Indonesia has found itself in the center of a defense procurement scandal involving Italian plane-maker AgustaWestland. Italian sleuths are currently carrying out investigations looking into allegations of bribery by the Finmeccanica group to win large government contracts
CAE announced it has won military contracts worth $200 million for long term recurring training services and development of KC-130J full-mission simulator for the Kuwait Air Force from the United States Navy. "We are pleased to welcome the Kuwait Air Force to the long list of customers who have selected CAE as their provider of C-130 training systems and services," said Gene Colabatistto, Group President, Military Products, Training and Services, CAE
As state-run aircraft manufacturer Russian Helicopters benefit from growing sales of its choppers worldwide, the company has adopted an advanced after-sales service system like its western counterparts. The maintenance will be easier with the widespread introduction of information technology and spare parts will be available for order online and aircraft documentation will be offered in electronic format
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) has delivered to the U.S
L-3 Global Communications Systems has won a U.S Army contract worth $36 million to upgrade the Satellite Data Network Family of Terminals (SDN-FOT)
In a joint venture between Russia and Ukraine, the An-70 military transport aircraft has been flight tested after two years in development. The An-70 is certain to add to the competition between heavy airlift aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules and A400M aircraft
Romania plans to procure 12 used F-16 jet fighter aircraft from Portugal in a five year contract worth $600 million. Corneliu Dobritoiu, Romanian Defense Minister, said, “We shall come up with a decision draft within CSAT
The U.S Army announced today that Beretta USA has been awarded a contract to supply up to 100,000 M9, 9mm caliber pistols
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have signed a contract for the supply of logistics support and services for the fleet of 24 ERJ-145 (ERJ-145, ERJ-135, Legacy 600, RS, and AEW&C) family operated by FAB. The ESSG (Embraer Support Solution for the Government) program includes material support, repair management, maintenance technical control, engineering support, and field technical support, besides scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services
CAE has announced that it has won a five year contract from BAE systems to provide maintenance and support services for India's Hawk synthetic training equipment. The contract will provide training support services, including hardware and software engineering, troubleshooting, and logistics support on-site maintenance and support services at Indian Air Force Base Bidar