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Lockheed, Textron In Race To Buy Sikorsky Valued At $8 Billion
July 10, 2015 @ 02:18 PMLockheed Martin, Textron are major contenders to have offered to buy Sikorsky Aircraft. The Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer could be valued at $8 billion and the decision for the sell-out is likely by the end of this month
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Boeing Extends Price Deadline For Indian Chinook, Apache Deal
July 9, 2015 @ 02:28 PMBoeing has extended the price deadline for the Indian $2.5 billion contract to procure 22 Boeing Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook Heavy-lift helicopters by another three months
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Buying Subs Better Than Having Funds Misappropriated: Thai PM
July 8, 2015 @ 12:37 PMDefending the proposed purchase of Chinese submarines, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said that state funds can be better utilized in purchasing the three subs than leaving it open for misappropriation. The Prime Minister's comments yesterday quoted in the Thai media have kicked off a storm in Thailand as it implies loose check over state finances and the possibility of corruption
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Opposition to Thailand Submarine Purchase
July 6, 2015 @ 10:59 AMThai experts have questioned the utility of buying Chinese submarines on grounds that the countrys Navy is better off with surface ships and the funds could be utilized for a national healthcare project. A procurement committee of the Thai Navy last week voted to buy three Chinese S-20 submarines for 36 billion Bhat (US$1
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Fluor To Be Part Of US Air Force Contract Augmentation Program
July 3, 2015 @ 12:37 PMFluor Corporation has been selected to be part of the US Air Force Contract Augmentation Program IV (AFCAP IV) for six years. The contract begins from October 1, 2015, the company announced Wednesday
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Netherland Maritime Academy Gets VSTEP Simulators
July 2, 2015 @ 02:20 PMThe Maritime Academy Holland has chosen VSTEP simulator for their new Inland Navigation Center in Harlingen to provide simulation training. The VSTEP announced on Tuesday that the deal includes the purchase of a Full Mission Inland Navigation Simulator and three Inland console trainers
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Airbus Wins $1.3 Billion South Korean Multi Role Tanker Aircraft Contract
June 30, 2015 @ 11:39 AMAirbus has won an approximate $1.3 billion deal to supply four A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Aircraft to South Korea by 2019
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More to Eurofighter's Optimism On India Sale Than Meets the Eye
June 29, 2015 @ 01:49 PMEurofighter seems to have grown in confidence regarding a possible sale of the Typhoon fighter aircraft to India. Eurofighter executives have been proactive in engaging Indian officials in recent weeks even as India-France talks are ongoing to wrap up the government-to-government deal for 36 Rafale aircraft
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Goa Shipyard in Talks with S.Korean Firms For $5 Billion Mine Counter...
June 26, 2015 @ 04:44 PMIndia's Goa Shipyard is in discussion with South Korean defence and marine ancillary units as well as Indian firms for a $5 billion Mine Counter Measure Vessel project. The Ministry of defense allotted the project to Goa Shipyard Limited in early March
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Growing Market for Chinese Submarines
June 26, 2015 @ 02:00 PMThe market for Chinese submarines seem to be on the rise even as the overall world demand for subs has witnessed a downward trend. The news today that Thailand has selected a Chinese manufacturer to build submarines beating bids from Russian, Swedish, German and French manufacturers, if true, is an indication of the maturity of the Chinese submarine industry
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles