Griffin mini-missile production

Raytheon has been awarded a $105 million contract for the production of AGM-176 Griffin short-range air-to-surface and surface-to-surface mini-missiles

Jan- 2018 -

31 January

Fergus Kelly

1

Raytheon awarded $2.3 billion Patriot missile system support contract

Raytheon was awarded a $2.3 billion contract for engineering and software support for the Patriot air and missile defense system, including a "refresh for obsolescence" for U.S. and foreign customers

30 January