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USAF To Restart $6.9 Billion IT Contract Following Protest From Losing Bidders
May 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Air Force has decided make a fresh start on a sizeable technology contract after receiving complaints from a dozen losing bidders
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CAE and Aeronautics begin flights at UAS centre in Alma, Quebec
April 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCAE and Aeronautics today announced that the first series of flights of the Miskam unmanned aerial system (UAS) have been conducted successfully over the past several weeks at the UAS Centre of Excellence (Centre d'excellence des drones) located at Alma airport in Quebec, Canada. The demonstration flights represent the first phase of a research and development (R&D) project aimed at demonstrating how unmanned systems can be used for civil applications such as remote inspection of pipelines and hydroelectric installations, surveillance of forest fires, observation of critical natural resources, assessing natural disasters and a range of other applications
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Next Generation AH-64 Apache Block III To Be Deployed Next Year
April 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCurrently under evaluation, the U.S
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VSI Awarded $19.8M Contract for Support from US DoD
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMVision Systems International (VSI), a leader in advanced Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) for tactical aircraft, has been awarded a $19.8 million contract for the delivery and engineering support of Night Vision Cueing Display (NVCD) systems
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Passengers To Get Prominence In MC-21
March 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWide and comfortable seats, extra leg room and more space for your cabin baggage are usually a luxury only business class travellers can afford. Now, the economy class traveller can indulge in the same extravagance should airlines begin incorporating the MC-21, designed and built by Russian plane-maker Irkut Corp, into their fleet
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T-90 Hits Building, Kills Indian Soldier in Chennai
March 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAn Indian soldier was killed and two others were injured while parking a T-90 main battle tank in the parking bay inside DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment campus near Avadi in Chennai, India. The routine exercise went awry after soldiers lost control of the tank which hit a building
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Finmeccanica, Northrop Grumman Corporation Win NATO NCIRC Contract
March 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFinmeccanica and Northrop Grumman Corporation have been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NATO C3) Agency to develop, implement and support the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) - Full Operating Capability (FOC). Both companies will provide information assurance to around 50 NATO sites and headquarters throughout 28 countries worldwide based on the contract worth EUR 50 million
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America's $1 Trillion "Defense" Budget
February 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLast Monday, after the Pentagon released its 2013 budget materials, just about every news article I read inaccurately reported the totals. These articles did not just miss some significant bits not in DOD's press release; they ignored another $380 billion in spending for US national security spending if you take the time to parse through OMB's far more complete and accurate budget materials
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Record Deals Worth $31 Billion At Singapore Airshow
February 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDeals worth $31 billion have been signed at this year’s Singapore Airshow setting a new record, according to organizers. The number was "threefold of what we did two years ago" at the biennial event, Jimmy Lau, managing director of the organizer Experia Events, told a press briefing
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Robotic Articulated Wheel Vehicle (RawV) Developed by Temasek Polytechnic (TP)
February 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTemasek Polytechnic (TP) and ST Kinetics have jointly developed an unmanned vehicle called the Robotic Articulated Wheel Vehicle (RawV) that will be used for dangerous search and rescue operations, bomb disposal, mine detection, military surveillance behind enemy lines. Built to cultivate Singapore's defence capabilities, the unmanned vehicle, was introduced at the Singapore Airshow on Feb 16
Portuguese Air Force Joins KC-390 Surveillance Upgrade Studies with Embraer, Brazil
Sweden Acquires Four C-390 Millennium Aircraft from Embraer
HENSOLDT Expands Partnership with Czech Armed Forces on Artillery Command System
Norway Completes F-35 Procurement with Final Deliveries from Lockheed Martin
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...
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...