South Korea has selected Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engines for 20 more licence-built Lockheed Martin F-16s. The engines will be built by Samsung Techwin and are similar to the powerplants in South Korea's other F-16s. Saudi Arabia has awarded Raytheon a $300 million contract to support Hawk and Patriot surface-to-air missiles to December 2002. Ericsson Saab Avionics is to supply electronic control units for 140 Swedish air force JAS39 Gripen fighters, in a deal worth SEK55 million ($6.1 million). Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems and Aerostructures have won a $3.2 million contract to continue designing an improved wing for the T-38 Talon advanced trainer that could double the type's structural life. US Congress has been notified of the proposed $305 million sale of 560 AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles and 750 BLU-109 bombs to Greece. Lockheed Martin has reached agreement with Stork-owned Fokker to participate in the next engineering manufacturing phase of the JSF programme. Fokker Aerostructures, Fokker Special Products and Fokker Elmo will supply four work packages comprising assignment of air vehicle advanced design and airframe certification specialists to the systems engineering integration team and design development and production of utility doors and wire harnesses. Raytheon has received a $183 million multiyear procurement contract to deliver 45 Block 1 Rolling Airframe Missile launch systems over five years, to provide anti-ship missile defense on US Navy warships. Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector has won a $99 million contract from the US Air Force Space and Missile Center to support 13 mission sensors for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Programme. Argo-Tech is to supply 14 components for the fuel system for 94 Korean Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T/A-50 advanced trainer/light attack aircraft.
Source: Flight International
