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China Displays New Unmanned Helicopter At China Helicopter Expo
September 6, 2013 @ 08:40 AMChina unveiled its new unmanned helicopter even as the country is developing choppers with the ability to fly at speeds twice the current average. The JY-8, which does not feature a tail rotor, can reach a maximum speed of 400 km per hour
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U.S. To Limit Littoral Combat Ship Purchase
September 3, 2013 @ 01:53 PMThe U.S
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U.K. Renegotiating Aircraft Carrier Contract
September 3, 2013 @ 10:36 AMThe British Government is renegotiating a deal for two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers with BAE systems in order to control rising cost, but the terms of deal suggests otherwise, Defense Secretary Philip Hammond was quoted by Defense News. Hammond said in a statement issued in a critical Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report, “We are currently negotiating with industry to seek to secure proper alignment between industry and the MoD over the balance of the project and so bring the costs under control, but we are doing so within the context of a contract that gives us very little negotiating leverage...
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Russia To Postpone Fighter Jets Supply To Syria Over Payment Issue
September 2, 2013 @ 10:06 AMRussia 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
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Iraq To Buy Bradley Fighting Vehicles, In Talks With BAE Systems
August 29, 2013 @ 12:44 PMIraq is in talks with the U.S
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India Signs Two MiG Contracts Worth $55 Million
August 29, 2013 @ 07:55 AMIndia yesterday signed two contracts worth a total $55 million with the MiG Corporation, MiG was quoted by RIA Novosti. Under the first contract estimated at $43 million, a servicing center will be established in India for maintenance and repair of Zhuk-ME on-board radars
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Colombia To Buy Additional Mi-171A1, Ka-62 Helicopters
August 28, 2013 @ 02:30 PMRussian Helicopters and Colombias Vertical de Aviacion today signed agreements for five Mi-171A1s and five Ka-62s at the MAKS 2013 show. As part of the contracts signed today, Russian Helicopters and Vertical de Aviacion will work together on certification of the Mi-171A1 in Mexico and the Ka-62 in Colombia
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Exelis To Supply F-35 Lightning II Carriage and Release Systems
August 26, 2013 @ 02:34 PMExelis 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
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Raytheon Wins Border Security Contract Worth $18 Million
August 26, 2013 @ 02:29 PMRaytheon Company has won a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) maritime border security contract for the Philippines estimated at up to $18 million. Under the two-year base contract, Raytheon will design and construct a National Coast Watch Center (NCWC); support integration of data from various agencies into the NCWC; and provide acquisition, installation and training on an automatic identification system as well as radio communications for the Government of the Philippines
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Boeing Begins Second KC-46A Tanker Assembly
August 26, 2013 @ 02:25 PMBoeing 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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