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Northrop, EADS drop U.S tanker bid, Boeing only contender left

March 9, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Northrop Grumman and European partner EADS said Monday they would not bid for a 35-billion-dollar US Air Force aerial refueling tanker plane contract, clearing the way for a Boeing win. Northrop Grumman, a top US defense contractor, said it had decided not to compete because the US Air Force's request for proposals for the contract published last month "favors" Boeing
BAE Systems to provide mission computer systems for Indian Navy P-8I patrol...

March 3, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

BAE Systems is developing the mission computer system suite for the P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy. The aircraft is a variant of the U
Thales wins contract to build the Jason-3 satellite

February 26, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Thales Alenia Space announced to have signed with French Space Agency (CNES), the contract to build the Jason-3 satellite. The Jason-3 operational oceanographic mission involves a quadripartite collaboration between the two meteorological organizations Eumetsat and NOAA, acting as the leaders of the program, and CNES and its American counterpart NASA
US issues the final RFP for the new KC-X aerial tanker

February 26, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The final request for proposals to solicit bids for a new aerial tanker was designed to promote fair, open competition that provides the best warfighting capability for the best value, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here today
Indian Navy launches first fleet tankers at Fincantieri’s shipyard

February 15, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia) there was the launch of the first of two fleet tankers ordered by the Indian Navy, with delivery scheduled by the end of the year. Present at the ceremony were Arif S
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $243 million contract from U.S. Air Force...

February 5, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Lockheed Martin has received a U.S
Astrium to deliver MILGEM2's set of sub-systems to Turkish Navy

February 4, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Astrium has been awarded a follow-on contract for the delivery of a second set of sub-systems to the Turkish Navy’s MILGEM satcom programme. The sub-systems will be provided by Astrium Services’ Secure Satcom Systems, through Aselsan, the prime communications contractor for the Turkish Armed Forces
Boeing delivers final KC-767 Tanker to Japan

January 13, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

The Boeing Company on Jan. 8 announced the delivery of last of four KC-767 aerial refueling tankers to the Japan Ministry of Defense, completing one of the International Tanker team's most significant milestones
Waha Capital completes financing of $1.8 billion transportation aircraft for U.A.E Armed...

January 8, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

Waha Capital (PJSC) today announced the closure of an AED 6.7 billion (USD 1
India cancels $1.5 billion mid air refueling aircraft deal which had...

January 7, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

India has reportedly canceled a tender to buy six new mid-air refueling aircraft for fighter jets in which the EADS Airbus A-330 MRTT (multi-role tanker transport) was a top contender. ‘‘The RFP (request for proposal) will be re-floated and will go to EADS, Boeing (US) and Ilyushin (Russian), among others, for a global competition now,’’ an unnamed Indian defence ministry official was quoted by a leading Indian newspaper

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