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DCNS To Begin Sea Trails Of FREMM Normandie
May 16, 2014 @ 09:51 AMThe FREMM Normandie multi-mission frigate, second of the series ordered by OCCAR on behalf of the DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) and the French Navy, left the DCNS site in Lorient on 14 May on its way to the DCNS site in Toulon. Over the next few weeks, DCNS will perform a new series of sea trials to test the performance of the FREMMs combat system before delivery to the French Navy at the end of 2014, the company said in a statement
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Cubic Wins Moroccan P5 Air Combat Training System Contract
April 14, 2014 @ 10:38 AMCubic Corporation has won a $5 million contract to supply its P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) to the Moroccan Air Force. Morocco will join the United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, along with a number of international air forces, in using the P5CTS to support high-fidelity, TOPGUN-style live and post-mission training
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Royal Moroccan Navy Receive FREMM Frigate
February 3, 2014 @ 02:16 PMDCNS recently delivered a multimission frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) frigate, Mohammed VI, to the Royal Moroccan Navy. At present, DCNS is under contract to build 11 FREMM ships for the French Navy and one for the Moroccan Navy
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Raytheon Win $70 Million Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems Contract
December 31, 2013 @ 08:20 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $70 million contract for various full Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems (ACES) and Line Replaceable Units (LRU) to support in-country spares software sustainment, and other activities. This award supports foreign military sales for Morocco, Egypt and Iraq
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Alenia Aermacchi Completes Final Assembly Of First RAAF C-27J Aircraft
November 26, 2013 @ 11:13 AMAlenia Aermacchi has completed the final assembly of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) first C-27J Spartan tactical airlift aircraft with mating of the aircraft's wing with the fuselage, engines and landing gear at its facility in Italy. The aircraft is currently undergoing equipment installation and functional tests in preparation for the flight testing programme
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Alenia Aermacchi To Supply C-27J Airlifters Worth 100 Million Euros
November 25, 2013 @ 10:21 AMAlenia Aermacchi has won contract worth about 100 million euros to supply the Peruvian Ministry of Defense with 2 C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The C-27J - known as the only true military transport aircraft of its category available on the market - has been selected by the Fuerza Aerea del Perù due to its proven operational flexibility at competitive costs; the best performances in its class in all operational and environmental conditions and because it is the only aircraft in its class interoperable with heavier airlifters already in service in Peru
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Sagem To Build Aviation Facility In Morocco
October 1, 2013 @ 02:30 PMSagem has signed an agreement with the Hassan II Fund to build an industrial facility in Casablanca, Morocco. Sagem Maroc will start operations in early October 2013 on a temporary site during the construction work
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Third FREMM Frigate Floated Out To Fulfill French Navy's Order
September 20, 2013 @ 08:27 AMDCNS yesterday floated out the third FREMM frigate Provence from the Lorient Shipyard with two other frigates at different stages of assembly and construction. The French FREMM programme calls for 12 ships – 11 for the French Navy and one for the Royal Moroccan Navy
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Middle Eastern Countries Plan CH-47 Chinook Purchase
August 30, 2013 @ 12:26 PMLibya, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar plans to purchase CH-47 Chinook helicopter in coming years, Boeing officials were quoted by Defense News. If deals being negotiated between Boeing and these three countries would eventually be finalized, projections are that at least 54 Chinooks would be shipped overseas, making up a good portion of the 168 Chinooks that foreign clients around the globe are considering buying in coming years
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Raytheon Wins $200 Million Missile Procurement Contract
August 13, 2013 @ 02:47 PMRaytheon Company has won a $200 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-firm target contract for the procurement of 354 each AIM-9X Block II All Up Round Tactical Low Rate Initial Production Lot 13 Missiles and Block II Active Optical Target Detectors. In addition, this modification provides for the procurement of 178 Block II Captive Air Training Missiles, three Spare Propulsion Steering Sections, 20 Spare Tactical Guidance Units, one Spare Inertial Measuring Unit for the government of Switzerland, and 26 Spare Captive Air Training Missile Guidance Units
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