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EADS Defence & Security and Larsen & Toubro join forces in India...
May 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEADS Defence & Security (DS) and Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mumbai, will join forces in the fields of defence technology. During a signing ceremony in Mumbai, EADS DS and L&T announced the planned formation of a joint venture company for defence electronics in India, based in Talegaon near Pune
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Finland to buy 6 PC-12 NG aircraft from Pilatus
April 27, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPilatus Aircraft Ltd has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Command Finland for the delivery of six PC-12 NG aircraft to the Finnish Air Force to replace their existing liaison aircraft. The procurement contract, worth EUR 22
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Airmen Prep for Patriot's Debut at Southwest Asian Base
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSOUTHWEST ASIA --- Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here are laying the groundwork to welcome more than 200 Soldiers from Fort Bliss, Texas, as they set up a Patriot battery here for the first time.>> Airmen from more than a dozen units have been actively involved in myriad activities and projects to include preparing new dormitories, host-nation security, site selection, facility renovations and maintenance-pad development to name a few
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B&W Subsidiary Acquires Nuclear Fuel Services
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMLYNCHBURG, Va. --- A subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Company has completed the acquisition of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc
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Europe’s Defence Industry Welcomes Positive EP Vote On Transfer Of Defence Products...
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBRUSSELS --- ASD, the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe, welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament, yesterday in Strasbourg, of a first-reading deal on the Directive on intra-EU transfers of defence products. Franois Gayet, Secretary General of ASD, declared: The intra-EU transfers Directive will contribute a great deal to the emergence of a genuine European defence equipment market (EDEM), and to a further consolidation of the European defence industry
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Barriers Removed from EU Market for Defence Equipment
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBRUSSELS --- The European Commission welcomes todays support of the European Parliament for a new directive to overcome fragmentation of the European defence market. The directive on intra-EU transfers of defence-related products, once implemented, will alleviate obstacles to intra-community trade and eliminate most transit formalities, while preserving Member States control over their defence and security interests
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DRS Technologies Receives $531 Million Contract Ceiling Extension from the U.S. Army...
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPARSIPPANY, NJ --- DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced today that it received an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) $531 million contract ceiling extension to its current JV5 production contract, to provide JV-5 ultra-rugged vehicle computing and display systems for the U
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Government Right to Avoid Major Cuts But Wrong to Delay Programmes That...
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Defence Industries Council (DIC) today (Thursday) responded to the UK Governments Ministry of Defence (MoD) equipment examination announcement. The UK defence industry welcomed the lack of major cuts to programmes but regrets the lack of new investment from the Treasury that would create or protect thousands of jobs across the UK, prevent costly delays and will also fail to resolve the problems that remain in the defence budget
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Federal Foreign Office Welcomes Tougher Controls on European Arms Exports
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Union is strengthening its export controls in the sphere of conventional weapons. Since yesterday (8 December), the EU has had a legally binding Code of Conduct on Arms Exports
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DRS Technologies Receives 531 Million Dollar Contract Extension for Production of JV-5...
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMROME, Italy --- DRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica company, has recently received a 531 million dollars contract ceiling extension from the US Army for the production of the JV-5, an ultra-rugged vehicle computing and display system.>> This allocation, awarded by the US Armys Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (CELCMC) in Fort Monmouth-New Jersey, is an extension to its current production contract signed by DRS to expand platform situational awareness for the U
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
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...
