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Arik Air Orders Three A340-500 Airbus Aircraft
October 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM> TOULOUSE, France --- Arik Air, the growing private airline based in Lagos, Nigeria, has signed a firm contract for the purchase of three Airbus A340-500s. This order makes Arik Air the 10th and latest customer for the A340-500
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Sikorsky Aircraft Teams With Carson Helicopters to Launch Modernization Program for S-61...
October 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSTRATFORD, Conn. --- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
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'Indo-Russian Defence Ties Bound to Grow Manifold' -Antony
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has described the outcome of the 8th Meeting of IRIGC-MTC in New Delhi on Monday as 'a landmark event in the close and strategic bilateral relations between India and Russia'. Speaking at a banquet hosted by him in honour of the visiting Russian Defence Minister Mr Anatoly Serdyukov here last night, Shri Antony said the Meeting, as in previous years, discussed issues relating to regional and global peace and security
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BAE Wins $442M Order for FMTV Trucks
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems, Tactical Vehicle Systems Limited Partnership, Seal, Texas was awarded on Sept. 25, 2008, a $442,533,748 firm fixed price contract to definitize the Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) for the procurement of 10,000 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle, program support and Federal Retail Excise Tax (FRET)
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Hawk Jet Trainer Modernised by Patria Flew Successfully
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe first Hawk jet trainer modernised by Patria with a glass cockpit has successfully performed its first flight in Jms, Finland. The Finnish Air Force and Patria agreed on upgrade of Hawks in December 2006, the Finnish Air Force has announced to upgrade altogether 30 aircraft
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First Airbus Final Assembly Line Outside Europe Inaugurated in Tianjin, China
September 29, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAirbus, today, officially opened its first final assembly line outside of Europe. The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, together with the Party's Secretary of Tianjin, Zhang Gaoli, and Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders inaugurated the Airbus A320 Family Final Assembly Line in Tianjin, China (FALC) at a grand ceremony with over 600 guests
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Crucial Meeting of Indo-Russian Defence Cooperation Body Tomorrow
September 29, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Eighth Meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military- Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) to be held here tomorrow will cover a broad spectrum of issues including supply of defence systems, equipment upgrade, product and life cycle support for defence equipment of Russian origin.>> The Meeting will also discuss licensed and joint production, joint development and production of systems and platforms, interaction between the two armed forces and military technical cooperation
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Safran Statement Concerning the A400M
September 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAFRAN, along with its partners in EPI, the European consortium in charge of the engines for the A400M military transport, would like to clarify the following points.>> 1) The eight TP400 turboprop engines for the first two A400M flight test models have been delivered to Airbus Military
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BAE Systems Secures $742 Million U.S. Army Contract for Bradley Vehicles and...
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to remanufacture 300 additional Bradleys, bringing the total to over 550 vehicles. (US Army photo)YORK, Pa
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Saab’s Comment to the Government’s Working Group’s Proposal to Reduce the Budget...
September 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSaab has taken note of the published information regarding the Governments working groups proposal for reducing the budget for defence material.>> "The Government has already earlier pointed out its firm, long-term ambition to further develop Gripen as a base in the Swedish defence, and we are pleased to see that this ambition remains
Air Greenland to Provide Transport and Surveillance to the Danish Armed Forces'...
Russian Mi-28NM Helicopters Get Novel Anti-FPV Drone Electronics
Israel’s Rafael, SpearUAV to Develop Anti-FPV drone Interecptor, Iron Wasp
Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter and Bayraktar KIZILELMA Drone Perform Joint Autonomous Flights
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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