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Boeing awarded $2.4Bn P-8A Poseidon contract

Maritime January 30, 2019

Boeing has successfully bid for a $2.4 million production contract to deliver the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft on behalf of the US Navy. DPRTE Official Prime Partner: Boeing Under the contract, ten P-8As will be manufactured for US Navy operations alongside five Norwegian aircraft and a further four for the United ...

Lockheed Martin awarded Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles deal

Air January 21, 2019

Lockheed Martin has received a $172 million contract from the US Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production. The contract continues the production for the air-launched variant of LRASM, including a full production run of missiles and engineering support. This is the second of several expected annual production lots ...

BAE Systems to continue operations and support for US Navy

Maritime January 18, 2019

BAE Systems will assist the US Navy in maintaining and operating multiple electronic, communications, and computing platforms under a five-year, $79.8 million contract. The program, which supports the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Pacific, will see the Company to continue providing 24/7 operations and maintenance support for afloat and ...

US Navy joins Japan for East China Sea deployment

Maritime January 17, 2019

In January, US Navy vessels assigned to the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) joined the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) amphibious transport dock ship, the JS Kunisaki (LST 4003), for a cooperative deployment in the East China Sea. The cooperative deployment saw ARG ships conduct communication and maneuvering drills alongside the ...