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Milestone Aviation Group and Eurocopter Enter $480 Million Deal
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter and Milestone Aviation have signed a EUR 362 million (US $480 million) for the delivery of 16 EC225 aircraft valued at and will be delivered over five years, starting in 2013. Deployed worldwide for civil and military search and rescue, Eurocopter’s EC225 offers superior speed, range, payload, optimal safety and reliability and has logged more than four million flight hours in operations around the globe
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Dassault’s MMRCA Triumph Means Big Bucks For Thales
February 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDassault’s MMRCA feat means big for Thales Avionics, which equips the Rafale combat aircraft with the Thales RBE2 radar and other systems. Meaning Thales will account for approximately one third of the total value of each of the 126 aircrafts that is supplied to India as part of the MMRCA deal
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Australian Grounding Of Sikorsky Black Hawk Highlights Recurrent Safety Events
January 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter identifying a number of fractured bolts in the Australian Army’s Sikorsky Black Hawk Helicopters during a routine maintenance check, the Australian Department of Defense has suspended flying operations on January 23. Only three Army Black Hawks, assigned to the Joint Task Force 631, for aero-medical evacuations for International Stabilisation Force remain operational in Timor Leste during the temporary suspension
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Longbow LLC Receives $181M Contract for Block III Radar from US DoD
January 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, received a $181 million contract from the U.S
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India: Howitzer Buyback on Track
December 17, 2011 @ 12:00 AMIndia is going ahead with the purchase of M777 Ultra Light Howitzers from the U.S
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Northrop Grumman Wins $540M Contract for Support from US DoD
December 16, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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"Norway Takes Delivery of Its First NH90"
December 4, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the delivery of the first NH90 NFH helicopter to the Norwegian Armed Forces. The delivery ceremony took place 30th November at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate facility in the presence of Brigadier General/ Commander Frode R Flǿlo, NDLO Air Systems Division
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Finmeccanica Wins EUR 100 Million Contract for Logistical Support from Italian Air
November 9, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFinmeccanica, through its company Alenia Aeronautica, has been awarded a EUR 100 million contract by the General Directorate of Air Armaments of the Italian Defence Ministry for the supply of logistical support services for the four ATR 72 MP (Maritime Patrol) aircraft ordered by the Italian Air Force in 2008. The contract envisages the supply of technical and logistical support services for five years and the implementation of a series of configurations designed to improve the capabilities of the aircraft when deployed on maritime patrol and surveillance activities
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Eurocopter Signed Contract to Supply EC225 Helicopter for Spain
September 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter has signed a contract to supply an EC225 helicopter for Spain following its recent success in the country’s competition to select a new rotary-wing aircraft for maritime search & rescue (SAR) and pollution control operations. This marks one of the first stages in a national rescue plan to be implemented by the Spanish Maritime Safety Agency (SASEMAR), and is designed to provide air assets in the form of large helicopters for missions in the southern part of the Bay of Biscay and in the Canary Islands
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DGA Orders 13 Unitary Missile Launchers
September 10, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFrance’s Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) on Sept. 8 awarded BWB, the German armaments agency, an order for 13 Guided Unitary MLRS Rocket Launchers (known as lance-roquettes unitaire, or LRU, in France)
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