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Tunisia orders Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters

March 3, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The government of Tunisia has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of two C-130J Super Hercules airlifters with an initial three years of logistics support. Tunisia’s new C 130Js, scheduled to be delivered in 2013 and 2014, will be the longer fuselage or “stretched” variant of the C-130J
Thales wins contract to build the Jason-3 satellite

February 26, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Thales Alenia Space announced to have signed with French Space Agency (CNES), the contract to build the Jason-3 satellite. The Jason-3 operational oceanographic mission involves a quadripartite collaboration between the two meteorological organizations Eumetsat and NOAA, acting as the leaders of the program, and CNES and its American counterpart NASA
Royal Thai Army orders 16 Enstrom 480B training helicopters

February 26, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation would like to announce that they will be providing 16 480B advanced turbine training helicopters for the Royal Thai Army. The 480B was selected in a competitive bidding process that included aircraft from 7 different major manufacturers
Australian defence to upgrade C-130J Hercules Aircraft

February 25, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, today said the Australian Government is ensuring that the Royal Australian Air Force’s C-130J Hercules fleet can continue to meet their full capability requirements by upgrading them via a multinational development partnership upgrade program. The Government has approved funding of $45 million to undertake a range of important upgrades to aircraft systems
BAE wins $90 million contract from US for Ambush Protected MRAP vehicles

February 24, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

BAE Systems has received a delivery order from the U.S
Oshkosh wins $640 million contract for Additional M-ATVs from U.S Army

February 24, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Oshkosh Corporation announced today it has received an additional $640 million award from the U.S
LONGBOW LLC wins $86 million contract from AgustaWestland to support U.K. Apache...

February 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, was recently awarded an $86 million contract from AgustaWestland to support LONGBOW FCR systems on the United Kingdom Apache AH Mk-1 aircraft. "The LONGBOW FCR is an essential element of U
Rafale orders boost Thales results for 2009

February 20, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The Board of Directors of Thales met today to close the financial statements for 2009. Thales Chairman and CEO, Luc Vigneron, commented: “In a persistently depressed global economic environment, our revenue growth and robust order intake are testimony to the solid foundations of our customer base, primarily governments and infrastructure operators
Wipro, CAE signed agreement to provide training and simulation-based solutions for India's...

February 19, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Wipro announced that it has signed an agreement with CAE Inc to jointly address the growing simulation-based training, operations, maintenance and training support services opportunities for India's defence forces. "Both companies shall provide joint investments, sales support and local production support based on the respective expertise of each company", it said
India introduces MIG- 29K Carrier Borne Fighter Aircraft

February 19, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The 19th day of Feb 2010, was marked with the take-off of the Indian Navy’s new fighter aircraft - the MiG-29K with full afterburners. The new fighter displayed its agility by breaking into an almost vertical climb within seconds after take-off

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