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Boeing Receives $289M Contract for Satellite from US DoD
December 1, 2011 @ 12:00 AMBoeing has received a $289 million contract modification from NASA, exercising an option to add Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) M to the existing TDRS fleet. Three Boeing-built TDRS satellites are currently providing critical services to NASA, and two more are on schedule for delivery to the customer with launches planned in 2012 and 2013
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Pakistan Orders US Out of Airbase
November 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMPakistan has ordered the United States to move out of an airbase on its territory, after shutting down NATO's two main overland supply routes into Afghanistan. Popular anger is mounting in Pakistan after NATO's killing of 24 Pakistani military personnel in a cross-border airstrike Saturday
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F-35 is not an Ideal Choice for India
November 24, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe recent Pentagon report on US-India Security Cooperation which indicates the possible sale of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to India has created a hubbub in the media. Some have even gone to the extent of suggesting that New Delhi should scrap its ongoing, half-a-decade, effort to procure 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft from European countries and instead buy the F-35, the only fifth generation fighter that is available for international customers
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Decision on $ 10 bn MMRCA Deal Today
October 7, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Defence Acquisition Council will decide on Friday which company will be given India's over $10 billion Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal. The race to supply for 126 fighter jets is between two European offerings - the French Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon, manufactured by a European consortium
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Embraer Selects SELEX Galileo to Supply Radar for KC-390
September 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer Defense & Security has selected SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, to supply the company’s Gabbiano surveillance radar for the new KC-390 tanker/ transport aircraft. SELEX Galileo’s Gabbiano is an X-band radar based on a solid state transmitter that delivers superior performance in high resolution modes and detection ranges
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Bombardier to display the world’s fastest turboprop aircraft at Paris Air Show...
June 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Canadian business jet manufacturer, Bombardier will display a debut aircraft, CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet at the Paris air show beginning 20 June. The aircraft has already had a sensational entry into the European market
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Boeing Receives $100M Contracts for JDAM from US Defense
May 3, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Company today announced that it has received contracts totaling $100 million for two types of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on March 17 awarded the company an $8 million contract that represents the first major production order for Laser JDAM kits
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General Dynamics wins $565 Million contract for Infrastructure Services Program from MDA
April 14, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Engineering and Support Services (MiDAESS) program to provide infrastructure and deployment services in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The five-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract has a $565 million ceiling value for all awardees; the contract has no initial award value
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More on Littoral Combat Ship Contracts
March 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMSecretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next two Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to be built in Wisconsin will be named the USS Milwaukee and the USS Detroit. These two ships are part of a dual block buy of LCS class ships announced by Mabus in December 2010
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Indian Defence Minister Resisting U.S. Lobbying on $ 10 bn Fighter
March 14, 2011 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s defence minister A.K
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
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Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U