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General Dynamics Awarded $16 Million for RG-31 MRAP Spare Parts
August 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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India, Russia plan to build futuristic main battle tank
July 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEncouraged by the remarkable success of their pilot co-development defence project, the BrahMos missile, India and Russia are planning to design and build a futuristic main battle tank. Defence industry experts will discuss the new project when a delegation of the Russian Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) tank-building factory visits India this week to participate in an international seminar on the Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT) organised by the Army along with the Confederation of Indian Industry
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CFM Receives $5+ billion in New Orders, Materials Agreements at Farnborough Air...
July 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFARNBOROUGH --- CFM International booked orders for 540 new CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines during the 2008 Farnborough Air Show, in addition to inking a materials and service agreement with ST Aerospace. These agreements are valued at more than $5 billion U
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Farnborough orders point to slow second half
July 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMA $40 billion (20 billion pound) spree by Gulf oil states prevented aircraft orders from going into freefall at this week's Farnborough Airshow but left little for Airbus and Boeing to scrap over for the rest of the year. Airbus, the planemaking unit of Europe aerospace group EADS , was still squeezing out a few orders on day four of a show that exposed a yawning divide between the industry's rich and poor as oil prices approach $150 a barrel
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Saudi Arabian Airlines Orders Eight Airbus A330s
July 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSaudi Arabian Airlines, Saudi Arabias national airline, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for eight A330-300 wide body aircraft, as part of its fleet modernisation plan.>> The contract follows one for 22 Airbus A320s signed at the end of 2007, marking the first agreement between Saudi Arabian Airlines and Airbus for commercial aircraft in 26 years
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Airbus' Order Backlog Increasing Further During the First Six Months of 2008
July 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDuring the six-month period from January to June 2008, Airbus achieved a healthy gross order total of 525 aircraft units and a leading market share of 52 per cent. In dollar terms, this represents a total value of $62bn, based on current list prices
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
July 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force is modifying a fixed price incentive firm contract not to exceed $324,600,000 with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems of San Diego, Calif.>> This contract will provide 2 RQ-4B Block 301 Global Hawk air vehicles, 3 RQ-4B Block 40 air vehicles with MP-RTIP sensor, 1 mission element, 1 launch and recovery element, and associated equipment; option for 4 EISS sensor payloads
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Plymouth Bids Farewell to HMS Victorious
July 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Vanguard class submarine HMS Victorious has left Plymouth today, Thursday 10 July 2008, after completing her three and a half year multi-million pound overhaul at Devonport Royal Dockyard.>> Victorious is heading to Scotland for sea trials that mark the start of a process of regeneration of the platform and crew to operational status following her Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) [LOP(R)]
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URS Awarded Contract at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
July 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN FRANCISCO --- URS Corporation today announced that its EG&G Division has been awarded a re-compete contract to provide Operations Support Services at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract, including one base year and four option years, has a maximum value of $153 million to URS
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Letter from Baroness Taylor to The Guardian
July 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBaroness Taylor, Minister for Defence Equipment and Support has written a letter to the Guardian, which has been published in today's edition, in response to a column in the July 3rd issue of the paper which claimed the MOD is failing to properly equip the Army.>> This is Baroness Taylor's letter in full:>> Richard Norton-Taylor's column of 3 July 'Selling our soldiers short' claims that the Ministry of Defence is "failing to properly equip the army"
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