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Helibras to upgrade 34 AS365K Panther helicopters of Brazilian Army

January 7, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

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If SAAB wins Brazilian fighter order, its chances may improve in the...

January 7, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The Brazilian MoD may be falling shy of announcing a winner in its fighter aircraft competition but there are indications that the Swedish manufacturer SAAB may have emerged as the winner in the technical evaluation which was officially acknowledged as completed by the Brazilian Air Force command. SAAB Gripen, Boeing F-18 and Dassault Rafale are the three contenders in the race to equip Brazil’s Air Force with modern fighters
Oshkosh wins over $33 million contract from U.S. Army for installing...

January 6, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has received an award valued at more than $33 million from the U.S
India to sign $8.6 billion defense offsets contracts till 2012

January 5, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

A survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has found that with India as one of the largest importers of defence-related products, offsets would leverage purchasing power and build up the homespun defence industrial base. The Indian defence offsets policy was formulated in 2005 as part of the Defence Procurement Policy and was revised twice thereafter
Bell-Boeing wins $55 million contract for U.S. Navy's V-22 support

December 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $29,387,585 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement to support the Naval Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Squadron by providing on-site flight test management, flight test engineering, design engineering and related efforts to support the conduct of flight and ground testing for the MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md
Canada has awarded M113 vehicles support contract to DEW Engineering

December 22, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The Minister of Public Works and Government Services, the Honourable Christian Paradis, and the Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, the Honourable Peter MacKay, today announced a contract award to DEW Engineering and Development ULC, of Ottawa, for Long Term Engineering and Support Services for the M113 family of vehicles. “Canadian expertise is unparalleled and this Government is using that talent to deliver the best equipment for our Canadian Forces,” said Minister Paradis
Babcock wins CESM in-service support contract from U.K. MOD

December 22, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Babcock, the through-life defence support specialist, has been awarded a long-term contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide in-service support to Eddystone, the Communications Electronic Support Measures (CESM) system for submarines. The award re-confirms Babcock as the UK centre of excellence for the support of CESM capability
BAE Systems wins maintenance support contract for Australian Army Black Hawk helicopters

December 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Greg Combet, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, announced today the award of a contract to BAE Systems to support the Australian Army Black Hawk helicopters for the remainder of their service. “The Black Hawk is a critical asset supporting Australian soldiers
QinetiQ wins $60 million contract for Typhoon support

December 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

QinetiQ has been awarded a three-year contract by the MOD's Defence Equipment & Support operation worth £37m ($60 million), to continue support for the Typhoon programme. Covering release to service recommendations, crew protection and performance, mission system software support, technical and business support plus airworthiness and safety clearance, this seamlessly follows on from the original £52
BAE Systems and Mahindra sign joint venture agreement

November 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

November 30, 2009, New Delhi, India: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and BAE Systems have signed an agreement to create a land systems focused, joint venture defence company, based in India

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