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India, France to soon finalize SRSAM, Mirage 2000 upgrade deals

December 7, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

India and France expect to soon launch the Short Range Surface to Air Missile(SRSAM) and Kaveri (aircraft engine) programmes. “Discussions concerning the upgrading of Mirage-2000 aircraft are expected to be finalised soon”, said a joint statement issued after talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy in New Delhi on Monday
High cost of Indian Mirage 2000 fighter upgrade causing a rethink

December 3, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

French President Nicholas Sarkozy may miss signing of the Mirage 2000 upgrade deal with the Indian Air Force (IAF) during his visit to India. While officially, “negotiations are still going on”, according India’s senior foreign ministry officials, the reason for the delay seems to be that the high cost of upgrading the fighters is causing a rethink, informed sources told defenseworld
A mere 90,000 assault rifles a year manufactured in India

December 1, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

For a country facing insurgency and militancy, its defence and security forces place orders for only 90,000 5.56mm assault rifles out of a total of 164,000 small and personnel arms a year
Ozone Depleting Substances Substitution Clause in Indian RFPs

November 25, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

For new weapon systems in the pipeline, inclusion of a clause in RFPs for provision of alternatives is being considered. The use of recycled Halon recovered from phased-out or downgraded aircraft and equipment is being planned
GA and GA-SI Awarded project for F-16 Drag Brace Down Lock Redesign...

November 18, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

General Atomics (GA) and General Atomics Systems Integration, LLC (GA-SI) have been awarded a one-year task order by the United States Air Force (USAF) under the F-16 Drag Brace Down Lock Redesign Program to complete the full Main Landing Gear assembly fatigue tests and drop tests to verify that the assembly, including the drag brace down lock, maintains fatigue life integrity with the increased hydraulic force of a redesigned push-pull actuator. The contract task order was issued by 417 Supply Chain Management Squadron (SCMS) at Hill Air Force Base (AFB)
Qatar Air Force commences evaluation to acquire 36 new fighter planes

November 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) has launched a competition to buy a new fighter plane to replace its ageing Dasault Mirage 2000-5s. Evaluation of the likely candidates has begun, the service’s commander, Brig
TeleCommunication Systems wins $315 million contract for Satellite Communications from US Navy

November 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that it has been named as the sole awardee on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Military Sealift Command's Next Generation Wideband commercial satellite communications infrastructure and service
Boeing win $106 million contract for Small Diameter Bomb from U.S.

November 10, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Boeing today announced it has received a $106 million contract extension from the U.S
ManTech wins $68 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide ECCS...

November 2, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

ManTech International Corporation, a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S
Vangent to manage military health system for wounded soldiers

October 29, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process solutions, today announced it was awarded the Patient Movement Item Tracking System (PMITS) Sustainment contract from the Military Health System in support of the Defense Health Services Systems Program Office

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