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France Clears Technology Transfer for Rafale Fighter: Dassault
November 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPARIS --- The French government has cleared the full transfer of technology for the Rafale combat jet that is one of the six aircraft in contention for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 fighters in a deal worth USD 10 billion, its manufacturer Dassault Aviation says.>> "When we talk about technology transfer, we mean full technology transfer and not in bits and pieces," J
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
November 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force is modifying an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with General Electric Aircraft Engines of Cincinnati, Ohio, for a maximum of $185 million.>> The VAATE Program is a joint DoD/NASA/DOE Industry effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the 2017 timeframe that will permit an order of magnitude increase in turbo-propulsion affordability over the year 2000 state-of the-art technology
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Kongsberg Supports NATO Submarine Rescue System Acceptance Trials
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEngineers from Kongsberg Maritime have been in the thick of the action in France and Norway during a combined trial and military exercise period involving the NATO Submarine Rescue System - NSRS. The NSRS is an extensive project by the French, Norwegian and UK Navies, to provide a fast response, highly mobile, distressed submarine (DISSUB) rescue platform
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Goodrich to Supply Sonar Domes for U.S. Navy Frigates, Cruisers and Destroyers...
October 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCHARLOTTE, N.C
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Bush to View Budget Law in Light of Presidential Authority
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President Bush said yesterday he will construe restrictions imposed in the fiscal 2009 defense budget in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority and obligations of the president.>> Bush signed the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 into law yesterday
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Finmeccanica and DRS Technologies Announce Receipt of CFIUS Approval
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMROME & PARSIPPANY, N.J
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German-American Cooperation for a New Armored
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEurope's leading manufacturer of highly protected wheeled and tracked vehicles, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), and the United States prime technology developer, L-3 Communications Corporation, announced today a teaming on the world's first scalable armored vehicle platform F2US. The vehicle is being displayed at the exhibition of the Association of the US Army (AUSA) in Washington, D
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AVAS Broke Negotiations on Avioane Craiova. AERO Wanted to Continue.
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAfter AVAS announced breaking the negotiations on Avioane Craiova acquisition, Aero Vodochody expressed great disappointment and pointed out several incorrect facts in the AVAS news release.>> We have negotiated with AVAS for over two months in order to reach the agreement in the interest of Avioane Craiova and its employees
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Thales's Watchkeeper Programme Successfully Passes Flight Trials for Automatic Take-off and Landing
August 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThales UK today confirms a further key milestone for the Watchkeeper programme has been met, with the validation of Thales's automatic take-off and landing system, MAGIC ATOLS. This trial is one of a comprehensive set of trials taking place over the next year and follows on from the first successful flight trials of the Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) in April 2008
Turkey’s Aselsan Conducts First Firing of Tolun Missile for Ground-to-Ground Engagements
U.K., Norway Working on Defense Pact to Deter Russia
UAE's ADASI Selects Turkish Radar for its Garmoosha Rotary Wing UAV
Philippines Aircraft Descended to Chinese Helicopter Altitude: Chinese PLA
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