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Embraer Inaugurates Engineering & Technology Center In Florida

September 9, 2014 @ 01:17 PM

Embraer inaugurated its Engineering & Technology Center in Melbourne, Florida on Monday. The new center will conduct engineering and development activities for both product and technology development across Embraers business lines with the first assignments primarily focused on executive jet interiors
Russia Offers to Upgrade India's Kilo Class Submarines

September 3, 2014 @ 02:22 PM

Russia has offered to upgrade Indias Kilo class submarines soon after the Indian MoD cleared a midlife upgrade proposal for the Russian origin subs. The Defense Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley recently cleared a whole host of proposals including a midlife upgrade of six submarines worth $2
Boeing To Supply 24 AH-6i Little Bird Helicopters Worth $234 Million To...

September 1, 2014 @ 02:31 PM

Boeing has won a contract for the manufacture of 24 AH-6i Little Bird light attack/reconnaissance helicopters for Saudi Arabia. The contract is valued at $234 million procurement of long-lead items, an initial spares package, and ground support equipment
India’s Indigenous Scorpene Submarine Construction 'On Schedule'

August 28, 2014 @ 01:21 PM

Defense Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday reviewed the progress of the indigenous Scorpene submarine construction and other ongoing warship building projects, including the P-15B Class stealth destroyers, Press information Bureau reported. "With all the impediments and material hurdles resolved, the construction of the submarines is progressing on schedule to meet the planned delivery schedule of September 2016," the report said
New F-35 Hangar To Cost $34.4 Million

August 27, 2014 @ 02:32 PM

The US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast announced the first task order from a $240 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award design-build construction contract Aug 26. Carothers Construction Inc
India to Substitute Crashed C-130J With A New Aircraft

August 20, 2014 @ 10:09 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will buy a new C-130J Super Hercules heavy-lift aircraft in addition to the existing order of 12 to replace the lost aircraft, Indian news agencies reported. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said that the induction of C-130Js and heavy-lift Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs had “brought a paradigm shift in airlift capabilities”
Rheinmetall To Supply Tank Ammunition To Greece

August 18, 2014 @ 03:14 PM

Rheinmetall has won an order to supply the Hellenic armed forces with tank ammunition worth $70 million. The order includes 12,000 rounds of 120mm ammunition as the initial supply for the Greek Armys Leopard 2 tanks
Russia's Fifth Gen Fighter, S-500 Missiles To Be Deployed In 2016

August 11, 2014 @ 01:55 PM

The Russian military will deploy the fifth generation fighter jet PAK FA and long range surface-to-air missile system S-500 in 2016, chief of Russian air forces, Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev said today. In a radio interview with Russian News Service station on Sunday, Bondarev said, “The flight trials of PAK FA (T-50) will soon be over, and in 2016 the Air Force is planning to start commissioning the aircraft into service
Boeing To Install Digital Flight Desks, Avionics For NATO AWACS

August 7, 2014 @ 10:00 AM

Boeing has received a contract from NATO worth approximately $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliances Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on the Boeing 707 commercial airplane. The new technology ensures compliance with current and future air traffic control and navigation requirements, giving the aircraft broader access to airspace around the world
F-35 Industry Partners Sign Cost Reduction Deal, Make Upfront Investments

July 11, 2014 @ 10:07 AM

Department of Defense, US signs agreement with F-35 industry partners, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems to reduce production costs of F-35 aircraft. The agreement aims at reducing the price of 5th generation F-35 fighter to equivalent of 4th generation fighters by the end of the decade

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