US to build PAC-3 missile facility in Europe
A senior official from Washington said that the United States would establish a facility in Europe to maintain Lockheed Martin’s advanced PAC-3 air defence missile. Washington did not rule out producing the missile elsewhere. The U.S. spoke to reporters on the sidelines the NATO summit at Ankara. Michael Duffey…
Source: US talks with Europe on co-production of missiles
Source: The U.S. and Germany are in discussions about establishing a co-production facility for Lockheed’s PAC-3 Patriot missiles as well as a maintenance facility to produce Raytheon’s AIM120 AMRAAM. Both projects, if implemented, could allow Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to increase production in their U.S. factories.
Saudi Aramco Awards General Dynamics Offshore Security Contract
Saudi Aramco has awarded a contract to the local subsidiary of U.S. company General Dynamics as the state oil giant aims to increase security at its offshore facilities, Saudi Aramco said on Wednesday. Industry sources told Reuters in July the contract involves installing long-range integrated security systems at nine offshore sites in the Gulf.
Raytheon Anschütz Bags SMARTBLUE Order
Raytheon Anschütz announced the recent contract award for its SMARTBLUE maritime situational awareness system on board two vessels being built in South Korea for a major oil and gas company. The two vessels will operate on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. For each vessel, Raytheon Anschütz will provide two…