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Tough bargaining ahead for India’s MMRCA winner
October 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe two finalists in India’s Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) aircraft deal, Eurofighter and Dassault, will have to be prepared for tough bargaining at the price negotiation stage as a rise in the value of the Euro Vs the Indian currency has pushed up the Rupee value of their bid by an estimated 15% in the last one year. Following the acceptance of the offsets proposals of the two bidders a fortnight ago, the only remaining formality is the opening of the envelopes containing the commercial bids and announcing the lowest bidder which will walk
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Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion
October 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMHundreds of defense contractors that defrauded the U.S
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US Army May Kill $19Bn Boeing Radio Contract
October 14, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Department of Defense (DoD) is considering sending a $19.5 billion army radio contract to the chopping block, which would open the field up to competitors and put cash back into taxpayers' pockets
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Kongsberg Awarded Contract for Simulator from Autralia
October 5, 2011 @ 12:00 AMKongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) is pleased to announce the award of a Command Team Trainer Simulation Infrastructure contract in the order of 50 MNOK under which Kongsberg will support Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd (the Australian Air Warfare Destroyer Combat System Systems Engineer) in the delivery of this central component of the Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers Command Team Trainer. The Simulation Infrastructure is based on Kongsberg's PROTEUS Naval Training Technology and will provide the Hobart Class Command Team Trainer (CTT) with exercise control and a common synthetic environment for integration of the Aegis Weapon System and other Hobart...
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Lockheed Martin Receives $50M Contract for Marine Corps from US Department of...
September 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin received a $49.9 million follow-on production contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U
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India Close to Signing $750M Order for 75 Pilatus PC-7 Trainers
September 19, 2011 @ 12:00 AMIndia is swiftly moving towards inking another major deal for training aircraft to teach rookie pilots the intricacies of combat flying before it stitches up the over $10.4 billion (Rs 42,000 crore) project to acquire 126 top-notch fighters
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Japan to Build New Helicopter Carrier
September 15, 2011 @ 12:00 AMJapan plans to build a 19,500-ton aircraft carrier capable of housing helicopters after China launched its first own aircraft carrier, Chinese media reported on Wednesday. Japan already has two helicopter carriers -- the Hyuga deployed in March 2009 and the Ise deployed in March 2011 -- but the planned new vessel will be bigger
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Arianespace to Launch Amazonas-3 for Hispasat
September 8, 2011 @ 12:00 AMSpanish operator Hispasat has chosen Arianespace to launch its new Amazonas-3 telecommunications satellite. Petra Mateos-Aparicio, Chairwoman of Hispasat, Carlos Espinos, CEO of Hispasat, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, signed the Service & Solutions contract for the Amazonas-3 satellite today in Santander, Spain
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Launching of the Security Middle East Show – SMES 2011
August 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLebanese Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel : The Show is of High Significance as it is Closely Related to Security. Mr
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Alenia Aeronautica appoints new Chairman
August 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAlenia Aeronautica's Board of Directors, convened today, has appointed Amedeo Caporaletti as company's Chairman, succeeding the resigning Giorgio Brazzelli, who held this position since 2009 and who has taken over another prestigious role within the Finmeccanica group. Furthermore, today the board of Directors of the subsidiary Alenia Aermacchi has appointed Amedeo Caporaletti as company's Chairman, succeeding the resigning Giorgio Brazzelli, who held this position since 2003
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...