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Arianespace Wins Contract from Intelsat
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEVRY, France --- Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with the international satellite operator Intelsat, for the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites.>> With this latest contract, covering the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites between 2011 and 2015, Arianespaces launch Service & Solutions give the international satellite operator Intelsat unrivalled launch capacity and flexibility
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Memorandum with France and Germany for Sustainment of Tigre Helicopter
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Council of Ministers has authorized the Ministry of Defense, or whomever it designates, to award the contract mentioned in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between France, Germany and Spain for the maintenance of the Tigre helicopter.>> At the same time, it also approved the related payments for a total amount of 155 million euros, divided into seven annual payments between 2009 and 2015
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India to buy Boeing P-81 long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft: news report
December 29, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIndia is likely to buy Boeing’s P-81 long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft for the Indian Navy from Boeing, a report in the Times of India reported. "Virtually all the steps required for the contract to be signed, including tabling of it in the Cabinet Committee on Security for approval, have been completed”, the report said quoting unnamed sources
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JSF Scores Best In Candidate Comparison
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A month after Norway, the Netherlands have also confirmed their choice of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (Lockheed Martin photo)The F-35, better known as the Joint Strike Fighter, best meets the requirements drawn up by the Netherlands for the successor to the F16
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IRKUT CORPORATION DECLARED THE BEST DEFENSE ENTERPRISE
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMJSC Scientific-production corporation Irkut was recognized as the best enterprise of Russian defense industry. Oleg Demchenko, Irkut President, was presented with the Company of 2008 national prize in the nomination Engineering – Defense on December 2, 2008 in Moscow
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NASA Selects NOAA GOES-R Series Spacecraft Contractor
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- NASA, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has selected the contractor for the next series of weather satellites. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Denver was selected to build the satellites for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-R, Program
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Rolls-Royce Secures €135 million to Develop New Engine Demonstrators
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Commission has selected Rolls-Royce to lead the development of two engine demonstrators as part of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative to accelerate the delivery of cleaner and quieter engine technologies.>> Rolls-Royce will receive up to EUR 53 million from the European Commission and benefit from the work of partners valued at EUR 82 million over seven years to 2015
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Rolls-Royce Secures €135 million to Develop New Engine Demonstrators
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Commission has selected Rolls-Royce to lead the development of two engine demonstrators as part of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative to accelerate the delivery of cleaner and quieter engine technologies.>> Rolls-Royce will receive up to EUR 53 million from the European Commission and benefit from the work of partners valued at EUR 82 million over seven years to 2015
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Contract Signed For the Delivery of Components for Two Italian Class 212A...
November 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFincantieri has been contracted to build two additional U212A submarines for the Italian Navy, similar to the Salvatore Todaro already in service. On 11th November 2008 the Italian shipyard Fincantieri Navali Italiani S
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Finnish Air Force Eyes F-35 As Future Mainstay -HS, YLE
November 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Finnish Air Force is keen on Anglo-American stealth strike fighter F-35 as a potential replacement of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18, the FAF's current mainstay, Finnish national daily Helsingin Sanomat and the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) reported on Wednesday.>> HS and YLE quoted the FAF as saying that a political decision on replaceing the F/A-18s would ideally be made in 2015, that is, about half way through the fleet's service life
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
Post Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv: Ukraine Rushes to Buy $1 Billion...
Greek Lobbying Group Wants Washington to Cancel GE Engine Deal with Turkey
French Air Force Completes Mid-Life Upgrade of Mirage 2000D Fighter Jets
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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