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Avionics Services To Produce Heron-Based UAV
March 31, 2015 @ 01:08 PMAvionics Services, the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) arena, is heading to produce Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV, the “Caçador”. The manufacturing process will be taken by the local industry
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Kaman To Manufacture Bell’s Military Rotor Blade Components
March 27, 2015 @ 10:53 AMKamans Aerosystems division has won a contract to continue manufacturing of skin and skin to core components for the Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. This five-year follow on contract has an expected value in excess of $25 million
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UK MOD Sells Government Pipeline And Storage System
March 24, 2015 @ 05:27 AMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a $122 million contract to sell the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) to Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) of Spain. The contract also protects the future supply of aviation fuel to both the military and commercial airlines in the UK
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Pentagon To Unveil New Version Of Better Buying Power 3.0
March 21, 2015 @ 07:39 AMThe Pentagon officials are preparing to unveil the latest version of Better Buying Power, a multibillion-dollar equipment and service-buying program which is aimed at improving the acquisition process the departments chief acquisition officer said in the press release on Thursday. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, told a defense conference that Better Buying Power 3
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Six Percent Rise In Cost Of US Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Program
March 20, 2015 @ 11:20 AMProgram cost of the US designed Ballistic Missile Defense System has increased by 5.9 percent, making a total of nearly $140 billion
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Africa’s Arms Import Increases by 45% In Last Decade
March 18, 2015 @ 04:39 PMAfrican countries have increased the arms import by 45 percent between 2005 and 2014, according to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday. Africa accounted for 9 percent of total global arms imports between 2010 and 2014 as compared to 7 percent between 2005 and 2009
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French Navy Certifies NH90 Caiman Marine Helcopter
March 16, 2015 @ 05:29 PMThe French navy has certified the NH90 Caiman Marine helicopter for attaining an initial combat capability . It was certified after qualifying to operate the MU90 lightweight torpedo, the company announced in its press release on Friday
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China Becomes World No 3 Arms Exporter; Ahead of France, Germany
March 16, 2015 @ 01:04 PMChina has emerged as the World's number three arms seller, behind US and Russia according a recent SIPRI study. China has overtaken Germany and France
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HATSOFF To Set Up Second Simulator Platform
March 9, 2015 @ 10:09 AMThe Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF) is planning to set up a second simulator platform in Bangalore for training pilots for specific flying training like Eurocopter Dauphin or the Bell 412 or Indias Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv), Deccan Herald reported last week. HATSOFF is a joint venture of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE
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250 Swedish Armored Vehicles Shipped To Iraq 'Secretly'
March 3, 2015 @ 03:46 PMTwo hundred fifty Swedish armored vehicles, BMP-1 are “secretly” being shipped to Iraq by a Czech company illegaly, revealed Swedish Radio News today. In 2010, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, sold 350 light tanks to a state-run Czech company
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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