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Italy to upgrade minehunters with Thales 2093 Sonar

November 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Thales has signed a significant contract with Intermarine to supply its highly successful Sonar 2093 system to the Italian Navy’s (Marina Militare Italiana) Gaeta-class minehunting fleet. The contract, signed on 18 November, follows on from a main contract agreed in August this year between Intermarine and the Italian Navy...

SELEX Galileo wins $38.6 million contract from an unknown Middle East country...

November 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica has been awarded a 26 million Euro ($38.6 million) contract for the supply of SM-1S radar seekers for a Middle East customer

China’s L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainer displays at Dubai Air Show 2009

November 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

China displayed its new L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainer (AJT) at the Dubai Air Show 2009. Chinese officials from China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) defense president Wang Yawei said the company had made strides in research and development of new aircraft and was anxious to explore the export market

Saab to deliver AEW system to UAE

November 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract for the sale of an airborne surveillance system to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract is worth approximately 1

UAE to receive 25 PC-21 turboprop aircraft from Pilatus Aircraft

November 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is proud to announce that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force & Air Defense (AF&AD) has entered into a contract in excess of 500 Million Swiss Francs to procure a fleet of 25 PC-21 turboprop aircraft, together with an integrated ground based training system and a comprehensive logistics support package. After Switzerland and Singapore, the UAE is now the third country to revolutionise its training pipeline with the most modern and most advanced turbo trainer aircraft on the market today

Russia to offer a wide range of combat aircraft to Arab states...

November 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said that Russia will offer a new package of proposals on military-technical cooperation to Middle East countries at Dubai Air Show 2009. "During the Dubai Air Show 2009 Rosoboronexport will discuss with partners new Russian proposals aimed at strengthening defense capabilities of a number of countries in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula," said Mikhail Zavaliy, the head of the Rosoboronexport delegation at the show

Raytheon wins $20.5 million contract for Kuwait's Patriot configuration-3 system radar upgradation

November 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Raytheon has announced a $20.5 million contract award via the U

Embraer participates in the 2009 Dubai Air Show

November 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Embraer will participate in the 2009 Dubai Air Show,November 15-19, at Dubai’s International Airport, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Company will promote its full line of commercial jets for the airline market, including the 37- to 50-seat ERJ 145 family and the EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets, with 70 to 122 seats

Lear Siegler wins $140 million contract to support Iraq operations

October 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Lear Siegler Services, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md

Morocco to buy three CH-47D Chinook helicopters of worth $134 million

October 29, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of three CH-47D Chinook helicopters and associated parts, equipment and logistical support for an estimated cost of $134 million. The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of three CH-47D Chinook helicopters with 6 (2 per helicopter) T55-GA-714A Turbine engines, 2 spare T-55-GA-714A Turbine engines, 4 AN/ARC-201E Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINCGARS), mission equipment, communication and navigation equipment, ground support equipment, spare and repair parts, special tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, site survey, U

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