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Lockheed To Collaborate With Raytheon, Bombardier For USAF JSTARS Replacement Program

June 17, 2015 @ 10:56 AM

Lockheed Martin announced tuesday that it will team with Bombardier and Raytheon to compete for the US Air Force's next generation Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement. The team aimed to develop a low-risk, affordable replacement for the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), a ground surveillance, battle management, as well as command and control aircraft that was built by Northrop Grumman
Dassault Hopes to Manufacture Rafale under ‘Make in India’

June 16, 2015 @ 08:22 AM

Dassault is expecting to manufacture an unspecified number of Rafale aircraft under the ‘Make in India program in addition to the order for 36 off-the-shelf planes which it is negotiating with the Indian MoD. Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault said during the course of a press conference with the French media last Friday , "I'm cautious but we believe that the needs of the Indian air force exceed by far the 36 aircraft
India May Take RFP Route for Proposed Light Fighter Purchase

June 11, 2015 @ 02:42 PM

India may take the request for proposals (RFP) route to buy a light fighter aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of MiG-21s instead of doing a direct government-to-government or commercial deal with a single vendor. Informed sources told defenseworld
Thales To Provide Command And Control Capability To Canadian Army’s Light Armored...

June 11, 2015 @ 12:05 PM

Thales announced Wednesday that it has partnered with DRS Sustainment Systems to produce mast mounted surveillance suites, operator control systems, engineering and support for the Canadian Army's light armored vehicle-reconnaissance surveillance system (LRSS) project. The partnership will work on the US $100 million contract awarded by General Dynamics
Raytheon Completes Lab Testing On New Variant Of AMRAAM Missile

June 11, 2015 @ 11:32 AM

Raytheon announced on Wednesday that AMRAAM-ER, its new extended range variant of advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) has successfully completed lab testing. The test validated that the missile can be integrated and employed from the NASAMS launcher
China Seeks Safety in Encounters with US Armed Forces

May 26, 2015 @ 07:58 AM

China will seek to improve rules of behavior for safety of air and maritime encounters with the United States Armed Forces so as to strengthen mutual trust, prevent risks and manage crises. A white paper of the Peoples Liberation Army released this morning says it will seek a confidence-building measure (CBM) mechanism through the notification of major military activities to the US Navy and other forces
OIS-AT, Rafaut Sign Weapons-to-Aircraft Interface Devices And Flight Controls Equipment Joint Venture

May 25, 2015 @ 08:21 AM

OIS AT announced today that it has concluded a joint venture with French Rafaut SAS for joint research and development of a range of weapons- to- aircraft interface devices and flight controls equipment and sub-systems as part of the curtain raiser to the upcoming Paris Air Show next month. With this partnership OIS-AT is set to leverage the French firms know how to undertake manufacture of pylons and allied interface equipment that carry munitions and stores on aircraft and helicopters here in India at a new facility planned in Bengaluru
Russia Expects Notification On Ka-226T Choppers Production In India

May 22, 2015 @ 01:04 PM

Russia is expecting a formal notification from the Indian government on its decision to launch Ka-226T cargo-transport helicopter project at the earliest, Sputnik reported Thursday. We expect 200 aircraft to be manufactured in the initial phase, a formal notification from the Indian side is expected in the near future,” Alexander Mikheev, Russian Helicopters CEO was quoted as saying by the news website
DARPA Selects Exelis, Leidos For Second Phase Of Radar Counter Measures Program

May 21, 2015 @ 09:41 AM

Exelis and Leidos have been selected to continue to evolve advanced technology development for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) program, Exelis said in a statement Today. The five-year subcontract from Leidos could be worth up to $15
FGFA's R & D Phase Yet To Be Concluded

May 9, 2015 @ 11:41 AM

The Research & Development (R&D) phase of Indian Air Forces Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project is yet to be concluded, Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar said in a Parliament today. As per the draft R&D Contract, the delivery of FGFA can commence after 94 months from the start of the contract

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