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Elbit, Alpha Design Expand Existing JV Firm

July 6, 2017 @ 02:43 PM

Israels Elbit Security Systems Ltd signed a contract with an Indian counterpart Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd for expansion of the existing joint venture ‘Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd, during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Tel Aviv this week
Israeli IAI, India's Kalyani To Set Up Maintenance Center For Air Defence...

July 6, 2017 @ 01:59 PM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. (KSSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand joint venture for establishing a maintenance center for selected advanced air defence systems in Hyderabad in the state of Telengana in India
Pratt and Whitney Wins Additional $339 Million To Build F-35 engines

July 6, 2017 @ 09:46 AM

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded an additional $339 million to a previous contract to build engines for the Department of Defenses (DoD) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program. The company has been contracted to build spare engines, spare modules and spare parks to support the terms of the existing contract, according to a DoD release Wednesday
Boeing To Replace Chinook Choppers’ Obsolete Parts For Turkey, Netherlands

July 6, 2017 @ 08:07 AM

Boeing has won more than $14 million for obsolescent part changes on Chinook tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopters for Turkey and the Netherlands. "The Boeing Company [of] Ridley Park, Pennsylvania was awarded a $14,297,933 modification to [a] foreign military sales (Netherlands, and Turkey) contract for obsolescent parts changes for CH-47F Chinook helicopters," the Department of Defense said in a press release Wednesday
DARPA Flight Tests Fast, Lightweight Autonomous Quadcopter

July 5, 2017 @ 09:43 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently flight tested an unmanned quadcopters to demonstrate autonomous flight without the aid of human operators or global positioning systems. DARPA announced last week that Phase 1 of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida, flying quadcopters autonomously through cluttered buildings and obstacle-strewn environments at fast speeds (up to 20 meters per second, or 45 mph) using onboard cameras and sensors as “eyes” and smart algorithms to self-navigate
Embraer Delivers Phenom 100 Jet For UK's Military Flight Training

July 5, 2017 @ 08:46 AM

Embraer has delivered today the first of five Phenom 100 business jet to Affinity Flight Training Services for the UK military's pilot training program. The aircraft has been selected to provide Multi-Engine Pilot Training to UK Armed Forces as part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence´s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme
Russia To Assemble T-90 Tanks Under License In Egypt

July 5, 2017 @ 08:45 AM

Russias Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) corporation will build a facility to assemble T-90S/SK tanks under license in Egypt, the company stated in its 2016 report, published on Tuesday. "Works on territories of foreign states to create facilities for complex maintenance and repair of previously supplied equipment, including implementation of projects to create joint ventures with foreign contractors
South Korea Completes 12 FA-50PH Light Attack Aircraft Delivery To Philippines

July 4, 2017 @ 04:39 PM

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed the delivery of 12 FA-50PH light attack aircraft to the Philippines. The 12 FA-50PH light attack aircraft were delivered three months earlier than scheduled
Israeli Surveillance Drone Crashes Over Gaza Strip

July 4, 2017 @ 01:05 PM

Israel's Skylark-model unmanned aerial vehicle crashed Tuesday in the south of the Gaza Strip. The unnamed aerial vehicle fell in the south of the Gaza Strip
Ukraine’s UkrOboronProm May Participate In NATO Tenders

July 4, 2017 @ 12:28 PM

Ukraines state-run UkrOboronProm may obtain permission to participate in tenders for the supply of goods and services in the interests of Alliance member countries and partners within the framework of the Random Brokerage Services (RBS) program. Recently the NATO Support and Procurement Agency offered to add Ukrainian defense industry enterprises to the list of defense products manufacturers, the company said in a statement Monday

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