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Canada issues CASSAR contract to Centum 06 April 2021 by Pat Host Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) issued Centum Research & Technology a USD1.3 million contract, including taxes, for its Cellular Airborne Sensor for Search and Rescue (CASSAR) programme on 26 March. Centum will provide five of its Lifeseeker software-defined radio systems as part of the award, along with training material for operators, and maintenance and user manuals for each unit. The DND had a requirement to procure between five and eight operational CASSAR systems. The device will allow the Royal Canadian A...

Airbus solely qualifies for Canada's tanker procurement 05 April 2021 by Pat Host Only Airbus and its A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft qualified to bid for Canada’s Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) Project, Canada announced on 1 April. Canada seeks to replace its Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Airbus A310 MRTT (CC-150 Polariis in national service) aircraft. Boeing is developing its KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker for the US Air Force (USAF). Airbus, with its A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, was deemed the only company qualified to bid fo...

Sabrewing targets first deliveries of Rhaegal-B UAV to Saudi Arabian customer by end of year 15 March 2021 by Pat Host Sabrewing Aircraft is planning to deliver its first four Rhaegal-B heavy-lift, long-range vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under contract with Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Development and Marketing Co (ADMC) by December, despite not having started production. Sabrewing announced in September 2020 that it had secured an exclusive representation agreement with the ADMC. The deal included an order for 102 Rhaegal-Bs and for establishing aircraft as...

Update: Pentagon, Lockheed Martin reach settlement on F-35 spare parts fees 10 March 2021 by Pat Host The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have settled over hundreds of millions of US dollars in labour costs that the armed services incurred in managing non-ready-for-issue (non-RFI), or installation, spare parts for its fleet of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs). Lockheed Martin will invest USD70.6 million in the F-35 programme as compensation for its failure to deliver RFI spare parts, House Oversight and Reform Committee chairperson Carolyn Maloney of New York, and House Oversight a...

The US Air Force (USAF) is preparing for the first booster test flight (BTF-1) of the USAF/Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) to take place within 30 days, the service announced on 5 March. Immediate work has ...