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Airbus Military to deliver multi-role transport aircraft to UAE
February 25, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAbu Dhabi: Airbus Military will deliver the first of the three A-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the UAE Armed Forces in 2011, a company official told to a local media at IDEX 2009 show. Eric Forest, Assistant Marketing Manager for Defence Products at Airbus Military, said Airbus Military currently manufactures five different types of military aircraft, whose prices range from 25 million euros to 200 million euros per aircraft, depending on the configuration sought by the customer
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UAE Navy has awarded $255 million contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building...
February 25, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAbu Dhabi: The UAE Armed Forces has awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding Company for supply of 12 combat vessels at a value of $210 million and upgrading another 12 combat vessels at total cots of $45 million. The total contract was valued at $255 million
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BAE Systems to upgrade Canadian Naval guns
February 25, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSweden: BAE Systems has been awarded a US $50 million contract from the Canadian navy to upgrade the 57 mm guns of its 12 Halifax-class patrol frigates from the Mk2 to Mk3 configuration. The Mk3 gun can fire Bofors 57 3P ammunition with six different mode capabilities, including armor piercing mode and time mode, which can strike small fast-maneuvering surface targets and concealed on-shore targets
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Roketsan claims $90 million weapons systems deal in Middle East
February 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAbu Dhabi: Turkey's Roketsan along with its Abu Dhabi-based partner Al Jaber Company, it had reached an agreement for a contract worth about $90 million (Dh330.3 million) to develop a weapons system for an undisclosed country in the Middle East
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Thales signs JV with C4 Advanced Solutions to provide maintenance services for...
February 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAbu Dhabi: Thales signed an agreement with local partner C4 Advanced Solutions to create a joint venture company, Thales Advanced Solutions, to provide maintenance services for tactical radios of the United Arab Emirates armed forces at the IDEX 2009. C4 Advanced Solutions is wholly owned subsidiary of the Emirates Advanced Investments group
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CNIA to build and supply 34 interceptor boats to UAE valued $125
February 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMABU DHABI: The Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Ship Building Company (ADSB) to build and supply 34 high-speed interceptor boats at an estimated total value of 460 million AED at IDEX 2009 show. CNIA's Director General, Staff Brigadier Engineer Muhair Ali Al Khateri, said, "Through this deal, CNIA aims to expand the capabilities of its fleet which is tasked with protecting the country's critical marine facilities
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UAE intends to spend $900 million on ships, radars, planes.
February 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMMaj. Gen
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BrahMos cruise missile for Indian Air Force by 2012
February 23, 2009 @ 12:00 AMBANGALORE - The brahmos supersonic cruise missile will be commissioned by the Indian air force in 2012. "The missile will be put in service in 2012," the company's CEO, Sivathanu Pillai said, at the Aero India-2009
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EADS signs JV Deal with Emirates Advanced Investments
February 23, 2009 @ 12:00 AMABU DHABI - The European company EADS Defense & Security said that it has signed an agreement with Emirates Advanced Investments to set up Joint Venture Company C4 Advanced Solutions at IDEX 2009. EADS said that the deal was intended to open a long term relationship between EADS Defense & Security and Emirates Advanced Investments
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Network Centric Warfare (NCW) Europe 2009: Germany
February 23, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDefence IQ's NCW Europe conference series is now in it's 7th year, and has developed into the continent's leading unclassified NEC forum, bringing together a unique mix of senior military decision-makers, operators and defence industry from the C4ISR community. NCW Europe 2009 Highlights
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
Zelensky Set to Sign Mineral Deal after U.S. Threatens to Withdraw Starlink...
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