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Leonardo Wins UK MoD Contract To Develop Helicopter Drones
February 27, 2017 @ 06:00 PMLeonardo Helicopter has won an £8 million deal contract from UK ministry of defense to help research and develop unmanned helicopter drones. The Ministry of Defence announced Sunday that it will work with Leonardo Helicopters to see how the technology could be used to support military personnel on the battlefield
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Sri Lanka May Delay Fighter Jet RFP
February 24, 2017 @ 01:50 PMA Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) plan to purchase 10-12 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) through a government-to-government deal could be delayed indefinitely due to budgetary constraints. Colombo has last year decided to issue request for proposals (RFP) to countries which manufacture fighter jets rather than buy it directly from aircraft manufacturers to avoid allegations of bribery and avoid middlemen
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Indian Navy Sets Upright Keeled-over Warship, To Be Operational By April 2018
February 24, 2017 @ 10:22 AMINS Betwa, a P-16A Class frigate has been made upright by the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and the salvage firm, Resolve Marine, specially contracted for the operation. It may be recalled that, the ship which was undergoing major repairs, had keeled on to her side during her undocking on 05 Dec 2016
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Leonardo Closes 2016 With 35 Billion Euro Order Backlog
February 24, 2017 @ 10:21 AMLenoardo has closed 2016 fiscal year with a 35 billion Euro backlog including new orders for 2016 alone worth Euro 20 billion guaranteeing the Italy-headquartered defence and aerspace conglomerate a 3 years production run in its factories mostly in Europe. Net Result for 2016 before extraordinary transactions was at more than EUR 500 million, more than double of 2015 at EUR 253 million, a company statement said today
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Germany-Based Jenoptik To Supply Components For Patriot Missile
February 23, 2017 @ 02:12 PMJenoptik has won US$13.8 contract from unspecified customer to supply components for the Patriot integrated air and missile defense system
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UK, France Deal to Upgrade Storm Shadow/SCALP EG Cruise Missiles
February 23, 2017 @ 12:30 PMFrance and the UK have signed a GBP146 million (US$182 million) contract with MBDA to upgrade their Storm Shadow/SCALP EG long-range air-launched cruise missiles. Under the contract, MBDA will refurbish the UKs Storm Shadow and Frances SCALP missiles
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IDEX 2017:Russian Helicopters Implements After Sales Projects In Near Eastern, African Countries
February 22, 2017 @ 12:38 PMRostecs Russian Helicopters is implementing a number of after-sales service projects in the African and Near Eastern countries. Based on fulfilled contracts in 2016, 43
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India Approves Engine Repair Facility For MiG 29K Carrier Aircraft
February 22, 2017 @ 09:05 AMIndia plans to set up an ‘intermediate engine repair facility for its MiG 29k fighter jets at the Indian Navy base at Goa. The move was taken by the government for improving serviceability of the carrier aircraft as Indian Navy has 45 such jets that operate from sea-borne aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov i
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Safran’s Patroller Drone To Get Leonardo’s AESA Radar
February 20, 2017 @ 02:47 PMLeonardo has been selected by Safran Electronics & Defense to provide the PicoSAR AESA (E-Scan) radar for its Patroller Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The radars will be used by the French Forces, which selected the Patroller in April 2016
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China To Announce New Strategic Stealth Bomber Around 2020: Report
February 20, 2017 @ 08:39 AMChina is likely to announce its home-grown nuclear capable Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) around 2020. According to a report by
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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