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Lockheed, Airbus Likely Options if Portugal Abandons Embraer KC-390 Buy
January 17, 2019 @ 10:21 AMLockheed Martin C130J and Airbus A400 may find their way into Portugals plans to acquire military transport aircraft if the nation decides to abandon Embraer KC-390 purchase due to high pricing. The Chief of Portuguese Air Force General Staff (CEMFA) General Manuel Rolo said in the parliament on Wednesday that the state does not want to see beyond 830 million euros ($945 million)
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India's Tejas Fighter Aircraft to Receive Final Operational Clearance This Week
January 2, 2019 @ 09:07 AMIndigenously developed and built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will get the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) on January 4, eighteen years after the aircrafts first prototype took shape, Indian media reported Wednesday. "LCA Tejas and Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) are on final induction after going through all the tests," said Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy in an interview to the state-run All India Radio (AIR)
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Boeing-Embraer Reach Consensus on Terms of Aerospace Partnership
December 17, 2018 @ 12:54 PMEmbraer and Boeing reach consensus on terms of the strategic aerospace partnership in which Boeing will acquire an 80 percent ownership stake in the joint venture for $4.2 billion
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Brazil Files First Written Submission to WTO Challenging Canada’s Subsidies to Bombardier...
December 15, 2018 @ 12:50 PMThe Brazilian government has filed its first written submission to the dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The Panel is examining more than $4 billion in subsidies that Bombardier received from the Governments of Canada and Quebec
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Indian Air Force Deploys Locally-made AEW&C during Indo-US Exercise
December 12, 2018 @ 10:13 AMThe Indian Air Force has deployed the CI-18, an indigenously made Airborne Early Warning and Control System aircraft (AEW&C) during the COPE India exercise with the United States Air Force. “The AEW&C system has been recently inducted into the IAF
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Embraer Completes KC-390 Troop Unloading And Evacuation Tests
November 21, 2018 @ 03:02 PMEmbraer has completed Troop unloading, evacuation by hatch and evacuation tests through the front and rear doors of the KC-390 airlift. The tests were held at Brasília Air Force Base, Brazil
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Embraer Completes First Flight of Series Production KC-390 Airlifter
October 10, 2018 @ 09:02 AMEmbraer has completed the maiden flight of the first series production multi-mission medium airlift KC-390. As agreed with the Brazilian Air Force, the aircraft will now join the flight test campaign, in which more than 1,900 flight hours have already been logged
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Boeing, Embraer in Talks to Set Up KC-390 Cargo Jets Assembly Line...
October 6, 2018 @ 03:52 PMBoeing and Embraer are in talks to set up an assembly line for the production of KC-390 cargo jets in the United States. The two aircraft manufacturers announced a deal for sales and services partnership on the new KC-390 jets through a separate defense venture that they said was likely to eventually receive a joint investment in July,
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Sierra Nevada Awarded $1.8Bn for A-29 Light Aircraft Supply to Afghanistan
September 5, 2018 @ 04:46 AMSierra Nevada Corp (SNC) has been awarded a $1,808,000,000 contract for potential procurement, sustainment, modifications, ferry, and related equipment for the A-29 light air support attack aircraft. Work will be performed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; and Kabul, Kandahar, and Mazari Sharif Air Bases, Afghanistan
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Goa Shipyard, Brazilian INACE Partner for Tamandare Corvettes Program
July 9, 2018 @ 12:21 PMIndias state-run Goa Shipyard has signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazilian shipyard INACE to design three of four future Tamandare corvettes for the Brazilian navy if it won the tender. The collaboration between the two companies will allow technology transfer from the Indian partner to INACE and also allow the creation of regional production base in Ceara covering most of the GSLs products, Brazilian news daily
Return Alive Foundation Buys Mobile F-16 Maintenance Complexes for Ukraine Air Force
Avio Secures €60M Orders from MBDA for ASTER 30 System
Iran Tests Qaseed Rocket to Launch Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Italy to Convert Gulfstream Jets into Electronic Attack Aircraft under BAE–L3Harris Deal...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...