Cassidian and Brazilian-based ATECH have signed a contract to jointly equip the new EC725 helicopters of the Brazilian Navy with an advanced mission management system. As part of the procurement of 50 EC725 helicopters by the Brazilian armed forces, Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras signed a contract with ATECH and Cassidian to develop and manufacture the Tactical Data Management System (TDMS) for 8 navy helicopters
The Indian Government has introduced detailed guidelines on for forming joint ventures for Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). This comes after private shipyards in the country raised objections after the initial selection of joint venture (JV) partner by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL)
Colt Defense LLC has been awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract by the U. S
In an effort to protect its coastline and monitor daily maritime traffic coming in and out of the country's ports, The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has purchased four helicopter- mountable, laser mine detection systems from Northrop Grumman. Making this the first direct commercial sale of Northrop Grumman Corporation's Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) to an international navy
DCNS is a world leader for value-added naval defence systems. As a naval prime contractor, shipbuilder and systems integrator, DCNS combines resources and expertise spanning the naval defence value chain and entire system lifecycles
Boeing today announced plans to further deepen its relations with suppliers and partners in India. “Boeing is uniquely positioned to engage common supplier partners for civil aviation and defense products, which will accelerate quality and capability,” said Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar at a media briefing on the eve of Aero India 2011
URS Corporation today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts to provide logistics and maintenance support services to the U.S
Malaysia's SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd (SMEO) and Indonesia's PT.Pindad (Persero) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for possible collaboration in the field of defence industries between the two sides
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Alliant Techsystems has received a $100 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce solid rocket propulsion systems for all three stages of the U.S