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Sikorsky Receives Contract To Build Presidential Helicopters

Paris. 15 June 2019. Sikorsky will be riding high on a wave of success as it reaches Paris Air show this year. It has just this week that…Read more ›

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Sikorsky Receives Contract To Build 12 CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters

Stratford, Conn., 19 May 2019 . Sikorsky will build 12 production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new $1.13 billion contract from the U.S. Navy. These advanced helicopters…Read more ›

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U.S. Army awards General Dynamics contract for Mobile Protected Firepower

GD Land Systems to deliver 12 medium-weight, large-caliber prototype vehicles Sterling Heights, Mich., 20 December 2018. The U.S. Army has awarded a $335 million Section 804 Middle Tier…Read more ›

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F-35A Now Below $90 Million for USAF

Pentagon & LM agree on a reduced price Fort Worth. Texas. 30 September 2018. The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalized an $11.5 billion contract for the production and…Read more ›

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Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile system passed Defense Acquisition Board review

ORLANDO. 29 June 2018. Lockheed Martin‘s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile system has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board review and achieved milestone C. The signed Acquisition Decision Memorandum approves the JAGM…Read more ›

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Pratt & Whitney and F-35 Program Office Announce Contract Award for 135 F135 Engines

East Hartford. 01 June 2018. Pratt & Whitney, and the U.S. Department of Defense today announced a contract award for the 11th lot of F135 propulsion systems, powering all three…Read more ›