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F-35 Compatibility Wins Aermacchi $1 Billion Israel Contract
February 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCompatibility with the Lockheed Martin F-35 has helped the Aermacchi M-346 beat the South Korean T-50 Israeli fighter trainer deal. An Israeli MoD release said among the reasons for the Italian Aermacchi selection was its twin engine configuration and compatibility with the F-35 and other aircraft such as the Eurofighter, Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15
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Lockheed Martin To Develop Two C-130J Variants
February 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin has announced plans to produce two C-130J variants called the C-130XJ (Expandable J) and the SC-130J (Sea Herc) at the 2012 Singapore Airshow. George Standridge, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ vice president of business development said the C-130XJ will retain all the provisions necessary to be fully configured for combat missions
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Northrop Grumman To Provide ESM Systems For B-2 Bombers
February 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman has awarded BAE Systems to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. BAE Systems will now be providing Electronic Warfare systems on all three of the U
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Lockheed Martin Unveils Falcon F-16V
February 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin has revealed a new and improved version of the F-16 at the Singapore Airshow. The new edition, called F-16V, was unveiled on Feb 15
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F-16V, New Avatar Of F-16 Fighter, Unveiled At The Singapore Air Show...
February 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin today announced the F-16V Fighting Falcon, the latest version of the world’s most successful fighter aircraft, at the Singapore Air Show 2012. The aircraft comes fitted with an active electronically scanning array(AESA) radar, an upgraded mission computer and cockpit improvements which will significantly enhances the operational capability of the aircraft
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Gulf Helicopters Awards AgustaWestland With AW189 Helicopter Contract
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGulf Helicopters of Qatar has signed a preliminary sale contract for fifteen AW189 helicopters with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company. Bruno Spagnolini, Chief Executive Officer, AgustaWestland, said “It gives us great pleasure to add Gulf Helicopters to the list of customers who have now chosen the AW189 to meet their future long range operational requirements only a few months after its official launch in June 2011 and its first flight in December 2011”
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ESA Signs Contract For Eight More Navsats
February 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMESA today signed a contract to build a further eight Galileo satellites, alongside other agreements to modify Europe’s Ariane 5 launcher to carry four navigation satellites at a time. Prime contractor OHB System AG in Bremen, Germany, and partner Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) in Guildford, UK were awarded the contract to construct and test the Galileo satellites
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BAE Systems and GD To Jointly Develop The 81mm Roll Controlled Guided...
February 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have, over the last 12 months, been maturing the guided mortar technology that will see tactical demonstrations sometime this year. The two companies have been developing, demonstrating, and producing the 81mm Roll Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM), an affordable 81mm precision mortar round
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LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES $921 MILLION CONTRACT FOR PRODUCTION OF COMBAT-PROVEN PAC-3 MISSILES
January 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received contracts totaling $921 million from the U.S
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Boeing Receives Additional US Air Force JDAM Contract
January 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Company received a $126 million contract from the U.S
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
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