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Belarusian Army To Get New Long-Range Radar

January 13, 2014 @ 07:37 AM

The Belarusian army has commissioned a new indigenously developed long-range radar as it phases out Soviet-era equipment, the countrys defense ministry was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “The Belarusian-made Vostok-D radar has been put on combat duty in electronic warfare units,” the ministrys spokesman said
Finland Order More JASSMs To Support F-18C/D Aircraft

January 11, 2014 @ 08:50 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a $13.3 million contract in November to support additional integration of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) onto the Finnish Air Force F-18C/D aircraft
India Demand $367 Million Repayment From AgustaWestland

January 10, 2014 @ 04:37 PM

The Indian government is seeking repayments worth some $367 million from the troubled Italian firm AgustaWestland over a scrapped helicopter deal. India last week cancelled a $770 million deal with AgustaWestland for 12 AW101 helicopters over what it termed a breach of integrity relating to alleged corruption
Huntington Ingalls To Provide Support For US Navy Aircraft Carriers

January 10, 2014 @ 04:22 PM

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that its AMSEC LLC subsidiary has won a contract to provide maintenance, training and planning support for U.S
Kongsberg Wins Protector M151 Systems Contract

January 10, 2014 @ 04:19 PM

The Irish Defence Force is expected to upgrade its entire Piranha III fleet with Protector M151 systems over the next five years. The contract awarded to Kongsberg Gruppen, supports the first set of these upgrade and deliveries of the Protector are planned in September 2014
Dassault Wins 1 Billion Euros Rafale F3 R Contract

January 10, 2014 @ 04:16 PM

Dassault Aviation has won the “F3 R” standard development contract for the RAFALE combat aircraft, during French Defense Minister Jean- Yves Le Drian visit to its main facility today. Negotiations were finalized with the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on December 30, with the contract estimated about 1 billion euros
Rockwell Collins' TacNet Tactical Radio Achieve Final NSA Certification

January 10, 2014 @ 12:09 PM

Rockwell Collins next generation TacNet Tactical Radio (TTR) has received final National Security Agency certification, clearing the way to bring essential situational awareness to all warfighters through the smallest form factor, standalone Link 16 terminal. “The TacNet Tactical Radio opens up Link 16 networked communications to a wide range of new users and gives warfighters the connectivity they need to successfully complete missions with increased survivability,” said Mike Jones, vice president and general manager of Communication and Navigation Products for Rockwell Collins
Cubic Wins $25 Million P5 Combat Training System Contract

January 10, 2014 @ 11:26 AM

Cubic Defense Systems has won a contract worth $25 million to supply P5 combat training system (P5CTS) to the US Air Force (USAF). The system is expected to help USAF address international requirements, including delivery to several Middle East allies as part of F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft foreign military sales (FMS) contracts
Over 10000 UAVs With World's Militaries Spell Trouble For US: Report

January 10, 2014 @ 11:26 AM

The use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by world militaries has dramatically increased, leading the US to develop defences against possible enemy UAS attacks, according to a US Army report. The world's UAS inventory has grown from approximately 20 system types and 800 aircraft in 1999, to more than 200 system types and approximately 10,000 unmanned aircraft in 2010, said Nancy Elliott, a spokeswoman with the U
Will ‘Airbus Helicopters’ Fare Better than ‘Eurocopter’ in India?

January 10, 2014 @ 10:48 AM

Eurocopter, now officially Airbus Helicopters, has in the past struggled to gain a foothold in the Indian military helicopter market. The company has lost out on various tenders for a horde reasons including high price tags on its choppers

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