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Saab wins South African Gripen Simulator contract
December 17, 2010 @ 12:00 AMSaab has awarded a contract for delivering a Multi Emitter Environment Simulator for Gripen with a total value of 45 million SEK in South Africa and for product support worth another 44 million SEK. Saab was also awarded an interim support and services contract for the South Africans Air Force’s growing fleet of Gripen C and D advanced fighter aircraft
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Indian Air Force receives first Lockheed Martin C130J Hercules
December 17, 2010 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin delivered the first of six C-130Js for the Indian Air Force, making it the first ever U.S
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Bell 407 Helicopter Spawns Vertical Lift Cargo VAV
December 17, 2010 @ 12:00 AMFire-X, a vertical unmanned air system (VUAS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation and Bell Helicopter, completed its first fully autonomous flight on Dec 10 at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., less than one year after development began
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Transfer of technology a must for defence purchases: new Indian policy
December 16, 2010 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) put it seal on two policies yesterday, a new version of the Defence Procurement Procedure and a new Defence Production Policy. The DAC is set to formally approve the new policies within the next few weeks
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Terma, BEL pact on naval radars, MMRCA offsets
December 16, 2010 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Danish company Terma signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on cooperation in various fields of defense technology. The signing ceremony took place under the patronage of the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms Lene Espersen, who is in India this week
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Lockheed Martin wins $1.3 billion High Frequency Satellite contract
December 16, 2010 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Space Systems Co., was yesterday awarded a $1,310,303,131 contract modification which will provide for the production of the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Vehicle(SV4)
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DCNS’ BRAVE effort cuts naval replenishment costs
December 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AMDCNS gave a presentation on its new-generation BRAVE (Bâtiment RAVitailleur d'Escadre) underway replenishment tanker and support vessel at the Afloat Support and Naval Logistics conference in London last week. The BRAVE concept caters for missions currently performed by up to three types of French Navy ships
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Cobham selected for new Aegis radar systems
December 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AMCobham will provide major Radio Frequency and Microwave assemblies for Aegis surveillance and fire control radar systems ordered as part of new-build Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers for the US Navy and foreign customers. In a deal worth approximately US$40m, Cobham will provide prime contractor Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors with 3700 assemblies for each Aegis system, which has been fitted to several classes of US Navy vessel and shore based locations
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India’s Defence Procurement Procedures amended every year: Minister
December 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) is amended every year to speed up procurement and bring in fairness and transparency, said India’s defence minister A.K
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Smiths Detection forms Indian partnership with Veecon
December 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AMSmiths Detection today announced a combined company with its Indian sales and service partner, Veecon Systems. Smiths Detection Veecon Systems Private Ltd will be majority owned by Smiths Detection
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
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