Lockheed Martin gets contract to manufacture 21 MH-60Rs for India

The Pentagon announced on May 14 that Lockheed Martin has been awarded $904 million to build 24 MH-60R naval helicopters, 21 of those helicopters are destined for India.

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Saudi Arabia orders 1,052 AGM-84 missiles

Saudi Arabia has placed a large order of AGM-84 missiles with Boeing. The company will deliver 650 AGM-84K SLAM ER and 402 Harpoon Block II missiles to the Gulf state.

A Harpoon is launched from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a live-fire exercise. McCain is participating in Multi-Sail 2014, an annual exercise in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Seaman Jacob Shankle/Released)

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