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August 14, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
· Filed under BAE Systems, Canada, Contract Awards, England, U.S. Army, production program
BAE Systems received a contract for M777 howitzers. See a story here. The M777 is a light weight towed piece that is used by the US, England and Canada. These countries have ordered 700 of the weapon. The contract is worth over $80 M.
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Tagged with: bae systems, Canada, England, m777
July 15, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
· Filed under BAE Systems, England, Military Aviation, Restructuring, development program
The UK government is currently planning on buying Eurofighters and F-35 JSF aircraft to modernize their fixed wing aviation force. There are rumors that the Eurofighter buy may be canceled as a cost savings. See an article here. Eurofighter is built by a multi-nation consortium in Europe with BAE being the most [...]
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Tagged with: aviation, BAE, consortium, England, eurofighters, europe, f 35 jsf, participant, termination fees, uk government
April 4, 2008 @ 3:35 am
· Filed under Contract Awards, England, McTaggert Scott, production program
The Royal Navy let a contract to buy the elevators, or “lifts” in England, as part of the overall construction program for the two new large deck aircraft carriers it intends to build. See a story here. The contract was awarded to the engineering firm McTaggert Scott. The elevators will be used [...]
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Tagged with: aircraft carriers, construction program, elevators, England, flight deck, hanger deck, ordnance, royal navy, two ships