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Bell Helicopter To Showcase Next Generation Aircrafts And Upgrades At Dubai Airshow
November 14, 2013 @ 07:26 AMBell Helicopter will feature a number of commercial and military aircraft on static display at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, November 17-21. "We have spent more than half a century serving the Middle East and this region continues to represent a very important part of Bell Helicopters balanced business strategy,” said John Garrison, Bell Helicopter's president and CEO
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Egypt Plans Russian Arms Purchase: Foreign Minister
November 13, 2013 @ 10:39 AMCairo is considering deliveries of Russian arms, Egypts Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti ahead of a Russian delegation's visit. Nabil Fahmy said in an interview with RT television channel that “the issue of purchasing new Russian weapons should be carefully examined,” confirming the issue is under consideration in the Egyptian government
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Finmeccanica To Unveil Advanced Aircraft At Dubai Airshow
November 13, 2013 @ 08:24 AMFinmeccanica will showcase its latest aircraft at the international event at the Dubai Airshow next week with AgustaWestland and Alenia Aermacchi participating, the company said in a statement. "This year Finmeccanica and its companies Alenia Aermacchi, AgustaWestland and Selex ES will participate to this important event
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Declining Defence Budgets And Technology Upgrade Shaping Night Vision Market
November 12, 2013 @ 11:54 AMAs defence budgets take a beating due to the downturn of the war in Afghanistan, the market for night vision devices (NVDs) is being shaped by an upgrade of technology from Generation II to Generation III. A decade ago, a major chunk of the night vision market supported war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Rockwell Collins To Display Advanced Cabin Systems And Avionics At Dubai Airshow
November 12, 2013 @ 09:27 AMRockwell Collins will demonstrate its most advanced in-flight entertainment, cabin systems, aviation electronics and network communication solutions at the Dubai Airshow, Nov. 17-21
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Boeing To Highlight Industrial Partnership At Dubai Airshow 2013
November 12, 2013 @ 09:04 AMBoeing will showcase its industry partnerships in the Middle East and highlight a broad lineup of defense and commercial products and services at the 2013 Dubai Airshow. “The Middle East region continues to be one of Boeings key global markets for both the commercial aviation and defense sectors,” said Jeffrey Johnson, president, Boeing Middle East
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Denmark Takes Delivery Of LITENING G4 Targeting System
November 12, 2013 @ 07:20 AMNorthrop Grumman has delivered LITENING G4 advanced targeting systems to the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) for its F-16 aircraft following a rigorous flight test and evaluation program. The LITENING G4 pods give pilots powerful capabilities for detecting, identifying and tracking targets at long ranges for precision weapon delivery or nontraditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions
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Thailand Receives First Five Oplot Battle Tanks
November 9, 2013 @ 09:21 AMThailand takes delivery of first five Oplot main battle tanks produced at Ukraine's state-owned Malyshev Plant (Kharkiv) under a contract signed in 2011. The parties signed a technical acceptance certificate for the tanks based on the completion of a full cycle of running and firing tests in Kharkiv on Tuesday evening, Interfax-Ukraine reported
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Alenia Aermacchi Begins Israeli M-346 Trainer Jet Assembly
November 8, 2013 @ 12:43 PMAlenia Aermacchis plant in Venegono has begun assembling Israel's first M-346 advanced jet trainer which will replace the TA-4 Skyhawks currently in service. The three major components of the first aircraft, called Lavi in Israeli Air & Space Force, are currently being joined to form the aircraft's structure
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Thales Acquires XPI Simulation To Strengthen Training And Simulation Capability
November 8, 2013 @ 12:40 PMThales today announced that it has acquired XPI Simulation Ltd – in order to strengthen its position as a global training and simulation provider within the land market. XPI Simulation specializes in innovative techniques for processing LIDAR[1] data, a technology which maps physical environments in ultra-fine detail using a range of light frequencies, and ray tracing, which generates highly-realistic images by tracing the path of light and simulating its interaction with virtual objects
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