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The French Navy’s Horizon class air defence frigate, Forbin, successfully engaged a supersonic target simulating an anti-ship missile flying at very low altitude. The target was launched from the DGA’s (the Direction Générale de l’Armement) missile test centre based on the Ile du Levant in the south of France (Var region) and intercepted in flight by the Forbin’s Aster 30 system
Boeing today announced that the UK Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement for the acquisition of one C-17 Globemaster III, bringing the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of the world’s most advanced airlifters to a total of eight. Boeing is scheduled to deliver the eighth C-17 later this year
Keeping in mind the needs of India’s armed forces, Textron Systems will showcase variety of state-of-the-art technologies at DefExpo 2012 in New Delhi. Since 2010, India has been acquiring precision air-launched weapons including the Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW) from Textron
UK companies involved in some of the most cutting edge technologies in the global Land and Maritime sectors are exhibiting at DEFEXPO 2012, some visiting for the first time others returning after a successful DEFEXPO 2010. The UK theme is “Partnership” as UK companies look to strengthen existing and build new industrial partnerships with companies in India
The Navy issued contract modifications to Lockheed Martin Corporation and Austal USA under their respective Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) block buy contracts to add funding for construction of two fiscal year 2012 littoral combat ships each, March 16. This is the third funding increment for each contractor under their previously awarded, fixed-price incentive "block buy" contracts for the design and construction of up to 10 LCS Flight 0+ ships
In a recent Battleland post, Mark Thompson noted the cost of a crashed Global Hawk: $72.8 million according to the Air Force
Lockheed Martin has received an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) Post Production Support (PPS) contract from the U.S
India's Naval version of the first indigenous fighter, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA-Navy), has failed to acquire the certification needed to make its debut flight because of structural issues, according to The Sunday Guardian. The debut flight was initially slated to take place by the end of 2010, but was delayed
Finmeccanica and Northrop Grumman Corporation have been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NATO C3) Agency to develop, implement and support the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) - Full Operating Capability (FOC). Both companies will provide information assurance to around 50 NATO sites and headquarters throughout 28 countries worldwide based on the contract worth EUR 50 million