Taiwan has awarded Lockheed Martin a $106 million contract for 20 Sharpshooter targeting pods and 20 Pathfinder navigation pods to equip its fighter aircraft in a US Air Force foreign military sales deal. The pods are to be integrated with Taiwan's Lockheed Martin F-16s by 2001. The systems are a derivative of the LANTIRN night vision system in service with USAF Boeing F-15Es and F-16s.
Source: Flight International
More than a year after a fatal V-22 crash killed eight US Air Force personnel, a recent “near-crash” has prompted the Pentagon to order fleet-wide inspections of a problematic component, while plans for a long-term mechanical fix remain uncertain.
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
Madrid has signed a project Halcon II contract covering the production of a further batch of 25 Eurofighter combat aircraft.
