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Finmeccanica Denies Any Corruption In India Deal
February 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFollowing reports that Indian Defence Minister A K Antony on Feb. 24 ordered a probe to find out if there was corruption in the Rs 3,500-crore deal to procure 12 helicopters for VVIPs from European defence firm Agusta Westland, its parent company has issued a statement denying any wrong doing
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Indian Air Force Orders Inquiry Into Mirage Crash
February 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force aircraft fighter Mirage 2000 crashed near Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, five minutes after taking off from an air base in Gwalior at about 12:10 pm IST on Friday. The Mirage 2000 was being flown by Air Marshal Anil Chopra, a Air Office Personnel (AOP) when the engine developed a glitch and caused the crash
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F-35 Compatibility Wins Aermacchi $1 Billion Israel Contract
February 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCompatibility with the Lockheed Martin F-35 has helped the Aermacchi M-346 beat the South Korean T-50 Israeli fighter trainer deal. An Israeli MoD release said among the reasons for the Italian Aermacchi selection was its twin engine configuration and compatibility with the F-35 and other aircraft such as the Eurofighter, Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15
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Eurocopter To Launch Dauphin Full Motion Simulator
February 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter has announced the launch of Asia Pacific's first AS365 N3/N3+ Dauphin full motion simulator at the Singapore Airshow 2012. Eurocopter Southeast Asia (ESEA) will also provide the maintenance, repair and overhaul services for Dauphin family helicopters
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Royal Thai Army Awards Bell Contract To Refurbish 212 Series Helicopters
February 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBell Helicopter has won the Royal Thai Army Contract to modify and refurbish eight Army Bell 212 helicopters. Bell Helicopter Asia will work with Bell Helicopter's independent representative Royal Airport Services on this in-country program
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Gulf Helicopters Awards AgustaWestland With AW189 Helicopter Contract
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGulf Helicopters of Qatar has signed a preliminary sale contract for fifteen AW189 helicopters with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company. Bruno Spagnolini, Chief Executive Officer, AgustaWestland, said “It gives us great pleasure to add Gulf Helicopters to the list of customers who have now chosen the AW189 to meet their future long range operational requirements only a few months after its official launch in June 2011 and its first flight in December 2011”
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HATSOFF Announces New Chief Executive
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced the appointment of Major General (Ret'd) Ajit Hari Gadre as Chief Executive Officer of HATSOFF. Major General (Ret'd) Ajit Hari Gadre, said, “I am pleased to join an organization established by HAL and CAE, two of the world's leading and most reputable aerospace and defence companies
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Booz Allen Hamilton Recommended For Debarment By UASF
February 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGlobal consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has been suspended by the U.S
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Bribe-taking Russian Official Sells Airfield for USD33000
February 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAndrei Usok, a procurement officer with the Russia Defense Ministry, sold anunusable airfield, in the Bryansk region, for 1 million rubles ($33,000) to an unspecified company. Usok sold to the same company 4,000 slabs of concrete making up the landing strip of a military airfield in Bryansk region, prosecutors said on Tuesday
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BAE Systems Strengthens India Operations With New CEO
January 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems has announced the appointment of new Managing Director and Chief Executive of its India operations. Dean McCumiskey will take over the reigns from Andrew Gallagher who takes up new responsibilities as BAE Systems Director of Audit, based in the United Kingdom
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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