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  • South Korea to Rebid Potential $155M Training Helicopter Procurement Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    South Korea to Rebid Potential $155M Training Helicopter Procurement Contract

    South Korea’s defense acquisition program administration plans to recompete a potential $155 million project to supply the South Korean army and navy with a total of 41 training helicopters, Defense News reported Friday. It was stated that the reason for the recompete was ‘price issues’. Both Bell’s (formerly Bell Helicopter) 505 Jet Ranger and the Leonardo SW-4 aircraft are competing to […] More

  • Report: Rockwell Collins, Korean Company to Bid for Chinook Upgrades - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Rockwell Collins, Korean Company to Bid for Chinook Upgrades

    Rockwell Collins has partnered with Korea Aerospace Industries to bid for the opportunity to upgrade 27 CH-47  Chinook helicopters of the South Korean army and air force, Defense News reported Thursday. A press release from KAI states that a memorandum of understanding the two companies signed covers the collaborative design, modification and test flights for the […] More

  • 3 Firms Eye South Korea’s $1.8B Maritime Patrol Aircraft Procurement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    3 Firms Eye South Korea’s $1.8B Maritime Patrol Aircraft Procurement Program

    Airbus, Saab and Boeing plan to compete for a potential $1.8 billion program to provide maritime patrol aircraft for the South Korean navy, Jane’s 360 reported Tuesday. South Korea’s naval force intends to initially procure six MPAs with plans to expand the procurement of the aircraft once it retires its 16 Lockheed Martin-built P-3 planes […] More

  • South Korea to Launch Maritime Helicopter Solicitation for Foreign Manufacturers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    South Korea to Launch Maritime Helicopter Solicitation for Foreign Manufacturers

    South Korea’s defense acquisition program administration plans to buy more than 10 anti-submarine helicopters via a competitive acquisition process that will be open to interested foreign bidders, Defense News reported Monday. DAPA said it will kick off a solicitation next month and select a preferred bidder based on the cost and operational features of a manufacture’s helicopter […] More

  • Boeing to Open New Research Center in South Korea - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Open New Research Center in South Korea

    Boeing is in talks with the South Korean government on the company’s plan to build a new research center in the East Asian country. The research center will support the development of technologies that can be integrated into future aerospace products such as autonomy, artificial intelligence, avionics, analytics, smart cabin and smart factory, Boeing said Wednesday. […] More

  • Elbit-Rockwell Collins JV to Integrate Helmet Display System for South Korea's F-16 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit-Rockwell Collins JV to Integrate Helmet Display System for South Korea’s F-16

    A joint venture between Elbit Systems‘ America business and Rockwell Collins‘ ESA Vision Systems subsidiary has received a task to integrate a helmet-mounted display system to F-16 aircraft within South Korea’s air force. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II will be configured to provide situational awareness and identification display on friendly, enemy and unknown targets for day and […] More

  • UTC Subsidiary to Supply Environmental Control Systems for KAI’s KF-X Fighter Jets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC Subsidiary to Supply Environmental Control Systems for KAI’s KF-X Fighter Jets

    A United Technologies Corp. subsidiary has secured a contract to provide and install environmental control systems aboard the Korea Aerospace Industries-built KF-X fighter aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems said Tuesday its environmental control platform is an integrated system consists of air conditioning, liquid cooling, cabin pressurization and bleed air control components. UTC will also supply flow […] More

  • Report: Japan, South Korea Consider Naval Ship Updates to Accommodate F-35s - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Japan, South Korea Consider Naval Ship Updates to Accommodate F-35s

    Japan and South Korea are studying ways to modify their respective ships to support the operations of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, Defense News reported Tuesday. Anonymous military sources from both countries said that Japan plans to carry the F-35B short take-off vertical landing variant aboard its Izumo-class helicopter destroyer, while South Korea […] More

  • SIPRI: 2016 Global Military Arms Sales Hit $375B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SIPRI: 2016 Global Military Arms Sales Hit $375B

    A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says military arms and services sales worldwide reached a total of $374.8 billion during 2016. SIPRI said Monday the figure reflects a 1.9 percent increase from 2015 and represents the first year of growth in arms sales since 2010. Sales of U.S. arms manufacturers rose by 4 percent […] More

  • Cobham Gets Contract for KF-X Conformal Antenna Suite Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham Gets Contract for KF-X Conformal Antenna Suite Production

    Korean Aerospace Industries has awarded Cobham‘s antenna systems business a contract to provide conformal antenna for South Korea’s future multirole fighter aircraft. The antenna suite is designed to provide communication, navigation and identification functionalities to the KF-X jet, Cobham said Oct. 17. David Bulley, vice president and general manager at Cobham Antenna Systems, noted the strategic […] More

  • IAI-Hankuk JV to Offer UAVs in South Korea - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IAI-Hankuk JV to Offer UAVs in South Korea

    Israel Aerospace Industries and South Korea-based composites manufacturing firm Hankuk Carbon have formed a joint venture with the goal to develop and produce unmanned aerial vehicles. Korea Aviation Technologies will specifically offer vertical takeoff-and-landing UAVs to the South Korean military and civilian sectors, IAI said Tuesday. KAT aims to build platforms with a maximum take-off weight of 600 […] More

  • General Atomics, Huneed Agree to Explore Aerospace Tech Collaboration Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, Huneed Agree to Explore Aerospace Tech Collaboration Opportunities

    A General Atomics subsidiary and South Korea-based airborne systems manufacturer  Huneed Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential opportunities for collaboration between the two companies. Both parties seek to identify common manufacturing, technology and strategic interests as General Atomics Aeronautics Systems Inc. considers Huneed as its possible in-country technology supplier, GA-ASI said Wednesday. “We are […] More