FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW --- Asiana Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engines to power three new Boeing 777-200ER aircraft in a deal valued at more than US$135 million. The contract includes installed engines and a long-term service agreement provided by Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners
FARNBOROUGH, England --- Northrop Grumman Corporation's Tanker team announced today that all four initial tanker System Design and Development (SDD) airframes are scheduled for final assembly and initial flight testing by the end of 2009. The first two SDD airframes have been built and flown, and are awaiting modification to the tanker configuration
STOCKHOLM, Sweden --- Via its Finnish subsidiary Oy Scan-Auto Ab Scania has sold all-wheel-drive off-road vehicles to the Finnish defence for delivery during 2009 and 2010. The order is yet another proof of the success of Scanias concept of standard trucks that with some adaptations can be used for special-purpose tasks
The Dlgation gnrale pour larmement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, on July 1, 2008 certified the fully omnirole version of the Rafale combat aircraft, designated F3. The first production F3 aircraft will be delivered in early 2009, while aircraft already in service will be upgraded to this latest standard
The Dlgation gnrale pour larmement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, has awarded Thales an order for nine Damocls target acquisition pods. The first pod, ordered previously, will be delivered in mid-2009, and will be used for systems integration on the Mirage 2000D combat aircraft of the French air force
The Vanguard class submarine HMS Victorious has left Plymouth today, Thursday 10 July 2008, after completing her three and a half year multi-million pound overhaul at Devonport Royal Dockyard.>> Victorious is heading to Scotland for sea trials that mark the start of a process of regeneration of the platform and crew to operational status following her Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) [LOP(R)]
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $20 million to supply Hermes 450 UAV Systems to a European country
STOCKHOLM, Sweden --- Saab has received orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, for electronic warfare systems and supplementary weapons pylons for Gripen to a total value of 574 MSEK.>> The order for Electronic Warfare Systems (EWS) means that the aircraft will be equipped with antennae, transmitters and computers to interfere with enemy air and ground forces
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Today Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a final long-term framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for the production of parts in composite and titanium for the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF - F-35 Lightning II) fighter aircraft.>> The agreement is a result of negotiations conducted against the background of the Framework Agreement signed in January 2007, and it could have a potential value of approx