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Indigenous Manufacture of Rafale Fighters Still Possible: Former HAL MD
January 11, 2019 @ 02:09 PMFormer Managing Director of Indias state-run Hindustan Aeronautics, Ashok Saxena feels the Indian government can still look into possibilities of signing a new contract to indigenously manufacture Rafales in an Inter-governmental agreement (IGA). Saxena, writing for
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US Sanctions Halt Composite Material Supply to Russian MC-21 Airliner
January 10, 2019 @ 09:58 AMRussia has appealed against a US decision to impose sanctions against Aerocomposit, a company tasked with making wings made from lightweight composite material for its MC-21-300 airliner project which is currently undergoing prototype testing. Earlier Kommersant business daily wrote that the deliveries of materials for MC-21s composite wings from the United States and Japan were halted due to the US sanctions against Aerocomposit
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KBR Inc Selected Prime Contractor for $12.1 billion US Army IT Contract
January 8, 2019 @ 10:42 AMThe United States Army has selected KBR Inc. as the prime contractor for its $12
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Philippines Cancels Order for Surion Helicopters from South Korea
January 8, 2019 @ 08:31 AMPhilippines government has cancelled its order of purchasing Surion choppers from Korea Aersospace Industries (KAI) since the South Korean company has apparently failed in its bid to export the choppers. Manila had opted to purchase United States Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in late 2018 and it informed the South Korean embassy in Philippines regarding the same,
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South Korean Air Defence System Beat Russian Tunguska-M1, Pantsir in Indian Trials
January 7, 2019 @ 07:20 PMMoscow is lobbying against a South Korean anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense system, the K30 Biho which beat two Russian competitors, the Tunguska-M1 and Pantsir in trials for an Indian procurement program. A South Korean publication, J
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Brazil Files First Written Submission to WTO Challenging Canada’s Subsidies to Bombardier...
December 15, 2018 @ 12:50 PMThe Brazilian government has filed its first written submission to the dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The Panel is examining more than $4 billion in subsidies that Bombardier received from the Governments of Canada and Quebec
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Kongsberg Gruppen, Patria Acquire Aerospace Industrial Maintenance Norway
December 13, 2018 @ 12:00 PMThe Kongsberg group and Finnish defense group Patria together have entered into agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of Aerospace Industrial Maintenance Norway AS (AIM). AIM is the Norwegian armed forces business for maintenance, overhaul and upgrade of the Air Forces aircraft and helicopters
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Boeing Unveils Longest-range Business Jet Model- BBJ 777X
December 10, 2018 @ 10:32 AMBoeing has unveiled two new longest-range business jet models of BBJ 777X at the bi-annual Middle East Business Aviation Association Show (MEBAA). Customers can choose between two models: the BBJ 777-8 and BBJ 777-9
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Egyptian Air Force Signs Agreement to buy Chinese Drones
December 7, 2018 @ 12:19 PMThe Egyptian Air Force signed an agreement to purchase drones, believed to be the Wing Loong II attack-reconnaissance UAVs, from Chinas National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC). The agreement was signed Commander of Egyptian air forces, Mohamed Abbas and CATIC officials on the sidelines of the EDEX 2018 exhibition held in Cairo earlier this week, an official announcement said
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Bittium to Provide IP-based Tactical Communication System to Austrian Defense Forces
December 5, 2018 @ 04:05 AMBittium Corporations Tactical Backbone Network has been selected as part of the new Austrian Defense Forces (ADF) IP-based Tactical Communication System. Bittium announced on November 23, 2018, that its cooperation partner, Austrian information technology company Kapsch BusinessCom AG was informed by the Austrian defense administration (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung BMVL) that it should be selected as the provider of the new IP-based tactical communication system for the ADF in case no appeals by the losing parties of the competitive bidding will be filed during the next 10-days appeal period, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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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