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Norway To Ground F-16 Aircrafts Due To Hull Cracks

October 11, 2014 @ 07:35 AM

The Norwegian defense ministry has confirmed that they have found cracks in the hull in several of its F-16 fighter aircrafts. In an email to the newspaper Bergens Tidende, Air Force said that cracks have occured in the fuselage under the cockpit
Fincantieri, Finmeccanica Sign Naval Vessels MoU

October 10, 2014 @ 02:52 PM

Fincantieri and Finmeccanica signed a memorandum of understanding for naval vessels sector during the launching ceremony of Fincantieris “Pietro Venuti” submarine, the companies said in a joint statement Thursday. The submarine is the third unit of the four U212A “Todaro” class twin units ordered by the Central Unit for Naval Armament NAVARM for the Italian Navy
US Sells 16 C-27A Aircraft For $32,000 After Paying $500 Million For

October 10, 2014 @ 02:48 PM

The United States sold 16 G222/C-27A planes of the 20 planes originally bought from Alenia Aermacchi worth $500 million to the Afghan Air Forces for just $32,000 for scrap metal value. According to reports, the military transport planes had been sitting at Kabul International Airport for years, before they were sent for scrap
Boeing Tests Satellite Communications Antenna Underdevelopment For UAE

October 10, 2014 @ 02:25 PM

Boeing has completed environmental and performance qualification testing on the aircraft satellite communications antenna system it is developing for multipurpose satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates. The system has passed customer-witnessed acceptance testing, and its required data transfer rate has been validated in over-the-air satellite tests
DRS Introduces World’s Smallest Signal Intelligence Sensor

October 10, 2014 @ 12:49 PM

DRS has unveiled a new signal intelligence (SIGINT) sensor roughly the size of a small self-contained hard drive which it claims as the worlds smallest, according to various news reports. DRS claims that the sensors have twice the frequency coverage and offers twice the bandwidth
Estonia To Buy Javelin Missiles Worth $55 Million From US

October 10, 2014 @ 12:26 PM

The US State Department has cleared a $55 million contract to supply 350 Javelin guided missile to Estonia, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced today. The contract includes 350 Javelin Guided Missiles, 120 Command Launch Units (CLU) with Integrated Day/Thermal Sight, 102 Battery Coolant Units, 16 Enhanced Performance Basic Skills Trainers (EPBST), 102 Missile Simulation Rounds (MSR), spare and repair parts, support equipment, personnel training and training equipment, engineering, technical and logistics support services
Crimea’s Missile Warning Radar Station To Be Modernized

October 10, 2014 @ 12:23 PM

Sevasapols Dnepr, a Crimean radar station used by the Ukrainian Army is all set to be refitted with modern equipment and will be ready for use in 2016, Itar-Tass reported today. “We have already started equipping this facility with new testing and measurement systems for spacecraft control and systems for controlling space,” Alexander Golovko, Commander of the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces was quoted as saying
Time To Implement Mistral Contract Or Return Money, Russia Says To France

October 10, 2014 @ 11:27 AM

Russia is demanding France to either decide on the Mistral helicopter carriers deal or pay back the money already paid, Tass reported Thursday. “There have been many statements on the part of the French defense and foreign ministers on Mistrals, but there are the contract that needs to be implemented,” Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson, Alexander Lukashevich was quoted as saying
Russian State Defense Orders Unaffected By Sanctions

October 10, 2014 @ 09:25 AM

Sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia are not having any effect on the fulfillment of Russian state defense orders, CEO of Russia's state high-tech Rostec corporation Sergey Chemezov told Ria Novosti Thursday. "The sanctions are having a negative impact on our country and our partners, but they are in no way affecting the state defense orders," said Chemezov, adding that Russia purchases Western components only for the supply of equipment to third parties
Following Aquittal In Indian Helicopter Bribery Case, Finmeccanica Reaches Out To Indian...

October 10, 2014 @ 09:20 AM

Finmeccanica plans to restore ties with India after an Italian court acquitted former CEO Giuseppe Orsi and former CEO of AgustaWestland Bruno Spagnolini of alleged bribery charges. “The verdict will allow us to reopen dialogue with Indian institutions, which was interrupted as a result of the investigations linked to supply of 12 AW101 VVIP helicopters to the Indian MoD,” the CEO and General Manager of Finmeccanica Mauro Moretti said in a statement

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