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Russian Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered that 2012 state arms procurement contracts be placed before April 15. The 2012 state defense order is worth an estimated 880 billion rubles (about $30 billion)
The French Navy’s Horizon class air defence frigate, Forbin, successfully engaged a supersonic target simulating an anti-ship missile flying at very low altitude. The target was launched from the DGA’s (the Direction Générale de l’Armement) missile test centre based on the Ile du Levant in the south of France (Var region) and intercepted in flight by the Forbin’s Aster 30 system
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Service Industriel de l'Aéronautique (SIAé), France's military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, to supply stand-alone GPS receivers for the French Navy's Lynx helicopters, which are currently being upgraded by the French defence procurement agency (DGA). Thales’s GNSS 1000-S receiver relies on SAASM (Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module) technology to access military GPS encrypted signals
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Italian aero-engine manufacturer Avio and Pratt & Whitney today announced the signature of a long-term agreement for Avio to produce the P&W designed fan drive gear system for the Pure Power PW1100G-JM engine. Under the agreement, Avio will also design the accessory gearbox and the oil tank for the engine and produce those components as well
Rossell India Limited and CAE will embark on a joint venture to provide synthetic training solutions for the Indian defence market. Rossell made the announcement today after it received approval from the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to form a joint venture company with CAE
Vision Systems International (VSI), a leader in advanced Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) for tactical aircraft, has been awarded a $19.8 million contract for the delivery and engineering support of Night Vision Cueing Display (NVCD) systems
Joint Ventures and promotion of participation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will be the foremost areas under discussion during this year’s Defexpo which began today in New Delhi. The Government of India to hoping to encourage self-reliance while equipping the Armed Forces with the latest equipment and weaponry
The Government of Iraq has awarded Harris Corporation a $51 million order to provide high-performance tactical communication solutions for a range of security missions. According to the terms of the contract, Harris will provide Falcon III RF-7800S wideband Secure Personal Radios, Falcon II RF-5800M multiband handheld radios and RF-5800H high- frequency manpack radios, along with accessories and training services