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U.S, Russia In Iraqi Arms Race

May 3, 2013 @ 11:01 AM

Yet to recover from American bombardment of its cities during the two "gulf wars", Iraq is the new darling of arms sellers. Both Russia and the U
IAI, Embraer May Joint Focus On Mission Aircraft Market

May 2, 2013 @ 12:59 PM

Israel Aerospace Industries and Embraer are in discussion to co-operate in the special mission aircraft market encouraged by a prospective demand in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. Development of the program is expected to be based on upgrading Brazilian navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawks with a radar from IAI subsidiary Elta Systems, plus the maintenance of aircraft engines
Finmeccanica To Produce Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Wings

May 2, 2013 @ 09:54 AM

Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme. The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history
Finmeccanica Not Likely To Be Blacklisted In India, Still A Contender For...

April 30, 2013 @ 02:49 PM

Finmeccanica does not run the risk of being blacklisted in India despite ongoing investigations pointing to money laundering and corruption, according to reports. And still remains a candidate in an Indian government bidding contest for helicopters
PAC-3 Missile Batteries To Be Deployed In Taiwan

April 29, 2013 @ 02:49 PM

Three U.S-made Patriot anti-missile air defense batteries will be deployed in southern Taiwan, in addition to the one already in northern Taiwan, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang said Thursday
Russian Navy To Get Three Nuclear Subs This Year

April 24, 2013 @ 12:02 PM

The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced that its Navy will take delivery of two Project 955 Borey-class ballistic-missile submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monomakh, and one Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, by the end of the year. Everything is going according to plan and there will be "no delays," said Andrei Vernigora, director of the ministrys state defense contracts department, refuting reports the Alexander Nevsky would only be put into service only in 2014
Embraer, the Shining Star of Developing World

April 9, 2013 @ 06:33 PM

Brazilian aerospace giant, Embraer, has emerged as one of the worlds leading aircraft-makers despite the odds which include: a troubled economy and a lack of military-industrial base. In early 2012, Embraer missed earnings expectations in reporting first-quarter profit of 35 cents per ADS, and said that its order backlog had slipped to $14
Lack of Operational Capacity, Not Economy Must Decide Brazil's Fighter Procurement: Air...

April 9, 2013 @ 04:51 PM

A top Brazilian Air Force official has called for the "resetting" of the FX-2 fighter aircraft procurement process with a priority on addressing a lack of operational capacity. This he says was the true motivation for launching the programme in the first place, according to reports
U.S Navy To Deploy Solid-State Laser Abroad Ship In 2014

April 9, 2013 @ 03:15 PM

The U.S Navy today announced plans to deploy for the first time a solid-state laser aboard a ship in fiscal year 2014
MiG Fighter Aircraft Complete 50 years in India

April 8, 2013 @ 02:21 PM

April 21 2013 marks a momentous day for MiG fighter aircraft in India as it completes 50 years of its relationship with the Indian Air Force (IAF). Built in 1956, the worlds most common fighter aircraft emerged from the shadows in 1962 when India announced that it would be buying the newly developed Russian jets

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