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Boeing, Oman Air Announce Order for Six Boeing 787 Dreamliners
November 15, 2011 @ 12:00 AMBoeing and Oman Air, Sultanate of Oman 's flagship carrier, today announced an order for six Boeing 787-8s at the Dubai Airshow. The airline completed an arrangement with Boeing and Kuwait -based leasing company ALAFCO to transfer existing orders for the six Dreamliners from ALAFCO to Oman Air
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Russian MiG presents world's first 3D simulator
November 14, 2011 @ 12:00 AMRAC MiG Corp demonstrates in Dubai Air Show?2011 a 3D simulator, which provides volumetric visualization of beyond-the-cockpit space for the MiG family of aircraft. Normally the existing simulators have the projection system of visualization on two-dimensional or spherical screen
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Eurofighter Typhoon challenges Dassault Rafale in UAE fighter procurement
November 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMBy getting the United Arab Emirates to accept a counter offer of the Typhoon aircraft in a bid to purchase 60 fighter jets, the Eurofighter consortium has checkmated Dassault which was thought to be close to selling $10 billion worth Rafale jets to the UAE. The announcement that the UAE, which is in the final stages of talks with France on the sale of Rafale fighter jets, has invited Eurofighter to make a counter offer, was made by the Eurofighter consortium on Sunday at the Dubai Air Show 2011
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HONEYWELL TO PROVIDE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICAN DEFENCE OPERATORS
November 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMHoneywell(NYSE: HON) has signed a new distribution agreement with commercial and military aviation supplier, Transworld Aviation, that will enable broader spares, parts and maintenance provisioning for Middle Eastern and African (MEA) defence customers and commercial helicopter operators, (excluding United Arab Emirates). Juan Picon, Vice President Defense & Space International at Honeywell Aerospace, said: "Transworld Aviation has a strong relationship with local customers and is ideally located in Dubai, the central business hub for MEA
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Finmeccanica takes part at the Dubai Airshow: high-tech partnership with the UAE...
November 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMFinmeccanica, through its Companies Alenia Aeronautica, Alenia Aermacchi, AgustaWestland and SELEX Sistemi Integrati, will take part at the Dubai Airshow which will be held from 13 to 17 November. The United Arab Emirates, a country with unprecedented economic and industrial diversification, is a strong commercial partner for Finmeccanica which has a long dated presence in the region through its Operating Companies
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Boeing C 17 On a Roll in the Middle East, Asia
October 14, 2011 @ 12:00 AMMiddle East and Asia are turning in big orders for the Boeing C-17 transporter. Following the delivery of the fourth C-17 Globemaster III to the U
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RG12 Mk4 Vehicle on Display at IDEX
February 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMWith the cooperation and support of the Dubai Police Force, one of the RG12 Mk4 Armoured Personnel Carriers that BAE Systems has produced for the department will be on display at IDEX, an international defense exhibition being held in Abu Dhabi February 20-24, 2011. The company recently completed deliveries of the vehicles, fulfilling an initial 2008 order for 10 RG12 Mk4 armoured personnel carriers
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IDEX 2011 promises to be the biggest ever arms exhibition in the...
January 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe 10 edition of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX), IDEX 2011 promises to be the biggest ever land and naval systems exhibition in the Middle East. The show which began as a regional event has grown into a “must visit” and “must exhibit” event for international defence companies
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China’s L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainer displays at Dubai Air Show 2009
November 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMChina displayed its new L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainer (AJT) at the Dubai Air Show 2009. Chinese officials from China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) defense president Wang Yawei said the company had made strides in research and development of new aircraft and was anxious to explore the export market
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Russia to offer a wide range of combat aircraft to Arab states...
November 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRussia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said that Russia will offer a new package of proposals on military-technical cooperation to Middle East countries at Dubai Air Show 2009. "During the Dubai Air Show 2009 Rosoboronexport will discuss with partners new Russian proposals aimed at strengthening defense capabilities of a number of countries in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula," said Mikhail Zavaliy, the head of the Rosoboronexport delegation at the show
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U.S. Navy Deploys New AI-powered System to Detect Houthi Threats in Red...
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