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Philippine Navy Expecting 4 New Mk. 38 Mod. 3 Gun Systems from 2 Contracts

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Philippine Navy Expecting 4 New Mk. 38 Mod. 3 Gun Systems from 2 Contracts 16 Maret 2017 The Mk. 38 Mod. 3 MGS with a 30mm ATK cannon. The Philippine Navy opted to use the 25mm M242 Bushmaster cannon instead, based on the DoD"s information. (photo : DefenseMediaNetwork) Based on information made public by the US Department of Defense through its website as of September 29, 2016, the US Navy"s Naval Surface Warfare Center awarded a US$25.4 million contract to BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP for the production of Mk. 38 Mod. 3 Machine Gun System (MGS), which will be installed on US Navy ships as well as Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to friendly countries. Among those scheduled to receive from FMS is the Philippine Navy, whose share on the contract is around 8%, or roughly US$2.03 million. This is in addition to an earlier contract, which the US Navy"s Naval Surface Warfare Center also awarded to BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP in October 2015 for US$30.556 million, ...

Boustead Gets MRO Contract for Bofors 40mm/L70 Gun

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Boustead Gets MRO Contract for Bofors 40mm/L70 Gun 04 Februari 2017 KD Paus 3507 with Bofors 40mm/L70 gun (photo : TLDM) Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad ("BHIC" or "The Company") - receipt of contract for the supply and delivery of spares, maintenance and trainings for Bofors 40mm/L70 Gun for the Royal Malaysian Navy by BHIC Bofors Asia Sdn Bhd. We refer to the announcement on 6 October 2016 with regard to the receipt of a Letter of Acceptance (“LOA”) from the Ministry of Defence Malaysia (“MOD”), on behalf of the Government of Malaysia, by BHIC Bofors Asia Sdn Bhd (“BBA”) [a joint venture between BHIC Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (51 percent) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and BAE Systems Bofors Holdings Sdn Bhd (49 percent)] for the supply and delivery of spares, maintenance and trainings for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s Bofors 40MM/L70 Gun. The Company wishes to announce that BBA has today received the executed formal ...