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CHC To Buy More S-92 Helicopters
November 25, 2013 @ 07:27 AMSikorsky Aircraft today announced that CHC Helicopter, Canada has signed a multi-year contract to purchase nine S-92 helicopters, with options to acquire up to 15 more. CHC's aircraft fleet currently includes 110 helicopters made by Sikorsky including 38 S-92 and 67 S-76 aircraft
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S. Korea To Buy Lockheed Martin F-35 Jets From 2018
November 22, 2013 @ 09:38 AMSouth Korea will purchase 40 Lockheed Martin's F-35A stealth fighters from 2018, with an option to buy 20 more later, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) was quoted as saying by Yonhap News. JCS Chairman Choi Yun-hee held a meeting of top commanders to approve the plan to buy the 40 F-35 Block 3s, which are capable of conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with internal carriage and external stations for missiles and bombs
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Alenia Aermacchi To Develop Italian MC-27J Praetorian
November 21, 2013 @ 12:16 PMAlenia Aermacchi and the Italian Air Force signed the agreement at the Dubai Airshow to support Italian Praetorian fleet. The Praetorian, which is a specialised version of the MC-27J, is expected to support the Italian Special Forces and Comando Operativo Forze Speciali (COFS) in their missions
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Indonesia To Buy Armoured Vehicles Worth €216 Million
November 13, 2013 @ 04:11 PMRheinmetall will supply tracked armoured vehicles, logistical support and ammunition worth roughly €216 million to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence. Along with 103 thoroughly overhauled and modernized Leopard 2 main battle tanks, the order encompasses 42 upgraded Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles and 11 various armoured recovery and engineering vehicles, plus associated documentation, training equipment and additional logistical support
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Vietnam To Get Two More Russian Submarines Next Year
November 8, 2013 @ 08:24 AMRussia will deliver the two more Varshavyanka class diesel-electric submarines to Vietnam in 2014, a Russian official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The Varshavyanka-class (Project 636) is an improved version of the Kilo-class submarines and features advanced stealth technology, extended combat range and the ability to strike land, surface and underwater targets
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Russia To Get Two More Yars Ballistic Missiles By Year End
November 7, 2013 @ 07:53 AMRussia is planning to arm two more regiments of the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) with Yars mobile ballistic missile systems by year end, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “We are facing an important task – to preserve the balance of the strategic deterrence system, which makes the maintenance and timely re-equipment of the strategic nuclear forces a key area of military development,” Shoigu said
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General Dynamics Selected For US Submarine Planning Services
November 6, 2013 @ 08:08 AMThe U.S
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Fifth Sukhoi T-50 Fighter Jet Prototype Successfully Tested
October 29, 2013 @ 08:07 AMA fifth flying prototype of Russias future T-50 fighter jet has been successfully tested, the Sukhoi aircraft maker was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The 50-minute flight at the Gagarin factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has successfully tested the aircraft's overall performance, including its stability in the air and the work of its engines
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Austrian Armed Forces Orders Cassidian "Tracker" Mini Unmanned Air System
October 25, 2013 @ 02:10 PMThe Austrian Ministry of Defence has ordered 6 Tracker mini unmanned air systems (18 aircraft) from Survey Copter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cassidian SAS. After evaluation of the mini-UAS operation in accordance with the Austrian Armed Forces capability development plan, a further procurement of mini-UAS is intended between 2016 and 2017
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Pratt & Whitney Wins $508 million F-35 Engines Contract
October 24, 2013 @ 01:50 PMPratt & Whitney has won a $508 million modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightening II Lot VI low rate initial production advance acquisition contract. This modification provides for the procurement of 18 F135 conventional take off and landing (CTOL) propulsion systems for the U
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Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles