US Army partners with Global Military Products to surge munitions production
Global Military Products was selected by the US Army to operate the Quad Cities Cartridge Case Facility and ramp up the production of various calibre shell cases.
ST Engineering shows ‘robust’ start to FY2020
ST Engineering secured $1.6 billion of new contracts in Q1 of FY2020 for its Aerospace and Electronics sectors.
In total, new Aerospace contracts equated to $838 million. This includes agreements for A320 heavy maintenance and CFM56-7B engine maintenance for Chinese airlines.
An undisclosed southeast Asian airline also placed a contract for Maintenance-by-the-hour for its entire fleet of Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft which were signed at the Singapore Air Show in February.
ST Engineering Electronics secured contracts totalling $730 million for cybersecurity and training and simulation products such as the provision of Security Operations Centres and cyber advisory services.
The company has also achieved a Phase 2 contract to produce and supply Hunter AFVs (pictured) to the Singapore Armed Forces.
In a 20 April statement, ST Engineering said its order book for Q1 FY2020 remained ‘robust’.
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