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Sikorsky To Supply S-92 Helis To China Under Two New Contracts
June 18, 2013 @ 09:38 AMSikorsky Aircraft today announced that it has signed a contract with China's CITIC Offshore Helicopter Company (COHC) for two S-92 helicopters to be used for the offshore oil crew transportation mission. "The offshore oil market in China is growing rapidly, and the S-92 helicopter has proven to be a reliable and safe performer in many locations around the world, including China, where Sikorsky products are now being operated by all three major offshore oil service providers," said Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Vice President of Sales & Marketing
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Raytheon Marks 5000th AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile Delivery
June 17, 2013 @ 02:39 PMRaytheon's AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile program has marked a milestone of delivering 5,000 missiles to the U.S
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Japan To Use Sikorsky's S-76D Helicopter For SAR Operations
June 17, 2013 @ 01:17 PMJapan has contracted with Sikorsky Aircraft to acquire 11 S-76D helicopters for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations by the Japan Coast Guard (JCG). The new helicopters were ordered in three contracts that were finalized between February 2012 and March 2013
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Australia To Upgrade Collin Class Submarines
June 14, 2013 @ 02:37 PMAustralian MoD officials today announced further significant initiatives to both maintain the capability of Australias Collins Class submarine fleet and further improve Collins Class maintenance, sustainment and availability. The Collins Class submarine fleet of six submarines is an essential part of Australias national security capability
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BAE Systems Appoints New Chairman
June 12, 2013 @ 01:34 PMBAE Systems today appointed Roger Carr as its new chairman, replacing Dick Olver who was asked to step aside after the collapse last year of the company's proposed mega-merger with European aerospace group EADS. "BAE Systems plc is pleased to announce that Sir Roger Carr
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India To Receive C-17 Heavylift Aircraft Soon
June 11, 2013 @ 02:33 PMThe IAF will soon welcome to India its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, due to arrive shortly. The window of arrival is June, so teams are all set to ferry the first bird back to homebase, Hindon AFS
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CAE To Build Training Centre In Brunei By Next Year
June 11, 2013 @ 12:04 PMThe Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Brunei Economic Development Board ('BEDB') and CAE today held a ceremony to officially celebrate the construction of the new CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) in Rimba. The CAE Brunei MPTC is a joint venture between CAE and the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam
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Russia To Launch Two New Anti-Missile Radars
June 11, 2013 @ 08:32 AMRussia is all set to launch two new antimissile radars, one in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad and the other in Siberia's Irkutsk Region in the year 2014, Russian A&D officials announced. "Work is proceeding according to schedule; there are no delays or setbacks," Maj
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Chile To Buy 12 Amphibious Vehicles From U.S.
June 7, 2013 @ 11:54 AMChile plans to buy 12 AAV7 armored amphibious vehicles from U.S for its new sea-borne Amphibious Expeditionary Brigade, according to reports
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Tested MK-41 Anti-Ship Missile
June 7, 2013 @ 08:19 AMLockheed Martin recently completed MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) testing of a simulated Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). Four consecutive tests verified that the simulated LRASM can break or "push through" the MK 41 canister's forward cover without causing damage to the composite structure, air data probe or coatings of the missile
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