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Irving Shipbuilding Receives $2.3 Billion Contract to Build Canadian OPVs

January 26, 2015 @ 03:58 PM

The Canadian government has announced the awarding of the build contract with Irving Shipbuilding for the construction of six Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). The project is as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS)
India’s DRDO To Build Mark II Akash SAM With Longer Range Seeker...

January 23, 2015 @ 06:40 PM

For Defenseworld.net/BangaloreDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources say that they have moved a proposal to the government on building Mark II of the Akash missiles that will be upgraded by a longer range and sophisticated seeker
GKN Aerospace To Showcase Fuel Systems Technology At Aero India 2015

January 22, 2015 @ 11:15 AM

GKN Aerospace will showcase its latest fuel systems and emergency flotation systems at Aero India 2015, held from 18-22 February 2015. GKN will display a flexible fuel cell for military rotorcraft alongside a scaled model of the B212 helicopter fitted with a GKN Aerospace emergency flotation system
DRS Technologies’ Laser Designating Gimbal Completes First Flight Test

January 22, 2015 @ 08:56 AM

DRS Technologies announced on Wednesday that it conducted the first airborne demonstration of its GS205-XRZ laser designating gimbal. At less than six inches in diameter and weighing less than nine pounds, the flight-proven GS205 offers targeting capability for all laser-guided weapons
Airbus Helicopters Upgrades Dauphin Rotorcraft Flight Simulator For SAR Operations

January 22, 2015 @ 08:25 AM

Airbus Helicopters has upgraded the AS365 Dauphin rotorcraft full-flight simulator to provide training in both day and night search and rescue (SAR) operations. The upgrade was made by Airbus Helicopters Southeast Asia at its Seletar Aerospace Park facility, by adding a CMA9000 flight management system into the AS365 motion-based flight simulator
Importer Claims To Start Ak-47 Manufacture In US

January 21, 2015 @ 01:37 PM

The importer of Russian Kalashnikov rifles in US, RWC, has claimed to start manufacturing the AK-47 guns in the USA, CNN Money reported yesterday. The importing of the AK-47 gun in US was stopped after it imposed sanctions in July against Russia
Indra To Develop $103 Million New Radar System For Eurofighter

January 20, 2015 @ 07:07 PM

Indra has closed a $103 million deal to work on developing the new radar system Captor-E for Eurofighter, the company announced Monday. Last November, on behalf of the secretaries of defense of all four member countries of the Eurofighter consortium (United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain), NETMA signed an agreement with representatives of the European industry to develop and integrate the most technologically advanced radar system in the world
Saab, Damen Team Up For Walrus Future Submarine Replacement Programme

January 20, 2015 @ 12:30 PM

Swedish company Saab is teaming with Netherlands Damen Shipyards Group to explore future opportunities in the international submarine market. Both companies have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to work together in pursuit of the potential Walrus-class submarine replacement programme for the Netherlands
Saab, Polish Navy Tests RBS15 Mk Missile

January 20, 2015 @ 12:01 PM

Saab and the Polish Navy have conducted commissioning and sea acceptance test of the RBS15 Mk3 missile onboard the Orkan-class fast attack craft. The test was conducted under a contract signed in 2006 with Poland for the delivery of RBS15 Mk3 missiles, and their installation on the Orkan-class ships
India Plans To Develop 5th-Generation Fighter Aircraft

January 20, 2015 @ 11:04 AM

India plans to start its own fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) development project this year to build on the expertise gained in the long developmental saga of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft. Top defence sources on Wednesday said the preliminary design stage of the futuristic fighter called the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), with collaboration among IAF, DRDO and Aeronautical Development Agency, is now "virtually" over

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