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MBDA To Supply Exocet Anti-Ship, Aster Air-Defense Missiles To Qatar In 1...

June 29, 2016 @ 02:03 PM

MBDA Italia has signed contract worth more than 1 billion euros to supply the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) with missiles for their new naval vessels recently procured from Fincantieri. MBDA will be supplying the QENF in due course with Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles as well as Aster 30 Block 1 and VL MICA air defence missiles, the company said in a statement Wednesday
German Atlas Elektronik Frontrunner For Indian Torpedos Contract

June 29, 2016 @ 12:31 PM

India is likely to go with Germany to buy heavy-weight torpedos for its six under-construction Scorpene submarines in a government to government deal after the MoD scrapped INR 1,800 crore (US $266 million) contract for 98 Black Shark torpedoes from Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS) on June 1,2016. French F21 from DCNS and SeaHake from German Atlas Elektronik were the two torpedoes that interested India
Jordanian Intelligence Stole US and Saudi Arms On Regular Basis: Report

June 27, 2016 @ 09:44 AM

Jordanian intelligence operatives allegedly stole the weapons shipped into Jordan by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia for Syrian rebels use and sold to arms merchants on the black market, the
Lockheed Martin Wins $357 Million AEGIS In-service Combat Systems Contract

June 25, 2016 @ 07:02 AM

Lockheed Martin has won $357 million contract for Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System (AEGIS) in-service combat systems for various countries. The contract includes engineering; computer program maintenance: annual inspection and regular overhaul execution support: in-country support: staging: replacement of legacy cathode ray tube character readout devices for Japan: logistics depot support for Norway unique line replaceable units: and AEGIS implementation studies for future Foreign Military Sales (FMS) AEGIS shipbuilding programs to fulfill AEGIS lifetime support requirements of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, Spanish Armada, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Norwegian Navy, US department of defense...
Quebec Invests $1 Billion Investment To Bombardier For C Series Aircraft Program

June 23, 2016 @ 04:58 PM

Bombardier has entered into a definitive agreement for the previously announced $1 billion US investment by the Government of Québec in a newly created C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP), to which the assets, liabilities and obligations of the C Series aircraft program will be transferred. “We are delighted to officially welcome the Government of Québec as an equity partner in the C Series program,” said Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier
US Rolls Out First Israeli F-35 Fighter ‘Adir’

June 23, 2016 @ 02:28 PM

Israeli and US government leaders along with Lockheed Martin rolled out the first Israeli Air Force F-35A Lightning II Wednesday. Israel's F-35, called Adir - which means "Mighty One" in Hebrew - will be a significant addition to maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge in the Middle East region, with its advanced capability to defeat emerging threats, including advanced missiles and heavily-defended airspace
N. Korea Claims Successful Test-Firing Of Musudan Missile

June 23, 2016 @ 12:09 PM

North Korea claimed on Thursday to have conducted a successful test-firing of an intermediate-range missile. CNN reported citing a report by the countrys military state government-run news agency that the country fired a Hwasong-10 -- also known as a Musudan -- and that it landed accurately in waters about 400 kilometers (249 miles) down range
Lockheed Martin To Support SQQ-89 Undersea Warfare System

June 23, 2016 @ 06:11 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a $14 million US Navy contract for support of the SQQ-89 undersea warfare system. The contract features options that will bring its value to $169
BAE Systems To Provide Material To Build Assault Amphibious Vehicles To Japan

June 23, 2016 @ 05:22 AM

BAE Systems has won a $10 million contract to provide the necessary material and technical engineering to build, integrate, test, and deliver one assault amphibious vehicle, command vehicle 7A1 (AAVC7A1); and one assault amphibious vehicle, recovery vehicle 7A1 (AAVR7A1). This effort includes all weapons, support and test equipment, spares, publications, training, engineering services, logistics, and other technical support for the government of Japan, US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
Singapore Puts $1 Billion Super Puma Helicopter Purchase On Hold

June 22, 2016 @ 02:31 PM

Singapore has delayed a decision on $1 billion helicopter purchase to replace 32 ageing Super Pumas after a civilian Airbus Super Puma crashed in April this year Airbus Helicopters is the frontrunner for the order. The delay comes as Airbus Helicopters, wrestles with the latest in a series of setbacks to the H225 Super Puma, a workhorse of the offshore oil industry and widely used across the world for search and rescue and heavy military airlift operations,

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