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No Headway In Rafale Deal Despite Indian, French Defence Ministers' Meeting
February 24, 2015 @ 01:02 PMFrench Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met his Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday in what is being described as a "last ditch" attempt to sell 126 Dassault Rafale jets estimated at US$20 billion. The absence of an official comment from Paris or New Delhi about the meeting has allowed speculation to gain ground about what transpired, prominent among which is that the stalemate continues
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VSE Corp To Showcase Defense Sustainment Capabilities At IDEX 2015
February 22, 2015 @ 06:40 AMVSE Corporation together with partner Saudi Prerogative Company (SPC) will showcase their wide range of defense sustainment capabilities, including the maintenance, repair, overhaul and modernization of land, sea and air systems a IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. VSE and SPC have recently formed a Saudi-registered Joint Venture Company, VSE Arabia, dedicated to providing world-class platform, system and equipment sustainment to the Saudi market
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Russian, Indian FGFA Research Contract This Year
February 21, 2015 @ 09:45 AMRussia is expecting to sign the contract with India for the research and development (R & D) stage of the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) project this year. “A contract for the R & D phase is being prepared and is expected to be signed this year,” Yuli Slyusar, President and Chairman of the Management Board of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)said during the Aero India Air Show
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Snecma, HAL In Joint Venture To Manufacture Rafale M88 Engine Parts
February 21, 2015 @ 08:24 AMSnecma (Safran) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) have signed an MoU for the production of aero-engine parts for Rafales M88 engine
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Airbus To Collaborate With Indian Companies To Make Helicopters
February 20, 2015 @ 02:41 PMAirbus Helicopters has planned to jointly make military helicopters with India's Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and Tata Group to comply with rules aimed at helping the nascent local defence industry. The company is offering to build its light utility AS550 Fennec and the medium lift EC725 for India's armed forces, which are heavily dependent on an ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters
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Sagem, HAL Sign Technology Transfer Agreement For SIGMA 95 Laser Gyro Navigation
February 20, 2015 @ 11:06 AMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has signed a technology transfer agreement with Sagem (Safran) to manufacture and maintenance of Sagem's SIGMA 95 laser gyro navigation systems. According to the agreement, HAL will be able to produce SIGMA 95 units for the Indian air force, and also provide level 3 front line maintenance
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Maini Group Bags Contract For Snecma's New Engine Programs
February 19, 2015 @ 03:11 PMMaini Group has won a multi-million dollar worth contract from Snecma (Safran) for supplying precision machined components for the LEAP and Silvercrest engine programs. The contract, which was signed on Tuesday, has further established Maini as a strategic supplier to Snecma, having commenced the partnership nearly a decade ago
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Bharat Forge Wins Titanium Forging Contract From Boeing
February 18, 2015 @ 01:09 PMBoeing has signed a multi-year contract with Bharat Forge of India to supply titanium forgings for wing components for the Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX. Bharat Forge will begin supplying pre-machined forgings from its facilities in Pune and Baramati to Boeing in the first quarter of 2016
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RUAG, TAL Team Up On A320 Aerostructural Components
February 17, 2015 @ 08:50 AMRUAG Aerostructures and TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd has entered into partnership for manufacturing and supply of aero structural components and sub-assemblies. Under the $150 million contract, TAL will manufacture and supply over 550 sheet metal components, machined parts and sub-assemblies to RUAG, for Airbus A320 programme
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Airbus Selects Dynamatic TechTo Supply Flap-Track Beams For A330 Aircraft
February 16, 2015 @ 12:24 PMAirbus announced today that it has signed an agreement with Dynamatic Technologies Ltd for procuring flap-track beams for A330 aircraft. The agreement is the largest manufacturing contract between Airbus and a private sector company in India and elevates Dynamatic to a global tier-1 supplier
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