UK selects supplier for Type 45's marine gas turbines

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Northrop Grumman Marine Systems, Rolls-Royce Marine and DCN Indret have a received a contract under the UK Type 45 destroyer program. The consortium created by the three companies has been required to supply WR-21 marine gas turbine engines for the first three Type 45s of a planned class of 12. The WR-21 was chosen because it provides 25%-27$ fuel savings in mechanical drive configurations and between 40%-50% in electric drive configurations. In addition, it significantly lowers exhaust fume temperature and produces low airborne and structure borne noise.

Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing, Gas Marine Turbines, Marine gas turbines, Northrop Grumman Marine Systems, Rolls-Royce Marine

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ASTOR win expands NATO AGS choice

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Raytheon Systems Ltd has been selected as principal contractor of the GBP800 million ($1.3 billion) UK Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) program. With its win, Raytheon's ASTOR solution joins two other serious candidates in NATO's six-aircraft Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program: the Radar Technology Insertion Program led by the US and the Franco-German- Dutch-Italian Stand-Off Surveillance Target Acquisition Radar. The UK ASTOR system consists of a Bombardier Global Express executive jet equipped with a variant of the Raytheon ASARS-2 radar.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Airborne Search & Detect Radar, Search radar, Airborne radar

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French Army orders 40mm CTA trials fit

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CTA International has received a contract from the French Delegation Generale pour l'Armement to integrate a 40mm CT2000 case-telescoped ammunition cannon aboard a Vehicule de l'Avant Blinde (VAB) testbed vehicle. The trial fit is seen as a precursor demonstration for the weapon fit of the future EBRC wheeled armored fighting vehicle and for possible upgunning of the VCI infantry carrier.

Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing, Military Ammo, 30mm & over, Ammunition

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