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Is Gripen out of the Indian MMRCA competition?

January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Has the Indian Air Force (IAF) competition to buy 126 fighter aircraft had its first casualty? According to reports in an Indian newspaper, Financial Express, the Swedish fighter, which has had a string of international successes, including a recent one to supply fighters to the Thailand air force, has failed the technical evaluation of the IAF. It is now up to the Indian MoD which is conducting the procurement process, to decide whether it wants to call the Swedish fighter for field trials within the next few months
Minister of Industry Announces Support for Aerospace and Defence Project

January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec --- The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announced today an investment in research and development (R&D) for innovative cockpit technologies by Esterline CMC Electronics Inc. (CMC)
Lockheed Martin Paveway II Dual Mode Laser-Guided Bomb Begins Operational Release with...

January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

ARCHBALD, Penn. --- Lockheed Martin's paveway II Dual Mode Laser-Guided Bomb (DMLGB) has achieved the U
France Chooses Sagem to Design the Datalink System for Tomorrow's UAVs

January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

PARIS --- French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem (SAFRAN Group) over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According to the terms of the contract - dubbed Lido, French acronym for Drone Data Link - Sagem will define all data links intended for future UAV systems: line-of-site and satellite links needed for both air vehicle control and operating the onboard sensors
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Employment to Decline in 2009

January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

SEATTLE --- Boeing said today that employment at its Commercial Airplanes business unit is expected to decline by approximately 4,500 positions in 2009 as part of an effort to ensure competitiveness and control costs in the face of a weakening global economy.>> The reduction will bring Commercial Airplanes' employment to approximately 63,500, similar to the level it was at the start of 2008
Government of Canada Provides Forces with Modern Trucks while Benefitting Economy

January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

QUEBEC --- The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Gateway, together with the Honourable Jose Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, today announced the contract award for the Canadian Forces new medium-sized logistic trucks. Under the contract, the Canadian Forces will be receiving 1,300 Militarized Commercial Off-the-Shelf (MilCOTS) vehicles
Concurrent Technologies Corporation Awarded $236 Million Competitively Won SeaPort-e Contract from NSWC

January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. --- Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) recently won a competitively awarded Seaport-e Task Order to provide Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation Systems Operations and Maintenance support from the U
2008 - Focus on Ariane; 2009 - Focus on the Expanded Family

January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Arianespace confirmed its position as the worlds leading launch Service & Solutions company in 2008, and is actively gearing up for 2009 with its expanded family of launchers.>> 2008: FOCUS ON ARIANE>> Since being founded in 1980, Arianespace has signed over 300 launch Service & Solutions contracts and launched 265 satellites for 70 customers more than half of all commercial satellites now in service worldwide
GKN Aerospace Commences Operations at Filton, UK

January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Following European Regulatory approval GKN Aerospace announces it will take ownership and operational control of the former Airbus UK, Filton wing component and assemblies manufacturing facility at midday today.>> As 'GKN Aerospace - Filton' opens for business, GKN Aerospace Chief Executive, Marcus Bryson comments: "This is a landmark day for our worldwide business, for the regional aerospace cluster around Bristol and the UK aerospace sector, and for the 1500 people joining us today
NASA Selects SpaceXâ€™s Falcon 9 Booster and Dragon Spacecraft for Cargo Resupply...

January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

HAWTHORNE, Calif. --- NASA today announced its selection of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS) Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract award

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