Raytheon is to produce more than 550 AIM-9X air-to-air missiles and almost 170 captive training rounds for the US Air Force and US Navy, plus Denmark, Poland, South Korea and Switzerland under a contract worth $158 million.
Italy's Piaggio Aero Industries is to fabricate bearing-compartment housings and support structure for Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter. Including an earlier award for production of the low-pressure turbine case, the contracts are potentially worth $150 million.
Lockheed Martin Canada is to equip five Canadian Forces CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft with L-3 Wescam MX-20 electro-optical/infrared sensors under a C$14.5 million ($12.1 million) deal. Options exist to modify another 10 aircraft.
Lockheed Martin is to provide Block 5.4 Phase 3 upgrade kits for 73 US Air Force C-130J transports under a $17.8 million contract.
Latvia has awarded Saab Bofors Dynamics a contract worth SKr185 million ($27 million) to equip its armed forces with RBS70 air defence missile systems. Deliveries will take place in 2006-7.
Lockheed Martin is to produce 288 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles for the US Air Force under a $112.3 million Lot 4 contract.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is to upgrade four MQ-1L Block 1, four MQ-1L Block 5 and six RQ-1L Block 5 unmanned air vehicles to the MQ-1L Block 10+ configuration for the US Air Force under a $14.4 million contract.
Boeing is to provide additional Northrop T-38C avionics upgrade kits under a $66.3 million US Air Force contract.
Raytheon is to produce eight additional Sharp reconnaissance pods for US Navy Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets under an $8 million contract.
Northrop Grumman is to modify an additional 18 Boeing C-17s with the large-aircraft infrared countermeasures system under a $12.5 million US Air Force contract.
Source: Flight International
