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Alenia Aermacchi Delivers First C-27J Transport Aircraft To Australia

July 1, 2015 @ 12:02 PM

Alenia Aermacchi has delivered the first of 10 C-27J Spartan tactical medium-loft transport aircraft to Royal Australian Air Force. "The C-27J Spartan will complement the C-130J Hercules and C-17A Globemaster," Air Marshal Geoff Brown, Chief of the Air Force was quoted as saying by UPI on Tuesday
CAE, GA-ASI To Co-Develop Predator UAS Simulator For Italian Air Force

June 16, 2015 @ 01:30 PM

CAE announced today that it has won the contract from Italian Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA) to develop and deliver upgrades and enhancements to a Predator Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Mission Trainer for the Italian Air Force. CAE and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) intend to co-develop a high fidelity UAS Mission Trainer specifically representing the Italian Air Force's Predator(R) A and Predator B/MQ-9, manufactured by GA-ASI
Saab To Deliver Carl Gustaf Weapon System To EDA States

June 12, 2015 @ 12:38 PM

Saab announced Thursday that it has signed a SEK127 million (US $15 million) contract with the European Defense Agency (EDA) to deliver Carl-Gustaf ammunition to Agency member states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Poland. Deliveries will take place during 2016
DARPA Selects Exelis, Leidos For Second Phase Of Radar Counter Measures Program

May 21, 2015 @ 09:41 AM

Exelis and Leidos have been selected to continue to evolve advanced technology development for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) program, Exelis said in a statement Today. The five-year subcontract from Leidos could be worth up to $15
General Dynamics Selects Raytheon's Power Switch Node For British Army SCOUT

May 20, 2015 @ 01:50 PM

General Dynamics announced today that it has selected Raytheon UK to provide Chassis Power Switch Node for the British Army's SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) platforms. Forming the core of the SCOUT SV platform's chassis power management and distribution system, Raytheon UK's Power Switch Node (PSN) provides the platform with flexible capability that offers 16 channels of fully protected solid state switching under the control of the platform's serial data bus
US Navy Developing Underwater/Flying Drones For Submarines

April 14, 2015 @ 11:53 AM

The US Navy is working on both underwater and flying drones to support its submarines, according to local media reports. The US Navy has started working on deploying Remus 600 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) performing undersea missions in strategic locations, Rear Adm
Pentagon To Unveil New Version Of Better Buying Power 3.0

March 21, 2015 @ 07:39 AM

The Pentagon officials are preparing to unveil the latest version of Better Buying Power, a multibillion-dollar equipment and service-buying program which is aimed at improving the acquisition process the departments chief acquisition officer said in the press release on Thursday. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, told a defense conference that Better Buying Power 3
India’s Astra BVR Missile Launch Deferred Due To Technical Glitch

March 17, 2015 @ 09:14 AM

Indias beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAM) Astra missile launch has been deferred on Monday due to a technical snag. The test was scheduled on March 12
Pakistan-China JF-17 Fighter Pitches For Bulgarian Fighter Procurement

March 11, 2015 @ 05:00 PM

Pakistan plans to offer its PAC JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Bulgaria under the country's tender to acquire 16 combat aircraft for its military. The Bulgarian Air Force is aiming to replace its outdated Soviet-designed Mikoyan MiG-21 aircraft, Novinite, local media reported
India To Conduct Final Trial Of Astra BVR Air-to-Air Missile This Week

March 10, 2015 @ 12:32 PM

India will be conducting the final round phase trial of Astra, beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile on March 12 before inducting it in its Armed Forces. Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has begun preparation for a fresh trial of the indigenously developed missile from a defense base off the Odisha coast

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