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AgustaWestland questions its elimination from Indian Army’s $600 million contract
September 25, 2010 @ 12:00 AMAugustaWestand which has been shown the door in the Indian Army’s $600 million deal to purchase 197 light helicopters has questioned the reasons for its elimination. The company has not been invited for the Phase II final trials which are currently going on with two manufacturers, Eurocopter and Kamov from Russia
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Ocelot wins contract for light protected patrol vehicle from U.K.
September 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AMPlans to provide troops in Afghanistan with a new generation of Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) have passed an important milestone, the MOD announced today. Force Protection Europe has been selected as the preferred bidder, meaning contract negotiations will now begin to provide an initial order of LPPVs through the Urgent Operational Requirements (UOR) process
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Rolls-Royce wins $560 million contract for A330 aircraft from Lufthansa and SWISS
September 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AMRolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order worth $560m, at list prices, for Trent 700 engines to power eight Lufthansa and SWISS Airbus A330 aircraft. The order includes a TotalCare long-term service agreement
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Raytheon wins $49 million contract for Marine Corps Logistics from U.S.
September 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Technical Services, LLC, dba Raytheon, Reston, Va., is being awarded an estimated $49,800,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for services to perform the function as a single-source integrator for the remanufacture, overhaul or repair of selected secondary repairable items
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Bernard Buisson joins DCNS as Managing Director of DCNS India
September 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AMBernard Buisson has recently been appointed Managing Director of DCNS India. At a reception held in Mumbai, India, on 9 September, Bernard Buisson, the new director, was officially introduced to the Group’s Indian partners
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India-bound C-130J's maiden flight next month
September 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin today announced that the first C-130J Hercules bound for India ran its engines for the first time on Tuesday, Sept 21. The aircraft are scheduled for their first flight in October
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L-3 Ocean Systems wins $24 million contract for detection of submarine threats...
September 22, 2010 @ 12:00 AML-3 Ocean Systems announced today that it has been awarded a $24 million firm fixed-price contract from the Egyptian Navy for its Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS) system. LFATS is a long-range active/passive variable depth sonar used by surface ships to detect modern diesel-electric submarine threats
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Thales wins contract for UHF satellite from U.K.
September 22, 2010 @ 12:00 AMThales Canada has been awarded a contract to supply the Canadian Navy with dedicated UHF satellite communication (SATCOM) omni-directional antennas for four of the Halifax-class frigates that are being converted to command ships. The QHASS (Quadrifilar Helix) antenna was developed by Thales UK’s underwater systems business in Templecombe, Somerset, specifically to provide enhanced low-angle performance in the UHF SATCOM frequency band
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DRS wins $32 million contract for JSTDS from Natick
September 17, 2010 @ 12:00 AMDRS announced today that it received a $32.4 million order from Natick Contracting Division, Natick, MA to provide Joint Service Transportable Decontamination Systems, Small Scale (JSTDS-SS)
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Boeing awarded $89 million contract for unmanned aircraft by U.S
September 17, 2010 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Company on Sept. 14 signed an agreement with the U
Russia Begins Mass Production of Typhoon-PVO Combat Vehicle
Denmark Donates Satellite Services to Ukraine via EU Defense Agency
Indra to Modernize Colombia's Air Traffic Network
Australia Builds First Permanent Defence Space Workforce
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...