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RUAG MRO International announced on 5 February that it is in the process of modernising two Dornier 228 maritime surveillance aircraft operated by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). RUAG MRO International announced on 5 February that it is modernisi...

Local Navy Contract Awards; January 14-January 21, 2021 Search January 22, 2021 WASHINGTON (, 2021)—The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities. Contracts For Jan. 14, 2021 The MIL Corp., Bowie, Maryland, is awarded an $80,864,126 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for systems engineering services for assigned Global Radio Frequency Intellige...

France Finalizes Purchase of 3 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye with VAW-120 is refueled in the air. US Navy Photo France will begin upgrading its E-2C Hawkeye fleet with the purchase of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, paving the way to a more capable carrier aviation fleet that’s more interoperable with the U.S. Navy. Naval Air Systems Command announced this week that France became the second foreign customer for the E-2D when it signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance la...

F/A-18E/F demonstrates ski-jump launch for Indian carrier requirement by Richard Scott An F/A-18E Super Hornet successfully completes a first ski-jump launch demonstration on 13 August. (US Navy) The US Navy and Boeing have disclosed details of testing designed to show that the F/A-18E/F Hornet strikefighter can operate from a short takeoff but arrested recovery (STOBAR) configured aircraft carrier. Undertaken using the ski-jump facility at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Maryland, th...

Defense Daily Share: Icebreaker Needs. The U.S. Coast Guard needs more polar icebreakers and should evaluate ice strengthening for some of its high-endurance National Security Cutters and forthcoming medium-endurance Offshore Patrol Cutters, says a new analysis by Rand Corp. analysts. Given the rapidly changing nature of polar conditions, the likelihood that new icebreakers will be operating for decades, increasingly diverse mission sets, and unknown future requirements related to militar...