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Israel Plans to Loosen Defence Export Restrictions

October 31, 2017 @ 11:47 AM

Israeli companies need not obtain a marketing license for certain cyber and electro-optic systems and tools, and security and anti-terrorism warfare education, according to changes in the defence export policy proposed by the countrys Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD will significantly shorten the list of products whose overseas marketing requires prior approval from the Defense Export Controls Agency (DECA)
Turkish Firm to Produce 1000 Armored Vehicles in Uzbekistan

October 28, 2017 @ 10:02 AM

Turkish company Nurol Makina will manufacture 1000 ‘Dragon armored vehicles in Uzbekistan jointly with Uzbek firm UzAuto, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed in Ankrara earlier this week. Nurol Makina signed the MoU with UzAuto during Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyevs visit to Turkey earlier this week, Hurriyet Daily News reported
General Dynamics to Provide High Explosive Tank Ammo to Iraq

October 28, 2017 @ 04:15 AM

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has been awarded a $93,000,000 foreign military sales (Iraq) contract to obtain 120mm insensitive munition high explosive with tracer (IM HE-T) tank ammunition cartridges. The 120mm IM HE-T High Explosive Cartridge provides the armor forces with an improved infantry support capability, a US DoD contract announcement said
Chinese Air Force to Cooperate With Logistics Firms, Use Drones for Shipment

October 27, 2017 @ 08:19 AM

The People's Liberation Army air force (PLA-AF) will cooperate with five Chinese companies to upgrade civil-military logistics integration, according to an agreement between the companies and the PLA air force logistics department. The five companies are SF Express, China Railway Express, China Postal Express & Logistics, Deppon Logistics and JD Logistics
Taiwan Fines Dassault, Thales, Safran $268 million Over 1992 Mirage 2000-5 Deal

October 26, 2017 @ 02:25 PM

Three French aviation companies have been fined a total of 227 million euros ($268 million) in Taiwan over a commercial dispute dating back to 1992, the companies announced. Dassault Aviation said it was fined 134 million euros; avionics and systems manufacturer Thales was hit with a fine of 64 million euros; and engine maker Safran was ordered to pay 29 million euros, the groups said in statements released separately late Wednesday
US Marines test-fire Land Artillery Rocket System from Amphibious Ship

October 25, 2017 @ 09:19 AM

US Marines conducted a firing of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from the deck of an amphibious transport dock, scoring a major extension of the land-based platforms ability to function as naval artillery. A detachment of Marines set up the vehicle-borne launch system on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
Israel Defense Forces Orders SPIKE LR II Fifth-Gen Missiles

October 24, 2017 @ 03:42 PM

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to supply more than one thousand SPIKE LR 2, a fifth generation electro-optical, precision-guided missiles
CAE Selects VSTEP Bridge Simulators For UAE Naval Training Centre

October 24, 2017 @ 11:21 AM

VSTEP has been awarded a contract from CAE to provide a suite of custom-built ship bridge simulators for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Naval Training Centre. VSTEP will provide the Full Mission Bridge Simulators after an extensive evaluation process
Barak-8 Missile System a ‘Cash Cow’ For Israeli Aerospace Industries: IAI CEO

October 23, 2017 @ 12:29 PM

Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) expects new orders from India and several other customers for the Barak-8 missile system, considered the single most valuable defence export from Israel. With a US$2
Distribution, Maintenance Center for Russian Helicopters in Mexico

October 23, 2017 @ 07:09 AM

Russias Rostec State Corporation and Mexicos Craft Avia Center will partner to set up a helicopter distribution and maintenance center in Mexico. An agreement to this effect was reached by head of the Mexican company Jose de Vicente and Russian Helicopters CEO Andrei Boginsky

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