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Singapore received its first Gulfstream 550 AEW
February 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) sensor capabilities received a boost with the arrival of its first Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning (G550-AEW) aircraft at Tengah Air Base. Explaining that the G550-AEW jets were acquired to replace the ageing E-2C Hawkeye as part of the RSAF's ongoing transformation into the 3rd Generation Air Force, Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Joachim Lee, Commander Transport Group, Air Combat Command, said: "The E-2C has served us well for more than 20 years, but an improved platform is required to meet the demands placed on the RSAF for the conduct of air defence operations going...
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Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) received its first Gulfstream 550 Airborne...
February 20, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) received its first Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning (G550-AEW) aircraft at Tengah Air Base this evening. Chief of Air Force, Major-General Ng Chee Khern, officiated at the homecoming ceremony
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Terma to deliver SCANTER 2001 radars for the French FREMM program
February 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AMKongsberg Defence & Aerospace and DCNS have selected Terma to supply the SCANTER 2001 navigation and surveillance radar to be fitted on the French Fregate Europeenne Multi-Missions (FREMM) Program. Initiated in early 2008 and continuing until the summer of 2010, Terma is tasked with delivering two SCANTER 2001 radar systems in the newest version with 7’ antennas and SCANTER Tracking Units for each ship
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ELTA Systems to display CAEWS at Aero India 2009
February 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) is all set to display its Gulfstream G-550-based conformal airborne early warning and control (CAEW) system to the Aero India 2009 starting from 11 february 2009 in Bangalore. The CAEWS, developed by IAI's ELTA Systems subsidiary has to date been ordered by Israel and Singapore, with the first Israeli platform being delivered in February 2008 and the second following in May 2008
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CAE - IAI to display UAV training system at Aero India 2009
February 11, 2009 @ 12:00 AMCAE, Canada, a global company in training and simulation has teamed up with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to set up a rotary wing training centre in Bangalore. The joint venture company is known as the Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF)
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Asia Pacific Sees Emerging Aerospace Manufacturing Plants Despite Economic Slowdown
February 10, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSINGAPORE --- 2008 has been a challenging year for the Aerospace Manufacturing industry with its record breaking oil price hike in decades, which has seen amplified logistics costs due to the globalized nature of manufacturing supply chain. This has resulted in many business experts disagreeing with the idea of expanding a company network of suppliers to other low costs countries because in the end they will still have to pay extra on the logistic costs
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Aero India 2009 is the biggest ever edition of Aero India
February 2, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe 7th Edition of Aero India, Asia’s premier Air Show, will be held in Bengaluru from February 11 to 15, 2009. In size and number, this is going to be the biggest air show, hosted by India, so far
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Singapore's Formidable-class Frigate Squadron Fully Operational
January 20, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe final two of a fleet of six stealth frigates, RSS Stalwart and RSS Supreme, were commissioned at the Changi Naval Base today. With all six frigates brought into service, the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Formidable-class Frigate Squadron is fully operational
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Singapore's Formidable-class Frigate Squadron Fully Operational
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe final two of a fleet of six stealth frigates, RSS Stalwart and RSS Supreme, were commissioned at the Changi Naval Base today. With all six frigates brought into service, the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Formidable-class Frigate Squadron is fully operational
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Get Ready for the Beast
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMA beast of a vehicle will be unleashed on operations when MOD converts more than 100 Broncos, from Singapore Technologies Kinetics, into Warthog armoured vehicles for the Armed Forces in Afghanistan.>> Bronco will arrive in the UK in 2009 to undergo transformation to become the armoured, all-terrain vehicle Warthog replacing the Viking in Afghanistan
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French Air Force Receives Two H225M Caracal Helicopters
U.K. Testing All New Air Defense System in Ukraine
Romanian F-16 Jets Respond to Russian Drone Violation near Ukraine Border
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U