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Embraer A-29 Super Tucano To Receive Ballistic Protection From TenCate
November 20, 2013 @ 12:14 PMTenCate has been selected by Embraer as the supplier of aerospace armour for the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano military aircraft. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the prime contractor for the aircraft
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Thales' Transponders Chosen For Brazilian Military Aircraft Upgrades
October 9, 2013 @ 02:17 PMEmbraer has awarded Thales a contract to supply IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) transponders for the upgrade of total 48 A1M fighters and E-99 AEW surveillance aircraft. Thales will supply its TSC 2030 and TSC 2050 transponders, which are part of the company's BlueGate range of IFF products and provide a digital identification capability in line with NATO's MKXA standard
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Embraer Acquires Remaining 50 Percent Atech Shares
September 25, 2013 @ 09:04 AMEmbraer signed a contract to acquire the remaining 50% of Atech Negócios em Tecnologia S.A
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NSA Spying, Budget Woes Put Off Brazilian Fighter Aircraft Decision
September 11, 2013 @ 01:55 PMBrazil is reported to have put off a decision to purchase 36 fighter aircraft owing to its budget woes and spying by the U.S
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Brazil Takes Delivery Of First Modernized Embraer A-1 Fighter Jet
September 5, 2013 @ 08:30 AMEmbraer today delivered the first modernized A-1 (A-1M) fighter jet to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The A-1M program provides for refurbishing and modernizing 43 subsonic AMX jets, 16 of which are already at the Companys facilities
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Brazil to Retire Mirage Fighters And Induct Refurbished F-5s
August 6, 2013 @ 02:47 PMThe Brazilian Air Force plans to retire its Dassault Mirage fighter jets by the end of this year and replace them with refurbished F-5s, a local daily reported. The Dassault Mirage 2000 jet fleet, stationed at an air force base in Anapolis, will be officially retired by December end with their replacement still pending
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President Kelly Ortberg Appointed As CEO Of Rockwell Collins
August 5, 2013 @ 10:27 AMRockwell Collins today elected its President Kelly Ortberg as the CEO of the company, an additional role appointed to be effective immediately. Ortberg is the successor to Clay Jones, 64, who will continue as non-executive chairman of the company
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Indian Air Force Relaxed Benchmarks to Favor Pilatus Basic Trainer: Report
August 1, 2013 @ 11:15 AMThe Indian Air Force reportedly relaxed upto 12 benchmarks that allowed aircraft-maker Pilatus to qualify and win a contract worth $640 million for 75 Basic Trainer Aircraft. In 2009, HAL was pursuing the indigenous development of 181 BTAs known as the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40)
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Spain To Sell Half Its A400M Fleet After Budget Cuts
July 30, 2013 @ 01:00 PMThe Spanish government has decided to sell 13 of 27 A400M aircraft it is scheduled to receive from Airbus Military following significant defence cutbacks in some major procurement programs. “Contractually, Spain has to take all of the 27 A400Ms it has ordered,” a spokesman for Airbus Military was quoted as saying on July 29, “but if it wants to sell some of them, we have nothing to say
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IAE Begins Assembling First KC-390 Engines
June 21, 2013 @ 08:34 AMIAE is assembling the first V2500-E5 engines which was selected in 2011 to power Embraer's new KC-390 multi-role tanker/transport aircraft in June. IAE is assembling the first engine to test (FETT) at the Pratt & Whitney Middletown, Conn
Ukrainian MP Accused of Enabling Russian Infiltration of Anti-Corruption Bureau
Bangladesh Air Force’s Chinese-made Jet Crashes into School during Class, Killing 19
Israel Signs $150M Deal for Humvee Purchase from U.S. Firm AM General...
Bad Weather Helps Russia Strike Ukrainian Targets with Drones, Missiles
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...