Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Feb- 2018 -

6 February

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Rheinmetall and Sikorsky to collaborate on German heavy lift helicopter bid

Germany's Rheinmetall Group and Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky signed a strategic teaming agreement to offer the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter in the German Air Force heavy lift helicopter competition

5 February

Iran's Mohajer 6 tactical and combat unmanned aerial vehicle

Joanne Stocker

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Iran begins mass production of Mohajer-6 combat drones

Iran's defense ministry announced that it has begun mass production of the indigeously-produced Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle

3 February

Fergus Kelly

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Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft shot down in Idlib, Syria

Syrian rebels said a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down in rebel- and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Idlib province.

2 February

Joanne Stocker

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Army helicopters crash in southern France, killing 5 officers

Five French Army officers were killed on Friday when a pair of army helicopters crashed in southern France.

1 February

Fergus Kelly

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Turkey successfully tests HISAR-A short-range air defense missile, ministry says

Turkey conducted a successful test flight of its HISAR-A short-range, low-altitude air defense missile system

1 February

Fergus Kelly

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Boeing awarded $6.6 billion contract for GMD ballistic missile defense system

Boeing has been awarded a $6.6 billion modification to a 2012 contract for development and sustainment of the United States' Ground-based Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system

1 February

Fergus Kelly

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Raytheon awarded $105 million contract for Griffin mini-missile production

Raytheon has been awarded a $105 million contract for the production of AGM-176 Griffin short-range air-to-surface and surface-to-surface mini-missiles

Jan- 2018 -

31 January

Fergus Kelly

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Raytheon awarded $2.3 billion Patriot missile system support contract

Raytheon was awarded a $2.3 billion contract for engineering and software support for the Patriot air and missile defense system, including a "refresh for obsolescence" for U.S. and foreign customers

27 January