Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a $20 million contract to supply the upgraded Multi-Mission Optronic Stabilized Payload (MOSP) 3000 to 3 foreign customers.
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Month: March 2012
Peru buys air defense system from consortium
Peru has awarded a $140 million contract to a consortium of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Polish Bumar Group and Northrop Grumman for an air defense system.
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Raytheon to develop Ku Band C-RAM radar prototype for U.S. Army
Raytheon has been awarded a $45.5 million contract for the prototype build of the Ku Band Multi-Function RF System (MFRFS) Sense and Warn (S&W) radars for the U.S. Army.
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USN starts work to weaponize MQ-8B
The U.S. Navy has an urgent requirement to arm the MQ-8B Fire Scout with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) in just 18 months.
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YouTube: Apache crash in Afghanistan caught on video
A video has been posted on YouTube showing a U.S. Army Apache pilot trying to show-off in front of a camp in Paktika province, Afghanistan. The pilot failed to recover from a steep turn and the helicopter slammed into the ground. Fortunately, none of the crew or anyone on the ground were injured.
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