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Fuji, Bell To Develop Japan’s Next Generation UH-X Helicopters

July 21, 2015 @ 02:50 PM

Japanese Fuji Heavy Industries has been chosen to develop the next generation UH-X multipurpose helicopter for the Ground Self-Defense Forces. Fuji along with Bell helicopter Textron will be developing the base commercial helicopter
Lockheed Martin To Pick Up Sikorsky For $9 Billion

July 20, 2015 @ 02:53 PM

Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement to acquire Sikorsky Helicopters for US $9 billion with $1.9 billion in account tax benefits
Finmeccanica To Sell Ten AW189 Helicopters To Rosneft

July 20, 2015 @ 10:23 AM

Finmeccanica has won a $173.6 million contract to sell ten AW189 commercial helicopters to RN-Aircraft
Mack Defense Wins Canadian Military Truck Contract

July 17, 2015 @ 05:38 PM

Mack Defense wins two contracts to deliver 1,500 8x8 trucks and equipment to the Canadian armed forces. The contract, awarded by the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada includes an initial five years of In-Service Support (ISS) for the SMP fleet operating in Canada and worldwide
FLYHT Aerospace Wins Middle East Country's C-130 Flight Information Reporting Contract

July 16, 2015 @ 12:06 PM

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has won an extension contract from a Middle Eastern Military Organization for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS). The contract extension is for voice and data services on 23 C-130 Hercules Aircraft with the AFIRS 228 installed, the company announced Wednesday
Russian Air Force To Get 50 New Tu-160M Strategic Bombers

July 10, 2015 @ 10:43 AM

Russian air force will purchase at least 50 new Tu-160M strategic bombers besides commencing production of the T-50 (PAK-FA) fighter by 2017. “In order to cover the expenses at least 50 aircraft of the type will be purchased, the Minister of Defense has made the decision to resume production of Tu-160M aircraft,” Commander-in-Chief of Russian air forces, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev was quoted as saying by Interfax Thursday
Saab Wins Missile Warhead Contract from MBDA

July 7, 2015 @ 04:24 PM

Saab has won a warhead production contract from MBDA France for MMP medium-range missile. The order has been placed with Saabs subsidiary Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland (SBDS)
CAE Wins $117 Million Multiple Simulation And Training Contracts

July 7, 2015 @ 02:53 PM

CAE has won multiple defense contracts that include MH-60R maintenance and rear-crew trainers for Royal Australian Navy, two UH-72A Lakota FTDs for US Army, two full-mission simulators for undisclosed customer in the Europe/Middle East/Africa region. CAE today announced that the defense contracts are valued at more than C$150 million (US $117 million) to provide simulation products as well as training services for global military customers
Cubic's Intific To Develop Virtual Test Bed Technology For DARPA

July 6, 2015 @ 01:47 PM

Cubic Global Defense subsidiary Intific has won a contract from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a virtual test bed for Tactical Technology Office (TTO). The virtual test bed is intended to provide a realistic virtual training environment for the evaluation of squad-level-focused technologies to be developed under DARPAs Squad X Core Technologies (SXCT) program
Brazil To Receive Three Additional SC-105 Amazonas SAR aircraft

July 1, 2015 @ 03:00 PM

Brazil will be receiving three additional SC-105 Amazonas aircraft meant for search and rescue missions (SAR) from Airbus in 2017. The three new aircraft will feature an electro-optical system for search in the visible and infra-red spectrum that enables detection of aircraft hidden by foliage of a person in sea

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