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Canada today released a Request of Proposal (RFP) draft to replace its fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft. The draft is being shared with industry for final comments before the RFP phase is launched in early 2014
Russia will postpone the supply of 12 MiG-29M/M2 jets and the S-300 missile systems to Syria until 2016-2017 due to failed payments, according to the Kommersant newspaper. Initially six of 12 MiGs were expected to be shipped to Syria by the end of this year
Sagem and Kamov have agreed to jointly develop an enhanced version of the Kamov-52 Alligator attack helicopter, which will address a requirement expressed by several countries. Sagem and Kamov started working together in 2011, with the aim of offering upgrade solutions, including integration, for Kamov helicopters, in particular Sagem optronic equipment and LINS 100 inertial navigation systems
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Northrop Grumman Australia announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Qantas Airways Limited to acquire Australia-based Qantas Defence Services Pty Limited (QDS). QDS provides integrated logistics, sustainment and modernization support to Australian government and military customers
Exelis has successfully negotiated an agreement with Lockheed Martin to deliver carriage and release systems for the F-35 Lightning II estimated at $60 million. Already a supplier of carriage and release systems for the F-35, under the latest LRIP contracts Exelis will provide additional systems, including spare equipment, to all three variants of the aircraft
Boeing officially began assembling the second KC-46A Tanker this week by loading the aircrafts wing spar into an Automated Spar Assembly Tool. The on-time milestone brings the program another step closer to delivering the U
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Russian Helicopters will present the new medium multirole Mi-171A2 at the MAKS 2013 show, which starts on August 27 in the Moscow Region town of Zhukovsky. The Mi-171A2 is one of the most eagerly anticipated new models of the Russian aviation industry