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CAE Announces Record Sale of 48 Full Flight Simulators This Year
April 7, 2014 @ 02:23 PMCAE today announced that it has established an industry record of 48 Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) sold during its fiscal year 2014 which ended on March 31, 2014. The latest contracts, valued at a total of approximately C$75 million at list prices, include the sale of five simulators to customers in North America, Europe and India as well as update services
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Three Firms To Team Up For UK's Cougar Patrol Vehicle Program
April 3, 2014 @ 02:48 PMUK-based firms Morgan, Ricardo and Ultra Electronics have signed a joint contract to support and develop the Ministry of Defences (MoDs) Cougar family of protected patrol vehicles. The Cougar Post-Design Service (PDS) programme which covers the Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound vehicles fleets is set to be worth up to £20 million over the first two years and could be extended for as long as seven years in total, providing a significant boost to the local economy
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BAE Systems Develops App To Help Navigate In And Around Royal Navy...
March 26, 2014 @ 01:13 PMBritish engineers constructing the Royal Navys largest ever warships have invented a novel mobile application to help them find their way around one of the most complex workplaces in the world, BAE Systems announced today. Platform Navigation sees employees using an encrypted application to scan one of 3,600 QR codes located at compartment entrances, before typing in their destination on the carrier and having the application display the best route
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Qatar Launches High-Tech Border Security System
March 26, 2014 @ 11:06 AMAirbus Defence & Space announced on the sidelines of DIMDEX 2014 that a state-of-the-art border security system for the National Security Shield (NSS) is now up and running in Qatar. Airbus Defence & Space senior vice president, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Jean-Marc Nasr said the company had finalised the deployment of the advanced security system to the Qatar Ministry of Interior and Armed Forces
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CAE Wins $140 Million In Training Contracts Globally
March 20, 2014 @ 12:19 PMCAE today announced that it has won a series of contracts valued at more than C$140 million to provide a range of training systems and services for global defence customers. These include four P-8A simulators sold to Boeing for the United States Navy, a contract to provide an SW4 helicopter simulator for the Polish Air Force, various contracts to provide the German Air Force with a range of training support services, and a contract to provide lifecycle support and maintenance services for PWN's AW139 simulator in Malaysia
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US Army To Test Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Technology
March 20, 2014 @ 09:42 AMThe US Army will test its Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Technology Demonstration again in August to help determine the system's future. Lt
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World’s First AW189 Full-Flight Simulator Certified And Approved For Training
March 19, 2014 @ 01:17 PMThe world's first AW189 full-flight simulator (FFS) today was certified Level D by ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA). Rotorsim, the joint venture owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, today made the announcement
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Electric Boat Wins USS Minnesota Maintenance And Modernization Contract
March 12, 2014 @ 07:31 AMThe US Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $57.2 million contract to prepare and perform maintenance work on the USS Minnesota, a Virginia-class attack submarine
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Turkey To Produce 600 Black Hawks Under Licence From Sikorsky
March 6, 2014 @ 08:42 AMSikorsky has signed agreements with the Turkish government and its aerospace contractors to manufacture 109 T-70 helicopters. The agreements license the transfer of certain manufacturing technology to Turkish industry, and provide for the potential to produce up to a total of 600 aircraft, including both T-70 units for Turkish indigenous use and S-70i aircraft for export over the next 30 years
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Turkish Firm Wins $491.5 Million Deal Under Sikorsky-Led Utility Helicopter Program
March 4, 2014 @ 04:35 PMTurkey's defense firm, Aselsan announced today a $491.5 million deal with Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), prime local contractor for the Sikorsky-led utility helicopter program estimated $3
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South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...