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Embraer Sells Six More Embraer 195 Jets to Be Operated by Air

December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

SO JOS DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer signed a firm order with Globalia, owned by Juan Jos Hidalgo, President of JJH Capital and Air Europa, for an additional six EMBRAER 195 jets, to be operated by Air Europa, a subsidiary of Globalia. The deal is valued at US$ 237 million, at list price, based on January 2008 economic conditions, and converts the purchase rights originally announced in February 2008
Bulgarian Police Orders An AW109 Power

December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Bulgarian Police has signed a contract for one AW109 Power light twin helicopter which will be delivered in 2010. This aircraft will be used for law enforcement and border patrol missions
Chinese Aviation Industry Airborne with GE-Powered ARJ21 Regional Jet

December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

SHANGHAI, China --- With the maiden flight on November 28 of Chinas first domestically developed regional jet aircraft, the flight test program for the GE-powered ARJ21 aircraft is now underway.>> The ARJ21 manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, LTD (COMAC), deemed the aircrafts hour-long first flight as highly successful, reaching altitudes of 9,000 feet
Elbit Systems to Supply an Asian Customer with Live Training System Valued...

December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a contract by an Asian country for the supply of a "Live Training System" valued at $10 million
Astra Microwave Wins Order from Israelâ€™s ELTA Systems

December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

HYDERABAD, India --- Astra Microwave Products Ltd.? Indias leading provider of microwave wireless technologies used in defense, space, and telecommunications, today announced that the company has won an order worth INR 570 million (USD 11
Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project Achieves Milestone

December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, the Hon. Greg Combet MP, today announced that the ANZAC Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) Project has successfully demonstrated CEA Technologies CEAFAR active phased array multi-function radar in a ship at sea
Eurocopter Delivers the First EC135 Helicopter Manufactured in Albacete

November 27, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter and Juan Carlos Martinez Saiz, CEO of Eurocopter in Spain, handed over the first EC135 manufactured in Albacete to the Ministry of Defence for the operations of the UME (Spanish Army Response Unit) today.>> This delivery is a major milestone for Eurocopter and for Spain
GAO: Air Force Needs Timely and Accurate Estimates of Costs

November 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

It seems like a lot of the advice for improving spending at the Department of Defense (DOD) comes down to pretty common sense concepts: don't accept shoddy ships, don't give the Department of Defense things they didn't ask for. Maybe even choose programs based on strategic needs
DOD Defers F-22 Funding Decision to Next Administration

November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

>The Pentagon has cleared funds for only four additional F-22s, and cautions that it plans to upgrade 100 in-service Raptors from 2010. (US Air Force photo)WASHINGTON --- To avoid unnecessary taxpayer spending, Defense Department officials here are only partially funding the expansion of F-22 Raptor aircraft production, leaving the decision for further expansion to the incoming presidential administration
Saab Partnership with Lockheed Martin

November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Saab and Lockheed Martin have signed a contract for the design and development of command and control systems for twelve Halifax class frigates for the Canadian Navy. The deal is valued at approximately SEK 1

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