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Indian MoD's $100 billion procurement kitty thru 2020
February 10, 2009 @ 12:00 AMReflecting industry aspirations, the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2008 broadly incorporates measures to improve domestic industrial supply, apart from encouraging FDI and intensifying R&D in Defence industry. The policy has been revised four times since its inception in 2002
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U.S. Navy awarded $368 million contract to CSC for Navy Engineering Task
February 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMFALLS CHURCH, Va. --- CSC announced today that the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded the company a task order to continue providing professional engineering support services
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CAE received military contracts at more than C$ 80 million
January 23, 2009 @ 12:00 AMCAE has awarded military contracts of more than C$80 million. Key customers include the United States Navy and Army, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NATO, as well as the German defense procurement agency
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The Spanish Air Force and Indra to Market Alcantarilla’s Parachuting Simulation Centre...
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe [Spanish] Air Force signed an agreement with Indra, the IT premier multinational in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, to co-manage the commercial exploitation of its Parachuting simulation centre in Alcantarilla (CESIPAL), Murcia, in a public private partnership (PPP). This way, the Air Forces markets the time the systems are idle to foreign air forces and professional parachutists in order to promote the activity in the civil sector
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Scania to Deliver 91 Trucks to the Finnish Defence Forces
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSTOCKHOLM, Sweden --- According to a recently concluded purchasing agreement, Scania has been commissioned to supply 91 trucks to the Finnish Defence Forces during 2009 and 2010. The deal also includes a five-year repair and maintenance agreement and an option for another 197 vehicles within a 4-year period
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Boeing Extends Best and Final Offer to SPEEA-WEU Represented Employees
January 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWICHITA, Kan. --- The Boeing Company today delivered its best and final offer (BAFO) to 700 Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace-Wichita Engineering Unit (SPEEA-WEU) engineers at the company's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) facility in Wichita
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Boeing Extends Best and Final Offer to SPEEA-WEU Represented Employees
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWICHITA, Kan. --- The Boeing Company today delivered its best and final offer (BAFO) to 700 Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace-Wichita Engineering Unit (SPEEA-WEU) engineers at the company's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) facility in Wichita
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Senate Committee Slates Confirmation Hearings for Defense Nominees
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Four people nominated to serve in the Defense Department in President-elect Barack Obamas administration will appear before the Senate Armed Forces Committee on Jan. 15 for confirmation hearings, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today
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Minister of Industry Announces Support for Aerospace and Defence Project
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSAINT-LAURENT, Quebec --- The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announced today an investment in research and development (R&D) for innovative cockpit technologies by Esterline CMC Electronics Inc. (CMC)
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A 'hole' New Type of Protective Armour
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDeveloping protective vehicle armour with holes in it may not seem the most obvious way to increase protection for British troops on operations but that's just what MOD scientists are doing.>> Since 2000, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at Porton Down in Wiltshire has worked in collaboration with Cambridge University and QinetiQ to develop Super Bainite, a unique ultra-hard armour material
India-Israel Barak MRSAM Air Defense System Passes Key Tests Across Armed Forces
South Korea Discusses Future Defense Communication System for Next-Generation Warfare
U.S. Air Force Awards Indra $198M Contract for Portable Navigation Systems
Spain Advances F110 Frigate Program with F113 Build Start, F112 Keel Laid
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
