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Embraer Inaugurates Engineering & Technology Center In Florida
September 9, 2014 @ 01:17 PMEmbraer inaugurated its Engineering & Technology Center in Melbourne, Florida on Monday. The new center will conduct engineering and development activities for both product and technology development across Embraers business lines with the first assignments primarily focused on executive jet interiors
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Dassault Acquires Quintiq For $322 Million
September 9, 2014 @ 01:10 PMDassault Systems today announced the completion of the acquisition of Quintiq, an on-premise and on-cloud supply chain and operations planning and optimization software provider for approximately $322 million. Quintiq has 800 employees and offerings include production, logistics and workforce planning applications
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Italian Judge Closes Indian VVIP Helicopter Case Against AgustaWestland: Finmeccanica
August 29, 2014 @ 03:36 PMIn connection with the judicial proceedings regarding the supply of 12 AW101 VVIP helicopters to the Indian Government, Finmeccanica today said that the judge for pre-trial investigations has decided today to grant the request for monetary measures made by the two Finmeccanica-owned companies AgustaWestland SpA and AgustaWestland Ltd, jointly with the Public Prosecutor. The judge has, in accordance with the said requests, decided to endorse the imposition of an 80,000 Euro fine regarding AgustaWestland SpA and of a 300,000 Euro fine, alongside the confiscation of 7
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UAE To Buy Ground Tactical Data Link Systems
August 28, 2014 @ 02:35 PMTactical Communications Group (TCG) won a contract to provide its Ground Tactical Data Link Systems (GTS) hardware and software components, as well as engineering and operational TDL services, training, and system maintenance, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces. The award is the first Direct Commercial Sale between the UAE Armed Forces and TCG
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Saab To Supply Carl-Gustaf Man-Portable Weapon System To US Special Forces
August 28, 2014 @ 02:28 PMSaab has signed a new framework contract with the USSOCOM for the companys Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system.The contract is a follow on agreement to a previous 5 year contract for the 84mm recoilless rifle system
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Cubic Gets New Director of Corporate Communications
August 20, 2014 @ 02:35 PMCubic Corporation announced today it has appointed Suzanne Hatcher as its new director of corporate communications. In this role, Hatcher will be responsible for further developing Cubics corporate external, internal and marketing communication strategies, to ensure consistent messages are delivered in a well-coordinated manner across various stakeholders
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India Puts New Arms Deals With Finmeccanica On Hold
August 6, 2014 @ 08:45 AMThe Indian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday said that all new deals with Finmeccanica, parent company of AgustaWestland, will be put on hold until further notice. "An internal circular/advisory has been issued to not further process any acquisition project in which Finmeccanica is in the fray as a vendor till we get the attorney general's opinion on the entire blacklisting issue in the VVIP helicopter case (the 556 million Euro contract was scrapped on January 1)," an MOD official was quoted as saying by The Times of India newspaper
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Banned Weapons Used In Israel-Palestine Conflict?
August 1, 2014 @ 01:38 PMAs the conflict between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian groups intensifies, the unevenly matched sides continue to assault each other with a wide array of weapons including Israels use of internationally banned weapons, such as DIME (Dense Inert Metal Explosive), according to various media reports. A statement issued by Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights group, details how Hellfire rockets connected to drones are firing DIMEs
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First Timer KRET To Showcase Under A Single New Brand At Farnborough
July 16, 2014 @ 08:12 AMConcern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET), a part of the State Corporation Rostec, is to take part for the first time under a single brand. KRET is a Russian integrated developer and supplier of advanced radio-electronic equipment, electronic warfare systems, as well as civil and military avionics
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Russia shows hovercraft like Drone At Innoprom
July 10, 2014 @ 01:03 PMA drone which takes off and lands on an air-cushion, similar to the technology employed on hovercrafts has been developed by Russias United Instrument-Making Corporation (UIMC) called Chirok. The drone was unveiled at the Innoprom international technology exhibition in Yekaterinburg yesterday
Teledyne FLIR's Black Hornet 4 UAV Gets Range, Weather & Control Upgrades
Second Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Aircraft Arrives at Graf Ignatievo Air Base
South Korea’s Drone Carrier Concept Can Host UAVs, Unmanned Boats Submarine
Russia Begins Constructing Shelters for Military Aircraft
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...
