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UK-built Taranis Unmanned Aircraft Proves Successful
February 5, 2014 @ 03:36 PMBAE Systems has revealed the successful first flight trials of Taranis, the stealthy unmanned combat vehicle, conducted last year. Taranis, named after the Celtic god of thunder, made its maiden flight at an undisclosed test range on Saturday 10th August 2013, under the command of BAE Systems test pilot Bob Fraser
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MBDA To Set Up Indian Scholarship Programme in France
February 4, 2014 @ 06:34 AMMBDA, the ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation and the Institut Supérieur de lAéronautique et de lEspace (ISAE) have signed a sponsorship agreement setting up an Indian scholarship programme in France. Between 2014 and 2017, this programme will contribute towards the financing of 24 students and young aeronautical professionals from India, enabling them to undertake Masters studies at ISAE
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Harris Wins $18 Million Falcon III Radio System Contract
January 21, 2014 @ 08:37 AMHarris Corporation has received orders totaling $18 million for Falcon III manpack and handheld tactical radios from the U.S
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Cubic To Equip F-35s With Air Combat Training System
January 14, 2014 @ 03:06 PMCubic Defense Systems has won a $18.3 million contract from Lockheed Martin to design and integrate its latest-generation air combat training system for the F-35 Lightning II
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Will ‘Airbus Helicopters’ Fare Better than ‘Eurocopter’ in India?
January 10, 2014 @ 10:48 AMEurocopter, now officially Airbus Helicopters, has in the past struggled to gain a foothold in the Indian military helicopter market. The company has lost out on various tenders for a horde reasons including high price tags on its choppers
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Eurocopter Officially Named Airbus Helicopters
January 9, 2014 @ 08:39 AMEurocopter has been rebranded as Airbus Helicopters, effective today, which joins Airbus and Airbus Defence & Space, within the new parent company, Airbus Group. Airbus Helicopters will benefit from and enrich the Airbus brand as it develops, manufactures, markets and supports a diversified and highly capable rotorcraft product line
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Lockheed Martin Advances Affordability For Aegis Weapons System Contract
January 8, 2014 @ 07:59 AMLockheed Martin has introduced an affordable approach that will drive cost savings into all phases of the Aegis weapons systems program, including production, integration and test. The new $574 million contract includes the production of seven destroyers and an option for one Aegis Ashore assembly, which together will contribute to the United States Navy and Missile Defense Agency's layered defense system
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Pakistan Inducts JF-17 Fighter Aircraft
December 19, 2013 @ 03:34 PMThe Pakistan Air Force has inducted 50th JF-17 fighter aircraft, built with Chinese help, as a move towards "self-reliance". Underlining that the objective situation has undergone a change due to new research and innovations, Sharif was quoted as saying by Press Trust Of India, "Today, one can enter any territory sitting thousands mile away without physically moving one's armed forces
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Cisco, Finmeccanica Team Up For Global Defense And Security Market
December 19, 2013 @ 07:58 AMCisco and Finmeccanica today announced a new global partner agreement that will combine their complementary technology strengths in the defense and civil industries to create innovative products and systems for the global marketplace. Building on a long-standing and successful relationship between the two companies, the expanded, collaborative alliance combines Finmeccanicas industry expertise and solutions with Ciscos IT, networking and communications innovation
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Sikorsky Wins Phase 1 DARPA X-Plane Program Contract
December 13, 2013 @ 07:23 AMSikorsky has won a contract for Phase 1 of the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Experimental Aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) program by the U.S
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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
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Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
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