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Longbow LLC Receives $181M Contract for Block III Radar from US DoD
January 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, received a $181 million contract from the U.S
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Kongsberg Awarded MNOK 380 Contract for Weapon Stations from Swedish Armed Forces
December 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMKongsberg has been awarded a contract valued at MNOK 380 for delivery of Protector "Nordic" Remote Weapon Stations for the Norwegian and Swedish Armed Forces. The contract is an extension of the agreement disclosed 31 January 2011
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Northrop Grumman Wins $540M Contract for Support from US DoD
December 16, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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Eurocopter Delivers EC145s Ordered by Kazakhstan
November 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter delivered the first of six EC145s ordered to date by the Kazakh Ministries of Defense and Emergencies. A total of 45 of the helicopters are to be purchased, and will be assembled by the new joint venture Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering, in which Eurocopter and Kazakhstan Engineering have a 50/50 share
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Boeing, Oman Air Announce Order for Six Boeing 787 Dreamliners
November 15, 2011 @ 12:00 AMBoeing and Oman Air, Sultanate of Oman 's flagship carrier, today announced an order for six Boeing 787-8s at the Dubai Airshow. The airline completed an arrangement with Boeing and Kuwait -based leasing company ALAFCO to transfer existing orders for the six Dreamliners from ALAFCO to Oman Air
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Rheinmetall Awarded Malaysian Surveillance and Recon Systems Contract
October 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMRheinmetall Nordic AS of Norway has been awarded a contract to supply the Malaysian armed forces with the Vingtaqs II long-range surveillance, observation and reconnaissance system which will be mounted on the AV8 all-terrain vehicles(ATVs) ordered from Turkey. Worth around €36 million, this is the largest single order ever booked by Rheinmetall Nordic AS or its predecessor Simrad Optronics AS
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Finland To Develop Cyber Defense 'Counterpunch'
October 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFinland's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has drafted a national cyber defense strategy proposal that would provide substantial investment to develop an arsenal of cyber defense weaponry to protect crucial military, government and economic data networks and critical infrastructure. The plan would increase funding for the military's dedicated Cyber Defense Unit, enabling it to mount cyber attacks on "hostile forces" as part of a counterpunch "Credible Response Platform," which is likely to deploy malware, worms and viruses against attackers on the pretext of "attack being the best form of defense
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German Navy Receives New Anti-Ship Missile
September 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe official roll-out of the RBS15 Mk3 heavy anti-ship missile for the German Navy took place at a ceremony of the Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement. High-ranking representatives of the Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Office of Technology and Procurement, the German Navy as well as the industrial partners Diehl Defence and Saab Dynamics participated in the event at the naval base Kiel on September 22, 2011
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Russia Delays Arms Deliveries to India
August 25, 2011 @ 12:00 AMA contract was signed with Rosoboronexport, Russia in 2006 for acquisition of three Talwar Class follow-on ships and the delivery schedule for these three ships was April 2011, October 2011 and April 2012. Rosoboronexport has intimated that the delivery of the ships would be delayed as follows: 1st Ship - 12 months, 2nd Ship - 11 months and 3rd Ship - 14 months
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Eurocopter, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Plan New Agreements
July 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have reiterated their commitment to take their five- decade long relationship to the next level. The long-time partners are in the process of signing agreements to further strengthen their industrial cooperation and links
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