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Over 60 Countries Sign Arms Trade Treaty
June 4, 2013 @ 09:09 AMThe United States have held back from signing the arms trade treaty, with over 60 countries believed to have signed it. “The United States welcomes the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty for signature, and we look forward to signing it as soon as the process of conforming the official translations is completed satisfactorily,” said US Secretary of State John Kerry in a statement
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Cassidian Unveils New TPH900 Tetrapol Radio Model At CCW 2013
May 21, 2013 @ 09:35 AMAt the Critical Communications World Congress (CCW) in Paris Cassidian today unveiled its brand new Tetrapol radio, called TPH900, during the CCW in Paris. It is a robust, hand-portable Tetrapol radio for mission-critical voice and data communications
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Indian MoD's Procurement Procedure For 2013 To Lay Emphasis On Self Reliance
April 25, 2013 @ 03:02 PMThe Indian Defense Acquisition Council has laid emphasis on indigenous development and self reliance in defence production for the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013. These include preferential treatment to categories of procurement, favouring indigenous development and domestic manufacturing, rationalisation of taxes and duty structure so as to create a level-playing ground for the private sector and sharing the public version of LTIPP amongst a host of other welcome steps
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U.S To Increase Missile Protection, Defense Contractors Look At Long-Term Investments
March 27, 2013 @ 01:08 PMThe U.S has announced plans to increase its missile defense protection despite budget cuts and sequestration is full effect -- a move that defense giants are likely to welcome the open arms
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RAF To Display Typhoon Aircraft At LIMA 2013
March 25, 2013 @ 11:36 AMThe Royal Air Force (RAF) recently announced that it plans to send a number of its Typhoon multi-role combat aircraft from the UK to support the upcoming Five Powers Defence Agreement Exercise hosted by Malaysia in April and also the Langkawi International Maritime & Air (LIMA 2013) Show on March 26. BAE Systems is one of four European industrial partners in the four-nation Eurofighter programme
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Thales Appoints Jean-Bernard Lévy As New CEO
January 5, 2013 @ 12:00 AMThales has appointed Jean-Bernard Lévy as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company after his predecessor Luc Vigneron tendered his resignation to the company's directors at a meeting of the Board of Directors on 20 December 2012. Thales's two main shareholders, the French State and the Dassault Aviation, welcome this appointment and will work in agreement with senior management to pursue the continued recovery of the Group and its future development, according to a company statement
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Bangladesh Army To Use New Dauphin Helicopters For Peace Keeping Missions
November 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Bangladesh Army has inducted two new Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters that will be used for UN humanitarian missions and transport duties. A group of Bangladesh Army pilots were trained to fly the choppers at Eurocopter South East Asia’s Singapore facility in the subsidiary’s AS365 N3+ full-flight simulator
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Raytheon To Bolster Cyber Security Solutions With Latest Acquisition
October 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon announced today that it has acquired Teligy, Inc., a technology development company, further extending Raytheon's cybersecurity offerings in wireless communications, vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering and custom kernel software/device driver development
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Cutting-Edge C4ISR Solutions On Display At AUSA 2012
October 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCyber security is one of the major highlights at this year’s AUSA where major companies are introducing advanced solutions to address evolving threats. Lockheed Martin has developed a solution called the DIAMONDShield C2 platform to perform a wide range of intuitive decision-support aids that allows them to plan and execute air defense missions with greater speed, higher confidence and reduced ownership costs
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CAE Wins $200 Million Military Contract
October 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCAE announced it has won military contracts worth $200 million for long term recurring training services and development of KC-130J full-mission simulator for the Kuwait Air Force from the United States Navy. "We are pleased to welcome the Kuwait Air Force to the long list of customers who have selected CAE as their provider of C-130 training systems and services," said Gene Colabatistto, Group President, Military Products, Training and Services, CAE
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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...
