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Brazil and Portugal Sign Defense Partnership for KC-390 Program
December 15, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $600,000,000 dollar firm-fixed-price, time-and-material and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a Foreign Military Sales program that will provide the government of Oman with following: 12 F-16 C/D Block 50 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (10 C models, two D models); support equipment; technical orders; and integrated logistics support
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£59M Indian HAWK Spares Contract for BAE System
December 12, 2011 @ 12:00 AMReinforcing BAE Systems’ strong relationship with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the company has recently secured a £59 million contract for the provision of spares and ground support equipment to aid the Hawk training aircraft operations. This brings the total value of Hawk related contracts won in India to more than £600 million in the last 18 months
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Defense Ministry to Pay Eurofighter 309 Million Euros, But Debt Remains
December 6, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGovernment sources say Spain will pay Eurofighter 309 million euros over the next few weeks, despite the country's harsh belt-tightening. The payment will reduce Spain's debt with the fighter plane manufacturer to some 400 million euros, which will be paid next year
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US Plans $304M JDAM Sale to UAE
December 1, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for 4,900 JDAM kits and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $304 million. The Government of the UAE has requested a possible sale of 4,900 JDAM kits which includes 304 GBU-54 Laser JDAM kits with 304 DSU-40 Laser Sensors, 3,000 GBU-38(V)1 JDAM kits, 1,000 GBU-31(V)1 JDAM kits, 600 GBU-31(V)3 JDAM kits, 3,300 BLU-111 500lb General Purpose Bombs, 1,000 BLU-117 2,000lb General Purpose Bombs, 600 BLU-109 2,000lb Hard Target Penetrator Bombs,...
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MBDA bags NATO contract to destruct 36000 complex munitions
November 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMUnder this contract MBDA undertakes to establish within two years a facility to process classified munitions in accordance with the regulations that apply to defence safety. In particular, MBDA will be responsible for the disposal before 2017 of more than 1,000 missiles, 22,000 M26 rockets (the rockets formerly deployed in Multi Launch Rocket Systems or MLRSs), each containing 644 sub-munitions, and 13,000 155-mm grenade shells, each containing 63 sub-munitions – hence more than 15 million sub-munitions
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Northrop Grumman Wins $45M Contract for Vehicles from US DoD
November 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif
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UK MoD Paid £600M of Arms Funds to Consultants
November 18, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Ministry of Defence has spent almost £600m from the military's equipment budget in the last two years to hire hundreds of outside specialists and consultants, routinely breaching government guidelines controlling this type of expenditure. An internal audit of signed defence contracts has highlighted numerous flaws and warned that control of the MoD purse appeared to be "poorly developed or non-existent"
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK AWARDED £642 MILLION CONTRACT TO UPGRADE WARRIOR VEHICLES
November 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Ministry of Defence has selected Lockheed Martin UK to lead a £642 million contract as part of the major £1 billion upgrade of the British Army's Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle. Lockheed Martin UK is also bidding into Kuwait for a similar Warrior vehicle upgrade programme
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Finmeccanica Wins EUR 100 Million Contract for Logistical Support from Italian Air
November 9, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFinmeccanica, through its company Alenia Aeronautica, has been awarded a EUR 100 million contract by the General Directorate of Air Armaments of the Italian Defence Ministry for the supply of logistical support services for the four ATR 72 MP (Maritime Patrol) aircraft ordered by the Italian Air Force in 2008. The contract envisages the supply of technical and logistical support services for five years and the implementation of a series of configurations designed to improve the capabilities of the aircraft when deployed on maritime patrol and surveillance activities
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“Omnirole” Rafale Steals Lead Over Eurofighter Typhoon in Libyan Operations
November 1, 2011 @ 12:00 AMWhile NATO forces fielded the Dassault Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon in the UN-mandated war against Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, details emerging from briefings by the U.K
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
Netherlands Helping to Train 26 Ukrainians to Become Crew Chiefs for F-16
Trump's First Diplomatic Victory- Panama Abandons China for Better U.S. Ties
Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U