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 by James Laporta Washington (UPI) May 3, 2018
The United Kingdom will receive AH-64 Apache hardware in deal between the U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $14.1 million under the terms of a foreign military sales contract. The contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command is a modification to a previous Pentagon award and enables Lockheed Martin to provide AH-64 Apache refurbishment items to the United Kingdom. Work on the contract will occur in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be complete in March 2021, the Defense Department said. The total cumulative value to the contract will be obligated to Lockheed Martin at time of award. The obligated funds will be allocated from fiscal 2018 foreign military sale financial account.
Nine aboard US military plane destroyed in fiery crash Washington (AFP) May 2, 2018 An aging US military cargo plane carrying nine troops was destroyed in a fiery crash Wednesday as it made its final scheduled flight before being mothballed, officials said. The C-130 "Hercules" cargo plane from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed around 11:30 am (1530 GMT) near the Savannah airport. Footage of the crash showed it falling from the sky then exploding in a fireball. Officials at first said five crewmembers were killed, but it later emerged that other people were also on ... read more
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