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French MoD orders 332 VBCI IFVs from Nexter Systems, Renault Trucks Defense
September 3, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister of Defence, Hervé Morin, today announced an order for 332 VBCI armoured infantry combat vehicles for the Army. The order was awarded by the defence procurement agency, Délégation générale pour l’armement (DGA) to a joint venture company owned by Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense
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Oerlikon Contraves Deutschland GmbH renamed itself as Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics
September 2, 2009 @ 12:00 AMTrading under the new name Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics GmbH, the former Oerlikon Contraves Deutschland GmbH of Stockach, Germany, supports the world’s armed forces with an extensive array of high-tech products and services. The company, which has belonged to the Rheinmetall Group since 1999, develops and manufactures special components for infantry applications
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US DoD to receive camouflage net systems from Saab
August 28, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSaab has been awarded two production and delivery contracts with an order value of MUSD 18.4 (appr
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New rules for European defense and security market
August 26, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe new Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and security procurement entered into force on 21 August 2009. The Directive will be the cornerstone of a truly European Defence Market supporting the development of the European defence-related supplier base
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Boeing selects Terma for Canadian Chinook aircraft survivability equipment
August 26, 2009 @ 12:00 AMTerma announced that it has been selected by The Boeing Company to provide the Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) integration for the CH-147 Chinook Medium to Heavy Lift Helicopter program for the Canadian Forces. Terma’s AN/ALQ-213(V) Electronic Warfare Management System (EWMS) will integrate the warning systems Radar, Infra Red (IR) as well as Laser guided missiles
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Antonov to build five AN-70s, Mulls STOL version
August 25, 2009 @ 12:00 AMOn August 19, 2009, Dmytro Kiva, General Designer of Antonov ASTC, spoke at the Second European Congress on Transport Aviation, which was held at MAKS-2009. Mr
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India to receive 26 MiG-29 fighter engines from Russia
August 22, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAccording to Russia’s state arms exporter, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Rosoboronexport have signed a contract at the MAKS-2009 air show for delivery of 26 RD-33 series 3 engines to India. The RD-33 series 3 is an upgraded version of the RD-33 powerful RD-33 turbofan engine with thrust vectoring for MiG family fighters
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Debut of Chinese Falcon L-15 jet trainer at MAKS 2009 air show
August 22, 2009 @ 12:00 AMJiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Group of China debuted its indigenously developed advanced jet trainer Falcon L-15 at MAKS 2009 air show. It is introduced that the advanced jet trainer Falcon L-15 has a fine pneumatic platform with a three-axle and four-redundancy fly-by-wire flight control system
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Tupolev, Russian MoD sign contract for development of new strategic bomber
August 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AMIgor Shevchuk, director general of Tupolev design bureau said at the MAKS-2009 air show that The Russian ministry of defense and the Tupolev have signed a contract for the development of a new-generation strategic bomber. "We signed a contract this year on research and development of a future strategic bomber for the Russian strategic aviation
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HAL likely to supply Su-30MK combat aircraft components to Russia
August 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), India’s state-owned aerospace and defence organization, has announced that it will supply a larger number of components to Russia for its Sukhoi-30 series of multi-role combat jets. The new agreement would see the Asian aerospace giant supplying airframe components for the Su-30MK multi-role jets to Russia, a HAL official said
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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...
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...