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India’s Avro Replacement Program Gets First Bid, More To Follow?

October 29, 2014 @ 12:39 PM

The Indian Air Forces Avro replacement program could once again reach a stalemate after receiving only a single bid from Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL). The ministry of defense was forced to extend the deadline to October, a month before, to seek price bids after foreign aircraft-makers showed no interest in bidding for the $3
Airbus DS, Tatas Bid To Build C295 Transport In India

October 28, 2014 @ 01:15 PM

Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) have submitted a joint bid to replace the Indian Air Force´s fleet of Avro aircraft with the market-leading Airbus C295 medium transport. The teaming follows a detailed industrial assessment and stringent evaluation of the Indian private aerospace sector by Airbus Defence and Space, which concluded with the selection of Tata Advanced Systems as the Indian Production Agency (IPA) exclusive partner for this prestigious programme, according to an official statement
Saab signs $5.4 Billion contract with Brazil For 36 Gripen Fighters

October 27, 2014 @ 10:12 AM

Saab has won a $5.4 billion contract for the development and production of 36 Gripen NG fighter for Brazil
Partnerships Between Indian, Foreign Defence Companies Gather Pace

October 27, 2014 @ 09:20 AM

Partnerships between Indian and foreign arms manufacturers have shown a distinct upward trend in the past few months. Perhaps enthused by the hike in foreign investment limit from 26% to 49% and the Modi governments thrust to domestic manufacture of defence equipment, an increasing number of international firms are scouting for local partners
Rocketsan, Lockheed To Build Missiles for F-35

October 23, 2014 @ 05:13 PM

Lockheed Martin will produce cruise missiles specific to the needs of F-35 Lighting II jets in partnership with Roketsan, the company announced today. "Lockheed Martin has a long history of partnership with the Republic of Turkey and we look forward to working closely with Roketsan on the very important project," Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Executive Vice President Rick Edwards said in the statement published Wednesday
BAE Systems Wins Australian Nulka Contract Worth $50 Million

October 22, 2014 @ 03:13 PM

BAE Systems has secured a 16th successive annual contract to produce additional rounds for the Nulka active missile decoy. Valued at approximately $50 million, the latest follow-on order will involve making decoy rounds for the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy, bringing the total number of rounds supplied by BAE Systems to more than 1,400
Widodo Aims To Diversify Indonesia’s Defense Partnerships, Reduce Foreign Tech Imports

October 20, 2014 @ 01:15 PM

Indonesia under President Joko Widodo may see a diversification of defence partners to achieve cost-effective procurement and develop local industry. Earlier this month, Indonesia decided to buy into the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administrations (DAPA) new mid-level fighter jet program
Safran, Bharat Forge To Team Up For Indian Aerospace Opportunities

October 18, 2014 @ 12:22 PM

Safran and Bharat Forge announced a long-term partnership to supply critical high integrity forged and machined components for Indian commercial aircraft applications to Safrans global affiliates last week. Over the past 18 months, Safran and Bharat Forge have worked on a demonstrator phase for initial trial production of critical forgings in a variety of materials; including titanium, nickel based and steel alloys, for aerospace
Raytheon, Polish Company Sign LoI To Explore Development Of Radar, C4I and...

October 14, 2014 @ 10:10 AM

Raytheon signed a Letter of Intent with Poland's PIT-RADWAR to cooperate in mutually beneficial business opportunities related to Poland's air defense architecture, as well as significant exports to global markets. The companies will examine areas for partnership in the following categories : radar equipment and subsystems design, fabrication and integration including -- electronic component design and production, radar systems and software, verification, validation and testing (VVT), Low-Cost Interceptor, common C2 equipment, subsystems and software, C2 software and hardware integration, design and VVT of Battle Management software modules, software and hardware in the loop laboratory
General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions Uses Carbon Black To Detect Data Breaches

October 8, 2014 @ 12:09 PM

General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions announced it is using Carbon Black as a key component of its incident response solution to help customers rapidly detect and remediate data breaches. Bit9® + Carbon Black® is the leader in endpoint threat prevention, detection and response

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