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Leonardo To Equip US Naval Air Stations With Instrument Landing Systems
October 17, 2017 @ 01:10 PMLeonardo has been selected through a competitive procurement as the provider of up to 31 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) by the US Navy to equip Department of Navy installations. In more details, Leonardos subsidiary, Selex ES Inc
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Airbus to Manufacture Bombardier C Series Planes in the US, Boeing Cries...
October 17, 2017 @ 05:59 AMCanadian Bombardier sold a majority stake in its C Series passenger jet business to European Airbus for no cost which will manufacture the planes in its facility in the US. Airbus and Bombardier expect the order book for the C Series to double from the 300 currently to 600 over 10 -15 years
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Japan Plans Aircraft Parts Manufacturers’ Network to Boost Exports
October 15, 2017 @ 08:05 AMJapan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will launch the Nationwide Network of Aircraft Clusters (NNAC) later this year to sales to 3 trillion yen ($26.8 billion) in 2030 from 1
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DARPA Eyes Cloud-based Repository to Harness Geospatial Imagery for Defense Analyses
October 13, 2017 @ 10:33 AMDARPA seeks to create scalable cloud-based repository of global satellite data accessible via common interfaces, and pilot development of analytics-as-a-service for DoD users. The rapid pace of new commercial satellite constellation launches has led to a significant increase in the amount and availability of geospatial imagery
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Dassault Eyes Falcon 2000 Business Jet Manufacturing in India
October 10, 2017 @ 10:26 AMFrench aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation is eyeing to build its business aircraft, Falcon 2000 in India under the Indian Prime Ministers flagship ‘Make in India program. Building the Falcon 2000 planes in India would cut costs while ensuring quality and execution that meets standards, Chief Executive Officer Eric Trappier was quoted by
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Pentagon Awards Contracts Worth Over $1.1B For Two Littoral Combat Ships
October 7, 2017 @ 11:17 AMThe Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts worth more than $1.1 billion to build two littoral combat ships to shipbuilders – Austal USA and Lockheed Martin
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SAIC Teams Up With ST Kinetics, CMI For US Army’s Mobile Protected...
October 6, 2017 @ 03:04 PMScience Applications International Corp (SAIC) has teamed up with ST Kinetics and CMI Defence to develop combat vehicle prototypes for the U.S
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RFI for Procurement of Single-engine Fighter Jet by India Next Month
October 6, 2017 @ 09:32 AMIndia will likely issue a Request for Information (RFI) next month to global manufacturers of single-engine fighter aircraft to procure over 100 jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF). While a small number would be imported from abroad, the bulk is expected to be manufactured in India under the ‘Make-in-India program
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Embraer Welcomes Establishment of WTO Panel To Analyse Bombardier Funding
September 29, 2017 @ 02:46 PMBrazilian firm Embraer has issued a statement Friday supporting the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel in Geneva that will examine Brazils case against Canadian subsidies worth US$3 billion for planemaker Bombardier Inc. Brazil has threatened for months to open the WTO dispute, arguing that support for Bombardiers new CSeries was undercutting the market for commercial jets made by Brazilian rival Embraer SA
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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Wins Second Flight III Destroyer Modification Contract
September 29, 2017 @ 02:39 PMGeneral Dynamics Bath Iron Works is being awarded modification contract for incorporation of the Flight III baseline on DDG 126 and award of one fiscal 2016 ship (DDG 127) in the Flight IIA configuration. Flight III will incorporate the SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) and upgrade the electrical power and cooling capacity plus additional associated changes
Qatar Abandons Gaza Mediation Over Israeli Bombing
New Combat Rations for U.S. Forces- Lighter, Comact and Packing More Energy...
Polish F-16 Fires Missile at House While Aiming for Russian Drone
U.S. Approves 12 F-16 Jets Sale to Peru worth $3.42B
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...