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India To Halt FICV Program, Speed BMP-2 Upgrades: Reports
June 13, 2013 @ 09:26 AMThe Indian Ministry of Defense will hasten the upgrading of its Russian-made BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles and will issue tenders to buy 2,000 engines for the program, according to reports, while shelving its $10 billion FICV program. The Indian Armys more than 1,500 BMP-2s will be upgraded at a cost of more than $1
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Su-35S Gearing up For le Bourget Air Show
June 7, 2013 @ 01:58 PMSukhoi Company's Su-35 aircraft is gearing up for participation in the le Bourget-2013 International Air Show and is training at the Zhukovsky airfield at the M. M
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AgustaWestland Demands Payment From Indian MoD
June 5, 2013 @ 03:08 PMFacing the threat of cancellation of its Rs 3,600 crore deal for VVIP choppers, AgustaWestland has asked the Indian Government to release its payments, claiming the breach of contract. In a letter written to the ministries of Defence, Finance and External Affairs, the Anglo-Italian firm has said that there were certain 'contractual difficulties' with the Defence Ministry and asked for its payments to be released
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Thales Wins UK Contract Support Worth $906 Million
May 29, 2013 @ 09:17 AMThales has signed a 10-year deal with the UK Defense to provide service support to 17 major sensor systems carried onboard Royal Navy submarines and surface warships. The Sensors Support Optimisation Project (SSOP) deal could be worth up to £600 million (US $906 million) over the period of the contract, Thales UK official said
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General Dynamics Wins Tactical Ground Systems Contract
May 23, 2013 @ 01:46 PMGeneral Dynamics was awarded a contract by U.S Navy to supply 10 vehicle-mounted Tactical Ground Station (TGS) Lot D systems with an option for 11 additional systems
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New Zealand Defense Budget Drops Slightly, Air Force Gets Modest Increase
May 17, 2013 @ 10:42 AMNew Zealand announced today that the defense budget for 2013-14 has been downgraded to NZ $2.87 billion from last years NZ $2
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Germany To Cancel Euro Hawk Order
May 16, 2013 @ 02:58 PMGermany has decided it will not purchase Euro Hawk reconaissance drones because meeting the standards required to win aviation approval would cost 500 million to 600 million euros, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Even if it committed such funds, there would be no guarantee of securing final approval, the report added
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Northrop Grumman To Modernize USAF’s Global Hawk
May 14, 2013 @ 02:57 PMNorthrop Grumman was awarded a maximum ceiling $555,600,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Global Hawk modernization. The tasks on each delivery or task order will fall into, but are not limited to, the following categories: management, including program, business and technical areas; engineering efforts, including configuration management, data management, reliability, availability & maintainability, and related areas of concern such as technical refresh, diminishing manufacturing sources , etc
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Turkish Navy Orders Eight Alenia Aermacchi Aircraft
May 13, 2013 @ 01:19 PMAlenia Aermacchi has won a contract from the Turkish Navy to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA and six ATR 72-600 TMPA. The Turkish Navy will now obtain the last generation ATR72-600 equipped with a glass cockpit as well as more powerful engines that guarantee best performance and supportability for the next 30 years
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Alenia Aermacchi Amends Contract With Turkey To Provide New ATR 72-600
May 8, 2013 @ 08:21 PMAlenia Aermacchi has signed an agreement with Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM), the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) and six ATR 72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) to the Turkish Navy. The agreement is an amendment to a previous deal between Alenia and the Turkish government for the delivery of 10 ATR 72-500 ASW to the Turkish Navy
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