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Finmeccanica To Deliver Two AW159 Helicopters Worth 100 Mln Euros To Philippine
March 31, 2016 @ 08:17 PMFinmeccanica has won a contract to provide two AgustaWestland AW 159 helicopters worth over 100 million euros to the Philippine Navy. The aircraft will be built and delivered from the Finmeccanica Helicopter Divisions Yeovil plant, in the United Kingdom, in 2018
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Australian Destroyer Begins Testing Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Weapon Systems
March 30, 2016 @ 06:16 AMThe Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has begun testing Lockheed Martins Aegis battle management system in preparation for deployment, Lockheed Martin announced in a press release. The Australian destroyer is equipped with vertical rocket launchers, which when directed by Aegis will be "capable of delivering missiles for every mission and threat environment in naval warfare"
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Boeing Offers ScanEagle UAV for Indian Armed Forces Requirement
March 29, 2016 @ 04:59 PMBoeing is pitching its ScanEagle UAV for an Indian Army, Navy and Air Force requirement of over 1000 mini Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV). The latest version of the ScanEagle mini-UAV has an in-flight launch and retrieval system where the UAV is mounted on another vertical take-off UAV and ejected when it reaches a certain height
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Reliance, Rafael to Partner In Air-to-Air Missiles, Air Defense Systems
March 29, 2016 @ 12:21 PMIndian Reliance and Israeli Rafael have agreed to set up a joint venture company in India to manufacture air-to-air missiles, aerostats and air defense systems. The strategic partnership with Rafael Advance Defence Systems of Israel, will mark the entry of Reliance Defence in the complex field of air-to-air and air defence systems manufacturing in India, the company said in a press statement
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BEL, Thales To Co-Develop Fire Control Radar For Gun and Missile Systems
March 29, 2016 @ 07:03 AMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales today signed a partnership agreement for the joint development of the PHAROS fire control radar on the sidelines of DefExpo 2016. This strategic co-operation contract will allow Thales and BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL), the joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales, to jointly develop PHAROS, a fire control radar for both gun and missile systems
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SAAB Develops Naval Radar For Surface And Air Surveillance Capability
March 23, 2016 @ 10:00 AMSaab has developed new naval radar dubbed Sea Giraffe 1X which offers simultaneous surface and air surveillance capabilities, a growing need in the US maritime security sector. Sea Giraffe 1X was introduced for the first time at the Maritime Security East Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, held from March 21-23
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Paveway Guided Bombs Miss Target During Indian Iron Fist Exercise
March 22, 2016 @ 11:48 AMA US-made Paveway laser-guided bomb dropped from a Mirage 2000 aircraft failed to hit a pre-determined stationary target at night during the combat exercise, ‘Iron Fist last week. The Indian air force conducted the combat exercise at Rajastans Pokhran test facility on March 18, wherein the French aircraft fighters target was an enemy radar site
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Russian Defense Ministry Accepts MiG-35 Design, Test Flights To Follow
March 22, 2016 @ 11:18 AMThe Russian defense ministry has assessed and accepted designs of its $++ generation multi-purpose fighter jet MiG-35 and will soon carry out flight tests. “MiG has built its first batch of pre-production Mikoyan MiG-35 aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Wins $116 Million JASSM Contract
March 17, 2016 @ 11:16 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $116 million modification contract for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program. Contractor will provide JASSM production, system upgrades, integration, sustainment, management and logistical support
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UK To Conduct Military Exercises Using Drones In October
March 17, 2016 @ 09:15 AMThe Royal Navy of UK will be conducting a NATO Joint Warriors exercise using the maritime autonomous systems in the autumn of 2016. The exercise “Robo-Wars”, to be held in Scotland in October, will focus mainly on the use of unmanned and autonomous maritime craft – both on the surface and under the waves – and air surveillance
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