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Kelvin HughesTo Supply SharpEye Radars For UK Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessels
April 14, 2015 @ 03:21 PMKelvin Hughes announced Monday that it has won contract to supply their SharpEye radars for the UK Royal Navys new River class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) to be built on the Clyde. The UK Royal Navy is to receive three new OPVs to be named HMS Forth, HMS Medway and HMS Trent
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German Army To Buy Back 100 Leopard 2 Tanks For $23 Million
April 13, 2015 @ 11:55 AMGerman military will buy back Leopard 2 main battle tanks from the defense industry for $23.2 million (22 million euros), German Defense Ministry spokesman Jens Flosdorff was quoted as saying by the Associated Press Friday
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Enhanced Airborne EW To Turkey
April 11, 2015 @ 08:03 AMLockheed Martin will provide the Turkish Air Force with electronic warfare modernization on board its fleet of F-16s under the terms of the US FMS contract announced in March. The contract, valued at $13
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France Takes Delivery Of Three VBCI Wheeled Armored Vehicle
April 11, 2015 @ 08:01 AMThe French Ministry Of Defence announced Thursday that the defense procurement agency, DGA, has taken delivery of the first three 32-tonne variants of the VBCI wheeled armored vehicle, which will be used to train crews of the 1st African Rifle regiment stationed at Canjuers. The modification of the vehicles, which were certified by DGA in October 2014, will increase the vehicles maximum authorized weight by 3 tonnes, allowing additional protection equipment required to safely operate on the harshest operational theaters where French troops are deployed
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Overriding MMRCA, India May Buy 60 Dassault Rafale Aircraft 'Off-The-Shelf'
April 10, 2015 @ 12:31 PMIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to sign a major defence deal with France to buy 60 Rafale fighter jets in a joint press conference with French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Friday. Three squadrons of about 60 jets are to be bought in a new contract between the Government of India and Government of France, CNN IBN reported Friday
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Malaysian Navy Renews Two 2000 Type Scorpene Submarine Maintenance Contract
April 9, 2015 @ 02:27 PMBoustead DCNS Naval Corporation announced today that it has signed a contract with Malaysian government to provide through-life support for the two 2000 type Scorpene submarines of the Royal Malaysian Navy, based at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The contract signed at the end of March will remain in force for over two years (on May 31 2017)
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US Army Plans To Shop For New Manpack Radios.
April 8, 2015 @ 03:24 PMThe US Army announced on Monday that it has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the acquisition of additional Manpack Radios under a full and open competition approach. The draft RFP, posted April 3 to the Federal Business Opportunities website, moves the Army toward Full Rate Production (FRP) for the Manpack Radio, part of the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program
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Rockwell Collins Wins $505 Million Contracts For Helicopter Avionics
April 8, 2015 @ 03:00 PMRockwell Collins has been awarded two US DoD contracts worth $503 million to provide software and system development and integration onto the CH-47, MH-47, MH-6, MH/UH/HH/VH-60, VH-3, MH-65 helicopter and all their variants. The contracts also include Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) Software Maintenance for the CH-47F platform for $8 million
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Saab To Upgrade Norwegian ARTillery HUnting Radar (Arthur)
April 8, 2015 @ 11:58 AMSaab announced today that it has received an order from the Norwegian Defense Logistic Organization (NDLO) for a prototype of Mid-Life Upgrade of Arthur weapon-location radar system. The order amounts to approximately $13 million (SEK115 million)
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Turkey Accelerates Selection Program For New Trainer Aircraft
April 7, 2015 @ 03:38 PMTurkey is speeding up the process to choose a conceptual trainer alongside plans to build an indigenous fighter jet, Hurryet Daily News reported Tuesday. Turkish officials said the twin crashes were a forceful reminder of a pressing need “to go faster” in selecting a fighter aircraft model based on which Turkey would also build a trainer
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