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Fincantieri Wins Order to Build Two New Submarines for the Italian Navy

August 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Fincantieri will build a second pair of “Todaro” class Type U212A submarines. The order was awarded by NAVARM (Italy’s directorate-general for naval armament) for the Italian Navy
The Ministry of Defence Signs Maintenance and Offset Contracts for the Air...

August 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Severiano Teixeira, will today preside the ceremony for the signature of maintenance and offset contracts for the Air Force’s EH-101 helicopters at the Fort São Julião da Barra, in Oeiras. Implementation of three contracts between the manufacturer, Agusta Westland International Ltd
EADS selects PTC to become the single provider for its “PHENIX” Enterprise...

July 31, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company®, announced today that it is has been selected by EADS to harmonize enterprise PLM solutions across all EADS business divisions as part of EADS’s PHENIX initiative. PHENIX is an EADS cross-divisional program and a group-wide strategic initiative launched in 2007 to achieve harmonization of enterprise PLM methods, processes and tools between business units
Indonesia cancels purchase of 11 Polish Planes

July 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The Indonesian government has decided to cancel the purchase of 11 Polish-made Skytruck light transport planes as its state aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia has been able to produce similar planes, a Defense Ministry official said. "If we are able to produce similar planes, we will not need to import them," the ministry`s director general of defense facilities, Air Commodore Eris Herryanto, said here Friday
Indonesia to install four more new radars, defense minister says

July 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has said that the government would have four more radars in the 2010-2014 Strategic Plan program to cover the Indonesian territories. "Previously, we have procured four new radars in the 2005-2009 Strategic Plan program," Minister Juwono said in a hearing with the Parliament (DPR)'s Commission I and Indonesia's Defense Force Chief General Djoko Santoso here on Monday
Northrop Grumman-Built Waesche Will “Directly Contribute to the Coast Guard's Ability to...

July 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

More than 1,000 guests attended the christening of the Northrop Grumman Corporation-built U.S
India, Russia plan to build futuristic main battle tank

July 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Encouraged by the remarkable success of their pilot co-development defence project, the BrahMos missile, India and Russia are planning to design and build a futuristic main battle tank. Defence industry experts will discuss the new project when a delegation of the Russian Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) tank-building factory visits India this week to participate in an international seminar on the Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT) organised by the Army along with the Confederation of Indian Industry
GE Signs Nearly $4 Billion in Aviation Deals at Air Show

July 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

This week, GE Aviation tallied nearly $4 billion (list price value) in aviation products and services at the Farnborough International Air Show. The sales span across the jet engine product lines of GE and CFM International, the 50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma (SAFRAN Group), as well as aircraft systems products from GE Aviation's Systems business
Singapore - Munitions and Aircrew Training Program

July 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore of Major Defense Equipment and associated equipment and services. Also included are testing, integration, devices, missile containers, common munitions built-in test reprogramming equipment, aircrew safety equipment, mission data production system, drones, repair and return, electronic warfare systems and support, weapons trainers, software support and test equipment, life support and survival equipment, spares and repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U
Finland – AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Missiles

July 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Finland of 300 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), and associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $435 million

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