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Small Arms Maker Colt Files For Bankruptcy, Receives Buyout Offer
June 19, 2015 @ 12:19 PMUS based Firearms manufacturer Colt has filed for bankruptcy after it failed to garner support of bondholders for a debt reshaping agreement, the company said in a statement last Sunday. "Colt plans to try to reduce its $355 million debt burden via a court-supervised auction of its business, to generate proceeds to repay some of its lenders," Wall Street Journal reported Monday, 15, June 2015
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Qatar, Boeing Sign Contract For Four C-17s
June 16, 2015 @ 02:49 PMBoeing announced Monday that Qatar has signed an agreement with it for the purchase of four more C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. These aircraft will join the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) existing fleet of four and help meet their ongoing airlift requirements
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Airbus Helicopters To Display Combat, SAR Choppers At Paris Air Show 2015
June 11, 2015 @ 02:03 PMAirbus Helicopters will be showcasing its latest combat, search and rescue and tactical transport helicopters at Paris Air Show 2015, the company said in a statement today. Airbus helicopters will display H160 rotorcraft that has distinctive Blue Edge blades, canted Fenestron and biplane stabilizer TM
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Vietnam in Discussion with US, European Firms to Buy Fighter Aircraft, Drones
June 6, 2015 @ 12:40 PMVietnam is in talks with European and US aircraft manufacturers to buy fighter jets, maritime patrol planes and reconnaissance drones, agencies reported Friday. As part of its military modernization, Vietnam has three Russian-built Kilo-attack submarines and has three more on order as part of a $2
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Israel’s $5.66 Billion Defense Sale In 2014 Marks Lowest In Seven Years
May 23, 2015 @ 07:05 AMThe Israeli Ministry of Defense released data Thursday which indicates that Israeli defense sales last year plunged to their lowest point in seven years, with about $5.66 billion in new contracts signed in 2014
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Trinidad And Tobago Coast Guard To Purchase Damen Patrol Vessels
May 14, 2015 @ 04:34 PMTrinidad and Tobago has agreed to purchase twelve vessels for its Defence Force from Damen Shipyards. Trinidad and Tobago has ordered a complete package of vessels with the aim of enhancing the countrys maritime security and of establishing the foundations of a Maritime Security Wall; thereby creating and sustaining an effective presence in all tiers of Trinidad and Tobagos maritime domain
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Brazillian Defense Minister Reviews Scorpene Progress
May 12, 2015 @ 12:09 PMBrazillian Defense Minister (MoD), Jaques Wagner visited the DCNS Cherbourg (France) site to meet the nations teams participating in technology transfer for four Scorpene type Conventional submarines, DCNS said in a statement Tuesday. The minister visited the workshops which are part of the submarine program on 11 May 2015 along with Hervé Guillou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DCNS
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NASA, AFRL Researchers Test Shape Morphing Wing Technology
May 1, 2015 @ 03:45 PMNASA announced Thursday that its researchers along with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc have successfully completed initial flight tests of a new morphing wing technology that can reduce airframe weight. The new technology has a potential to save millions of dollars annually in fuel costs, reduce airframe weight and decrease aircraft noise during takeoffs and landings
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Finmeccanica, Thales Launch SICRAL2 Telecommunications Satellite
April 30, 2015 @ 04:01 PMFinmeccanica announced Monday that it along with Thales has jointly launched the military telecommunications satellite, SICRAL 2 on April 26 from French Guiana. The satellite was launched with an Arianespace launch vehicle by Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio, the Space Alliance created by Finmeccanica and Thales
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MDA To Provide RADARSAT-2 Information To European Copernicus Program
April 29, 2015 @ 03:02 PMMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has announced Wednesday that it has won US$24 million contract from the European Space Agency to provide RADARSAT-2 satellite information to Copernicus security and environment monitoring program. The contract includes an initial firm order of US$12 million
Indian MoD to Procure Locally-made Rockets for Pinaka MLRS Worth $1.1 Billion
France Delivers First Mirage 2000 Jets to Ukraine
U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft...
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U