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Russia, Belarus To Form Joint Defense Mechanism In Two Years
October 21, 2015 @ 02:42 PMRussia and Belarus have agreed to form a joint armed defense mechanism of the Union State within two years. "We have approved [at the collegium meeting] the plan of joint activities for 2016-2018 that is aimed at formation of a military organization of the Union State, the establishment of a reliable mechanism for its armed defense," Russian Defense Minister, General Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying to reporters by Tass on Wednesday after a joint collegium meeting with Belarusian Defense Minister
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Crack in Western Alliance, Canada To Stop Bombing In Iraq And Syria
October 21, 2015 @ 02:20 PMCanada has signalled to withdraw its fighter jets from fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Canadas Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau on Tuesday told US President Barack Obama that the Canadian fighter jets will no longer be part of the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria
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Belarus To Replace MiG-29 Jets With Su-30 Fighters After 2020
October 20, 2015 @ 02:27 PMThe Belarusian Defense Ministry is eyeing to replace its MiG-29 fighter jets with Su-30SM aircraft after 2020. “Naturally the existing aviation fleet, particularly fighter jets MiG-29, is getting out-dated
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Airbus Names Siemens Executive As Head Of Its Defense And Space Division
October 20, 2015 @ 02:25 PMSiemens executive Dirk Hoke is the next head of Airbus Defense and Space division. Hoke will join Airbus group in January and will take over as the head from Bernhard Gerwert whois due to retire in mid-2016, Airbus said in a statement Tuesday
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US Issues $50 Billion RFP For Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions
October 20, 2015 @ 11:33 AMThe US General Services Administration has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a $50 billion contract to provide telecommunications and IT services as part of Network Services 2020 program. The RFP which was edited on Monday has pushed back the deadline of mid-January 2016
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Ceradyne Wins $34 Million US Army Body Armor Contract
October 19, 2015 @ 03:10 PMCeradyne has won a $34 million contract to supply 28,000 ceramic body armor plates to the US Army. The armor is being procured under the Soldier Protection Systems Vital Torso Protection programme for lightweight enhanced small arms protective inserts (ESAPI), the company said in a statement
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Royal Navy Receives First Upgraded AW101 Merlin Helicopter
October 19, 2015 @ 01:54 PMFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland has delivered the first of seven upgraded AW101 Merlin HC Mk3 helicopters to the Royal Navy as part of Phase 1 of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP). Twenty five AW101 Merlin HC Mk3/3A aircraft will be converted to Merlin HC Mk4/4A configuration for the Royal Navy in two phases as a replacement for the Sea King HC Mk4 in the amphibious support role, according to design and manufacture contract awarded in January 2014
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Australia Orders Saab Countermeasure Dispensers For F A-18A B Hornet Aircraft
October 19, 2015 @ 10:14 AMSaab has won an Australian contract to supply countermeasure dispensers to be used on F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft. Deliveries will take place during 2016, the company announced today
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Egypt May Buy Russian Electronics For Mistral-Class Carrier
October 19, 2015 @ 09:19 AMA delegation from Egypt is likely to be in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss Russian hardware for the Mistral-class helicopter carriers. "After the 20th, in about a week, a delegation from Egypt will come to us to discuss possible supplies of certain blocks of radio-electronic equipment for the Mistrals, which Egypt has bought from France," an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Tass last Saturday
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French President Eyes Selling New Ships To Russia
October 14, 2015 @ 10:58 AMThe French President Francois Hollande is eyeing to sell new ships to Russia despite canceling Mistral-class helicopter carrier deal. "Things went well with Russia, which has agreed to cancel the contract
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