US moves out on remote mines and sensors

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The US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center has awarded a US $53.8million contract to develop Spider, a hand-emplaced man-in-the-loop munitions system, to ATK and Textron Systems. The basis of Spider is its munitions control unit (MCU), a pedestal, which embodies a communications module linked to the six lethal or non-lethal munitions that it supports.

Weapons systems, Defense contracts, Government contract, Defence contracts, ATK, Textron Systems Corp.

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Netherlands initiates Chinook modernisation

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The Netherlands defense ministry took a firm step forward in January 2006 in initiating the modernization of the Boeing Chinook helicopters fleet of the Royal Netherlands Airforce after it concluded a production preparation agreement (PPA) with Boeing. The defense ministry has selected Honeywell to provide a fully integrated avionics cockpit for the modernized Chinooks.

Netherlands, Aircraft, Aircraft Manufacturing, Military Helicopters, Technology application, CH-47 (Helicopter), Netherlands. Air Force

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More F-15s proposed for USAF, but interest still shown in STOVL JSF

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Boeing is planning to sell more F-15E fighters to the US Air Force (USAF) so that it can extend the production line of the F/A-22 Raptor at the expense of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The USAF's switch to the short take-off, vertical-landing (STOVL) or STOL version of JSF might reduce the number of aircraft it can afford.

United States. Air Force, F-15 (Aircraft)

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