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IAE Begins Assembling First KC-390 Engines
June 21, 2013 @ 08:34 AMIAE is assembling the first V2500-E5 engines which was selected in 2011 to power Embraer's new KC-390 multi-role tanker/transport aircraft in June. IAE is assembling the first engine to test (FETT) at the Pratt & Whitney Middletown, Conn
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Thailand Orders 10 Eurocopter Helicopters
June 20, 2013 @ 03:51 PMThailand has signed a contract for 10 Eurocopter's AS350 B3e at the Paris Air Show yesterday. Deliveries of the evolved AS350 B3e version of Eurocopters popular AS350 Ecureuil family will be from 2013 to 2015
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Saab Considers Unmanned Gripen Development Plan
June 20, 2013 @ 09:39 AMSaab is considering a plan to develop an unmanned version of its next-generation JAS Gripen-E multirole fighter, Saab officials said. The company offcials has sets its sights on winning a series of medium-size international orders for about 300 manned Gripen-Es in the next 20 years
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Russia To Display Over 100 New Military Developments At Paris Air show
June 18, 2013 @ 12:26 PMRussia will unveil more than 100 new military and civilian developments at the Paris Air Show, a Rostec executive said. These include the advanced Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter and a modernized Mi-171A2 civil helicopter, as well as military and civilian avionics, Rostec deputy head Vladimir Artyakov said
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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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India To Conclude Large Procurement Deals This Fiscal
June 10, 2013 @ 03:49 PMThe Indian Air Force is expected to close deals worth $25 billion this fiscal, its largest ever procurement. These include the long-awaited $20-billion 126 MMRCA, three C-130J special-operations planes (as a follow-on order), 22 Boeing Apache Longbow strike helicopters ($1
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IIT Exelis Wins $125 Million Airborne Jammer Contract
June 7, 2013 @ 01:50 PMITT Exelis has won a contract valued at more than $125 million from the U.S Naval Air Systems Command to deliver the latest variant of the AN/ALQ-214 airborne jammer
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Raytheon Wins U.S Navy Air-To-Surface Missile Contract
June 7, 2013 @ 01:49 PMRaytheon has been awarded a $80.5 million contract with the U
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Israel Speeding Up Arrow 3 Development Over Iran Nuclear Fear
June 7, 2013 @ 09:10 AMIsrael is accelerating development of its high-altitude Arrow 3 antiballistic missile system amid concerns over Iran's nuclear program. "We're thinking mostly about the nuclear threat," Col
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DRS Technologies Wins $25 Million ICBM Minuteman III Design and Development Contract
June 6, 2013 @ 12:06 PMDRS Technologies announced that it received a $25 million contract from the U.S
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