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Qantas Group Places $2.0 Billion Order for LEAP-1A Engines to Power A320neo...
April 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Qantas Group today announced that it has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 78 Airbus A320neo aircraft currently on order. The engine order is valued at $2
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CAE And Brunei Agree To Set Up Joint Venture Company
April 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense major CAE announced today it has signed a shareholders agreement with the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam (MOFB) to set up a joint venture company, owned 60 percent by CAE and 40 percent by the Brunei Ministry of Finance, will be established to develop and operate the CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) in Brunei Darussalam. The CAE Brunei MPTC also announced it has signed long-term training services contracts valued at approximately C$170 million for CAE
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Shortage Of Certain Tank Ammunition Are Rumours, Says Indian Defense Minister
April 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Defence Minister A K Antony dismissed reports of a shortage in certain tank ammunition today calling them “rumours”. Antony said that despite shortcomings the country was in a much stronger place when compared with the past
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ST Engineering's Awarded S$880M Contract for Vessels from Oman
April 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSingapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) has secured a contract worth €534.8m (about S$880m) to design and build four patrol vessels (PVs) and the provision of associated logistic support for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO)
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Lockheed Martin Wins Deal To Supply Laser-Guided Bombs To Indian Air Force
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense giant Lockheed Martin has won a major deal worth over Rs 100 crore for the Supply of laser-guided bombs (LGBs) for the Jaguar fighter aircraft fleet in the Indian Air Force, the Press Trust of India has reported. The IAF is currently planning on inducting more than 100 bunker-buster LGBs for its Jaguar warplanes to destroy strongly fortified enemy targets
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India Test Fires Brahmos Two Days In A Row
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTwo days after successfully testing firing Brahmos, India again on Friday test-fired the supersonic cruise missile with certain new systems from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. The supersonic missile, which has a flight range of up to 290 km, is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 200 to 300 kg
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Tatra Army Truck Deal: CBI Registers Case
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case in connection with the supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks through State-owned BEML to the Indian Army, according to the Press Trust of India. The CBI has called Vectra group Chairman Ravi Rishi, is a majority stake holder in Tatra, who is currently in New Delhi for Defexpo 2012 for questioning
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Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts For India’s Darin II Aircraft
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Company has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force's Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft. The MCU enables integration of modern weapons on legacy aircraft with minimal to no modifications to aircraft wiring and the flight or stores management software
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Indian Army Successfully Test Fires Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile
March 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia successfully test fired Brahmos supersonic cruise missile today as part of a user trial by the Army from the test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast, The Press Trust of India reported. "The missile was test fired from a ground mobile launcher from the launch complex-3 at about 1122 hours and the trial was successful," a defence official was quoted as saying
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China To Participate At Defexpo 2012
March 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMChina has accepted the Indian Ministry of Defense’s invitation to participate in the upcoming Defexpo 2012 in New Delhi which will now have a total of 567 companies from 32 countries who will display weapon systems for the Army, Navy and Internal Security during the seventh edition of the biennial show starting March 29, Secretary(Defence Production) Shekhar Aggarwal was quoted as by the Press Trust of India. "China is also participating and they are sending an official delegation which could be headed by a Major General-level officer," Aggarwal said when asked to confirm whether invitation was sent to China
Lithuania’s Airvolve to Deliver 10 VTOL Aircraft to Finland, Sweden
India Commissions New Russian-Built Project 11356 Frigate ‘Tamal’
U.S. Approves $510M Sale of JDAM Guidance Kits to Israel
Turkey to Prioritize 10-Ton Multi-Role Helicopter over ATAK-2 Combat Chopper
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
