The next big global defence company to rival Lockheed Martin or EADS could well come from China if the ambitions of the state-owned Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) are realized. The AVIC rounded out last weeks Paris Air Show 2013 with significant interest shown in its military and civil aircraft by visiting air force officials and industry executives
The MC-21 airliner of Irkut Corp will mark its first flight at the MAKS Moscow Air Show 2015. The manufacturer expects certification by 2017 and customer deliveries to commence by by 2020, said Kyrill Budaev, Vice-president Marketing of Irkut Corp
Norway on 19 June signed its first contract with Lockheed Martin for work on the F-35 Lightning II. The contract, valued at $8
ThalesRaytheon Systems has won a €136 million deal from NATOs Communications and Information (NCI) Agency to upgrade the alliances theater missile defense command and control capabilities, with completion by 2015. This upgrade is aimed at bringing new capabilities to NATOs Air Command and Control System (ACCS), the organization announced at Paris Air show recently
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Russia will unveil more than 100 new military and civilian developments at the Paris Air Show, a Rostec executive said. These include the advanced Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter and a modernized Mi-171A2 civil helicopter, as well as military and civilian avionics, Rostec deputy head Vladimir Artyakov said
Raytheon Company has won two contracts from the U.S Army; first being a modification contract for adding new capabilities to the Identification Friend or Foe interrogator and the second is for the EXF1915, an upgraded version of Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS)
U.S President Barak Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday met during an informal summit meeting in Washington to discuss the need to develop better military-to-military relations and improve cyber security cooperation
Boeing and partner Bell continue to make headway with the export of their V-22 Osprey aircraft right after U.S Secretary of State Chuck Hagel last month negotiated a deal with Israel to sell the first ever V-22 Osprey transports to a foreign country
The Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Brunei Economic Development Board ('BEDB') and CAE today held a ceremony to officially celebrate the construction of the new CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) in Rimba. The CAE Brunei MPTC is a joint venture between CAE and the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam