DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To DRS C3 & Aviation Co., For $50,892,583 Related To E-6B Mercury Program

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To DRS C3 & Aviation Co., For $50,892,583 Related To E-6B Mercury Program

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 7, 2013:  DRS C3 & Aviation Co., Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded a $50,892,583 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-11-C-0011) to exercise an option for logistics services in support of the E-6B Mercury program, including the procurement and repair of operational, depot and Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures spares and associated shipping and data. 

Work will be performed at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Okla. (70 percent); Offutt AFB, Neb. (10 percent); Travis AFB, Calif. (10 percent); and Patuxent River, Md. (10 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2014. 

Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy contract funds in the amount of $13,325,899 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To DRS C3 & Aviation Co., For $50,892,583 Related To E-6B Mercury Program

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To DRS C3 & Aviation Co., For $50,892,583 Related To E-6B Mercury Program

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 7, 2013:  DRS C3 & Aviation Co., Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded a $50,892,583 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-11-C-0011) to exercise an option for logistics services in support of the E-6B Mercury program, including the procurement and repair of operational, depot and Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures spares and associated shipping and data. 

Work will be performed at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Okla. (70 percent); Offutt AFB, Neb. (10 percent); Travis AFB, Calif. (10 percent); and Patuxent River, Md. (10 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2014. 

Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy contract funds in the amount of $13,325,899 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: New Boeing B-52 Upgrade to Increase Smart Weapons Capacity By Half

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: New Boeing B-52 Upgrade to Increase Smart Weapons Capacity By Half

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 6, 2013: Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue to increase the B-52 bomber’s effectiveness and versatility under a new U.S. Air Force contract that calls for the aircraft’s smart weapons capacity to expand by 50 percent.

 

Under the $24.6 million agreement, Boeing will develop a modification to existing weapon launchers so the aircraft can carry smart weapons in the bomb bay, allowing aircrews to use the B-52’s entire weapons capacity.

“When you combine that ability with the extremely long flying time of the B-52, you have an efficient and versatile weapon system that is very valuable to warfighters on the ground,” said Scot Oathout, B-52 program director. “This weapons capacity expansion joins the CONECT program, a comprehensive communication upgrade currently being installed on the aircraft, to give the warfighter even more flexibility.”

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Boeing Related To F/A-18E/F And EA-18G Aircraft

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Boeing Related To F/A-18E/F And EA-18G Aircraft

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 6, 2013:  The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $13,740,115 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0019) for the procurement of aircraft armament equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. 

This effort will procure 270 station control units, 13 aerial refueling stores (ARS) air probes, 13 ARS fuel probes, 26 ARS suspension lugs, 168 chaff dispenser cover, 26 ALE-50 dispenser, 26 ALE-50 protector, 26 ALE-50 chassis, 26 ALE-67 mounting bases, 26 mounting retainers, and 12 centerline feed-thru plates. 

Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in August 2015. 

Fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $13,740,115 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 5, 2013: Japan is considering providing low-interest loans from a state-run bank to support exports of aircraft designed for military use, the first time such sales are being considered since the end of World War Two, according to officials with knowledge of the still-developing policy.

 

The step would mark an extension of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to bolster the self-reliance of Japan's military and could open an overseas market worth tens of billions of dollars in coming years for the country's defence contractors.

It would also mark a sharp reversal of the near-total ban on exports of military equipment, a development that could strain ties with China as a more assertive Japan seeks a market for military technology in Asia and beyond.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 5, 2013: Japan is considering providing low-interest loans from a state-run bank to support exports of aircraft designed for military use, the first time such sales are being considered since the end of World War Two, according to officials with knowledge of the still-developing policy.

 

The step would mark an extension of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to bolster the self-reliance of Japan's military and could open an overseas market worth tens of billions of dollars in coming years for the country's defence contractors.

It would also mark a sharp reversal of the near-total ban on exports of military equipment, a development that could strain ties with China as a more assertive Japan seeks a market for military technology in Asia and beyond.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 5, 2013: Japan is considering providing low-interest loans from a state-run bank to support exports of aircraft designed for military use, the first time such sales are being considered since the end of World War Two, according to officials with knowledge of the still-developing policy.

 

The step would mark an extension of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to bolster the self-reliance of Japan's military and could open an overseas market worth tens of billions of dollars in coming years for the country's defence contractors.

It would also mark a sharp reversal of the near-total ban on exports of military equipment, a development that could strain ties with China as a more assertive Japan seeks a market for military technology in Asia and beyond.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan Eyes Government Support For Military Aircraft Exports

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 5, 2013: Japan is considering providing low-interest loans from a state-run bank to support exports of aircraft designed for military use, the first time such sales are being considered since the end of World War Two, according to officials with knowledge of the still-developing policy.

 

The step would mark an extension of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to bolster the self-reliance of Japan's military and could open an overseas market worth tens of billions of dollars in coming years for the country's defence contractors.

It would also mark a sharp reversal of the near-total ban on exports of military equipment, a development that could strain ties with China as a more assertive Japan seeks a market for military technology in Asia and beyond.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Bangladeshi Police Officers on Red Alert During Nationwide Strike

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Bangladeshi Police Officers on Red Alert During Nationwide Strike

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 4, 2013: Police officers stand guard during the first day of a nationwide strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Italian Air Force Aerobatic Team Flying High on National Unity And Armed Forces Day

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Italian Air Force Aerobatic Team Flying High on National Unity And Armed Forces Day

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 4, 2013: The Italian air force aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori, spreads smoke in the colours of the Italian flag over Rome to mark National Unity and Armed Forces Day. 

Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Participant to Mark National Unity Day in Moscow Detain By Police

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Participant to Mark National Unity Day in Moscow Detain By Police

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 4, 2013: A riot policeman detains a participant during a march to mark National Unity Day in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Royal British Legion's Field of Remembrance Being Organized By Service Personnel

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Royal British Legion's Field of Remembrance Being Organized By Service Personnel

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 4, 2013: Service personnel place remembrance crosses outside Westminster Abbey ahead of the official opening of the Royal British Legion's Field of Remembrance in London. 

Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Special Police Winning Trophy During State Formation

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Special Police Winning Trophy During State Formation

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 4, 2013: Indian special police celebrate with a trophy during state formation day celebrations in Hyderabad.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Democratic Republic of Congo in Turmoil

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Democratic Republic of Congo in Turmoil

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 4, 2013: FARDC governmental troops patrol in the city of Bunagana, near the border with Uganda. Democratic Republic of Congo troops are aiming to rout the remaining pockets of the M23 rebel movement, after seizing their last stronghold in a push to finally break the back of the insurgency. 

Photograph: Junior D Kannah/AFP/Getty Images

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Historical Military Parade By Russian Servicemen At Red Square, Moscow

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Historical Military Parade By Russian Servicemen At Red Square, Moscow

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 4, 2013: Russian servicemen, dressed in historical uniforms, take part in a military parade rehearsal in Red Square, with the St Basil's Cathedral seen in the background. The parade will be held on November 7 to mark the anniversary of the 1941 march through Red Square towards the front lines at World War Two. 

Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

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DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Laser Weapons Among Futuristic MBDA Products

DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Laser Weapons Among Futuristic MBDA Products

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 3, 2013: High energy laser weapons, light weight shoulder-launch missiles and scalable warheads through dial-a-yield technology are among the hi-tech futuristic products for military applications being developed by the MBDA group, a consortium of European missile manufacturers.

During a recent visit to the missile production and integration facilities of MBDA Germany at Schrobenhausen, 90 km from Munich, and MBDA U.K. at Lostock, near Manchester, a group of Indian journalists were briefed on the wide range of advanced missiles and warheads being produced by the two entities.

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DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Laser Weapons Among Futuristic MBDA Products

DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Laser Weapons Among Futuristic MBDA Products

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 3, 2013: High energy laser weapons, light weight shoulder-launch missiles and scalable warheads through dial-a-yield technology are among the hi-tech futuristic products for military applications being developed by the MBDA group, a consortium of European missile manufacturers.

During a recent visit to the missile production and integration facilities of MBDA Germany at Schrobenhausen, 90 km from Munich, and MBDA U.K. at Lostock, near Manchester, a group of Indian journalists were briefed on the wide range of advanced missiles and warheads being produced by the two entities.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan, Russia Agree To Expand Defense Ties

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Japan, Russia Agree To Expand Defense Ties

(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 3, 2013: Japan and Russia held their first high-level defense and diplomatic talks Saturday and agreed to step up cooperation between their militaries amid regional security concerns such as North Korea and China.

 

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, and their Russian counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu also agreed to hold joint military and anti-piracy exercises and establish a defense consultation framework.

Lavrov told a news conference after Saturday’s talks that upgrading defense ties between the two countries could serve their national interests in resolving terrorism and North Korea’s nuclear threats, as well as other regional disputes. He also welcomed the talks as a landmark development for Russia and Japan.

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