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Pentagon Awards $186 Million Worth Contracts
September 18, 2013 @ 04:34 PMInsitu Inc. is being awarded $7 million for firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for hardware repairs and modifications to previously procured ScanEagle Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) for the government of Poland under the foreign military sales program
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Sikorsky Awards Aircraft Assembly Contract Worth $5.6 Million
September 17, 2013 @ 03:21 PMErickson Air-Crane Incorporated announced today the signing of a Master Agreement with Sikorsky Aircraft to build fabricated aircraft assemblies. The total contract value is more than $5
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Russian Army To Use New Kalashnikov Assault Rifles From 2014
September 17, 2013 @ 01:42 PMRussian Army to receive various modified Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifles with other small arms in 2014, according to RIA Novosti. Development of the AK-12 began in mid-2011 under a basic platform for nearly 20 different modifications of the weapon
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Helibras Successfully Tests Brazilian-made Countermeasure System
September 17, 2013 @ 12:57 PMHelibras has successfully completed flight testing of chaff and flare countermeasures dispensing system for EC725 helicopters, completing a first-of-its-kind system integration project in Brazil. Six flights were performed with the self-protection system – which is used to detect and identify threats to the aircraft and confuse heat-seeking and radar-guided missiles – validating its operation and integration with the helicopters other functions
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Sweden Takes Delivery Of First AW139 Twin Engine Helicopter
September 17, 2013 @ 08:21 AMAgustaWestland delivers the first AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter to Sweden during an official ceremony. The aircraft is the first of seven AW139s on order which will be equipped for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in Sweden and the customer is expected to receive the second helicopter shortly and the third aircraft by year end, with all deliveries to be completed within 2014
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General Atomics, Textron Wins Contracts Worth Total $208 Million
September 16, 2013 @ 01:56 PMGeneral Atomics was awarded a $199 million firm-fixed-price, option-eligible, non-multi-year contract to provide MQ-1C Gray Eagle fiscal year 2013 full rate production. This contract also includes for f2012 hardware backfill requirements applicable to the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System
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New Armored Vehicle Launches At DSEI 2013 Represents Enhanced Land Warfare Capabilities
September 13, 2013 @ 02:51 PMOshkosh, BAE Systems, Patria, Nexter Systems and AmSafe display new generation of armoured vehicles with a variety of features aimed at urban and close-combat warfare. DSEi 2013 began with the unveiling of Oshkosh Defenses TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that the company developed as part of a U
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Serco Wins One-Year Extended British Army Training Contract
September 13, 2013 @ 12:18 PMSerco has been awarded by British Army a one-year extension to its Contemporary Operating Environment Force (COEFOR) training contract. The military services company announced the contract at the DSEI exhibition stating that it will now deliver services to the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force out to December 2014 and the total value is £55 million with the one-year option
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Rolls Royce Chosen To Supply Type 26 Frigate Engines
September 12, 2013 @ 11:05 AMBAE systems has selected Rolls Royce with three others as a key suppliers for the Royal Navys Type 26 frigate program at the DSEi defense 2013 show. Rolls-Royce will supply its MT30 gas turbine, with MTU responsible for the diesel engines and David Brown the gear box
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NSA Spying, Budget Woes Put Off Brazilian Fighter Aircraft Decision
September 11, 2013 @ 01:55 PMBrazil is reported to have put off a decision to purchase 36 fighter aircraft owing to its budget woes and spying by the U.S
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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