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General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of Ninth T-AKE Ship
October 6, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO --- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today laid the keel for the ninth dry cargo-ammunition ship in the U.S
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Armoured Vehicles In Theatre
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThere has been widespread media coverage of a proposed 500million deal to supply 600 additional armoured vehicles to protect soldiers from roadside bombs in Afghanistan. It is reported that the deal with the Treasury has yet to be finalised
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First Airbus Final Assembly Line Outside Europe Inaugurated in Tianjin, China
September 29, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAirbus, today, officially opened its first final assembly line outside of Europe. The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, together with the Party's Secretary of Tianjin, Zhang Gaoli, and Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders inaugurated the Airbus A320 Family Final Assembly Line in Tianjin, China (FALC) at a grand ceremony with over 600 guests
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New Defence Systems Get Unveiled
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSouth Africas Denel Group showed a range of new defence products and systems for the first time at Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD2008) that took place in Cape Town last week.>> Following is a brief outline of each of the systems for which more detailed information is available in the form of individual news releases with photographs
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Thunder City offers Puma upgrade
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThunder City, a Cape Town based company best known for its fleet of vintage jet fighters, used Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 as the venue to enter the helicopter upgrade market. Company CEO Emilio Titus said that the company was putting the engineering skills learnt on maintaining vintage aircraft, such as Lightnings and Hawker Hunters, in to offering modernisation of Puma medium-lift helicopters
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Awards General Dynamics $27 Million Information Technology Services
September 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded three Seaport-e task orders by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), in Philadelphia. The contracts have a total potential value of $26
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Embraer Participates in Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008
September 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer will participating in Africa’s largest aerospace, defense, and security exhibition – Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD 2008) – at Ysterplaat Air Force Base, near Cape Town, South Africa, from September 17 to 21. The 2006 show drew more than 22,000 trade visitors from Africa and other countries, plus 90,000 visitors on the public days
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Canada to Award C$2 Billion Contracts for Frigate Upgrades
September 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, the Honourable Christian Paradis, and the Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, today announced that the Government of Canada intends to award two long-term contracts totalling approximately $2 billion to Lockheed Martin Canada for the Combat Systems Integration (CSI) Design and Build and In-Service Support elements of the modernization of Canada’s 12 Halifax Class Navy frigates. “The award of these two contracts follows an open, fair and transparent procurement process, and demonstrates how this Government is taking action to...
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Taiwan to Scale Back Missile Development, Media Reports
September 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTaiwan has relinquished plans to develop a missile capable of hitting Shanghai because of improving cross-strait relations, the local Chinese-language China Times claimed on Tuesday. The article, quoting unnamed sources in the military, said the National Security Council and the Ministry of National Defense had agreed not to develop a missile that could reach targets more than 1,000 kilometers away
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Saudi Defence Industry Strategy Takes Shape
September 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPlans to develop military aircraft production in Saudi Arabia are moving ahead following the Kingdom's agreement to purchase Typhoon fighter jets from BAE Systems. The new deal calls for most of the aircraft to be assembled in Saudi Arabia
U.S. Army Orders Switchblade Loitering Munitions for $288M
Spain’s F110 Frigate Propulsion System Completes Shock Tests
Turkey to Guide the Reconstruction of Syrian Army, Seeks Military Bases
French DGA Orders Air-Dropped Acoustic Buoys from Thales for Anti-Submarine Ops
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