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Brazil Takes Delivery Of First 13 Guarani Armored Vehicles
March 27, 2014 @ 02:43 PMThe first batch of 13 vehicles was officially handed over to the 33rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion in Cascavel, in Western Paraná state, in a ceremony attended by the defense minister, Celso Amorim. Developed from research undertaken by different units of the Department of Science and Technology of the Army, the Guarani family of armored vehicles is being produced in partnership with the Italian multinational Iveco, which built an industrial facility for this purpose in the city of Sete Lagoas (Mato Grosso state)
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BAE Systems Develops App To Help Navigate In And Around Royal Navy...
March 26, 2014 @ 01:13 PMBritish engineers constructing the Royal Navys largest ever warships have invented a novel mobile application to help them find their way around one of the most complex workplaces in the world, BAE Systems announced today. Platform Navigation sees employees using an encrypted application to scan one of 3,600 QR codes located at compartment entrances, before typing in their destination on the carrier and having the application display the best route
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Italy May Cut F-35 Orders Over “Intellectual Property” And Budget Restraints
March 21, 2014 @ 02:13 PMThe Italian defense ministry is considering cutting its F-35 orders with calls to further reduce the number of aircraft on order. Italy has become the first US ally to call out the flaws on the Lockheed F-35 fighter aircraft in particular the General Confederation of Italian Workers (CGIL) thinks “it essential to rethink the purchase of the F-35
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Lockheed Martin To Acquire Industrial Defender
March 13, 2014 @ 07:49 AMLockheed Martin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Industrial Defender, a provider of cyber security solutions for control systems in the oil and gas, utility and chemical industries. Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close within 30 days
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Electric Boat Wins USS Minnesota Maintenance And Modernization Contract
March 12, 2014 @ 07:31 AMThe US Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $57.2 million contract to prepare and perform maintenance work on the USS Minnesota, a Virginia-class attack submarine
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Rolls-Royce To Cut Down ‘Middlemen” In The Wake Of India’s Corruption Investigation...
March 6, 2014 @ 08:58 AMRolls-Royce will reduce the number of middlemen it employs in an effort to prevent bribery and corruption, according to Reuters. With the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) leading investigating concerns of possible bribery and corruption in China and Indonesia as well as latest accusation of wrong doings in India, the British engine-maker in its annual report on Wednesday said that it has relaunched a 24-hour ethics telephone line for staff and created a new role of head of risk training
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Brazilian Army To Buy Weapons Systems Worth $12 Million From SAAB
March 3, 2014 @ 02:11 PMSaab has signed a contract estimated $12 million to supply the RBS 70 VSHORAD (very short range air defence system) to the Brazilian Army. The order comprises deliveries of man-portable launchers, missiles and associated equipment
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General Electric Wins $205 Million Engines Support Contract For Australian Hornets
March 3, 2014 @ 09:14 AMGeneral Electric has won a contract extension estimated $205 million from Australia to supply F404 engines that power Boeing F/A-18 Hornet fighters. “After successful negotiations between GEII (General Electric International Incorporate) and the Defence Materiel Organisation, we have reached a mutual agreement on the price and requirements of the Classic Hornet contract extension, achieving savings of $36 million,” says defence minister David Johnston
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Raytheon Successfully Demos Griffin Block III Missile
February 20, 2014 @ 07:51 AMRaytheon Company demonstrated the latest variant of Griffin missiles, the Griffin Block III, throughout a series of test shots culminating in several direct hits against a variety of static and moving targets. "The Griffin is already well known for its ability to destroy targets with pin-point accuracy using an advanced GPS and semi-active laser guidance
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Michael Baker Wins Contracts Worth $838 Million To Support Iraq F-16 Purchase
February 19, 2014 @ 11:32 AMMichael Baker International has been awarded contracts worth total $838 million to support Iraq's purchase of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft under the US foreign military sales (FMS) programme. Under the contracts, the company will provide design, engineering, construction, and other services to support the deployment of the aircraft at Balad Air Base, Iraq, over the next three years
Denmark Acquires Spare Gun Barrels after Learning from Ukraine War Experience
UK and US Strengthen Defence with Breakthrough in Hypersonic Research
BAE Systems Hägglunds introduces CV90120 light tank, a Lighter Alternative...
Russian Missiles Kill 85 Commanders, Foreign Instructors in Zelensky’s Hometown
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...
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...