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BAE Systems wins F-16 product line support contract
Oct 13, 2004 - BAE Systems has been selected as a prime contractor to provide some technical, software, hardware and support services to the U.S. Air Force for the F-16 fighter jet. [Read more...]
Raytheon Completes JSOW Operational Test and Evaluation firings
Sep 23, 2004 - Raytheon Company's unitary/penetration variant of Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW-C) has completed operational test (OT) firings with nine of 10 shots successful against a wide range of targets. JSOW-C was developed by a team that includes the U.S. Navy, Raytheon, BAE Systems and Thales Missile Electronics. [Read more...]
Belgian Air Component rents evaluation system from BAE Systems
Jul 14, 2004 - On July 9th, the Belgian Ministry of Defence announced the co-operation with BAE Systems. The Belgian Air Component is going to rent some evaluation systems for air combat manoeuvres of their F-16s above the North Sea. [Read more...]
Turkey selects BAE for block 50 self-protection
Jun 01, 2004 - BAE Systems has been selected by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, Undersecretariat for Defense Industries and the Turkish Air Force as the key subcontractor for an integrated electronic self-protection system to be installed on that nation's F-16 fighters. [Read more...]
USAF F-16 TARS program selects new Solid State Recorder
Feb 27, 2004 - L-3 Communications Systems-East has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to provide its Strategic / Tactical Airborne Recorder (S/TAR) for the USAF Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS). They will be supplying these state of the art systems for both the TARS Electro-Optical P3I Program and the TARS Synthetic Aperture Radar program. [Read more...]
BAE systems supplies recce system to Oman
Feb 27, 2004 - BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to supply Advanced Airborne Reconnaissance Systems (AARS), ground processing capability, and integrated logistics support to the Royal Air Force of Oman. [Read more...]
First F-16I 'Sufa' jets arrived in Israel
Feb 19, 2004 - The first two of Israel's newest F-16I fighter jets (408, 409) landed at the Mizpe Ramon Israel Air Force base in the Negev this afternoon. It is the first batch of a total of 102 planes Israel has ordered from the United States. Named the Sufa ('Storm'), the two-seater jets form the first batch of a total of 102 planes Israel has ordered from the United States. [Read more...]
Brazil will decide on jet fighter deal in March
Feb 11, 2004 - Brazil's defense minister, Jose Viegas, said on Tuesday he expected the government to decide next month on whom it will award a $700 million contract for at least 12 new jet fighters. [Read more...]
Lack of spares could potentially ground 254 US F-16s
Dec 19, 2003 - The alliance of BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins Government Systems is being awarded a $8 million contract to provide for 35 receiver transmitters. This contract includes 16 spares, which the U.S. Air Force currently doesn't have. [Read more...]
Final offers submitted to Czech Republic
Nov 03, 2003 - The Czech armed forces faces a straight choice between Lockheed Martin-made F-16 Fighting Falcons and JAS-39 Gripen aircraft produced by Saab/BAE Systems to fulfill their mid-term air defense needs after offers were submitted by five countries last Friday. [Read more...]
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