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Brazil says fighter competition still on, Rafale selection not final
September 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe selection process of the project FX-2, led by Air Force Command, has not yet closed, and will continue with negotiations with the three participants, which will be expanded and, eventually, could lead to redefined offers, the Brazilian defense minister Nelson A. Jobim said in a press release
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First foreign sale for Dassault Rafale
September 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AMBrazil will buy 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets from France, including the sale of technology to build its own. The announcement has been given in a joint press conference by French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Brazilian president, Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva
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Goodrich Corporation has been awarded $400 million contract for brakes and wheels...
September 1, 2009 @ 12:00 AMGoodrich Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Defense Logistics Agency - Ogden to provide new carbon brakes and boltless wheels for the Air Force’s fleet of C-130 transport aircraft. The selection is expected to generate up to $400 million in revenue over the life of the program, including original equipment and aftermarket sales for U
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Saab wooes Brazil with manufacturing facility for $1.8 billion deal
July 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSaab AB, the Swedish maker of the Gripen jet fighter, is ready to make Brazil the manufacturing center for the aircraft to increase its chances of winning a $1.8 billion order and safeguard the model’s future, according to Bloomberg report
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Long range, anti terroist ops, aircraft on display at Paris air Show
June 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMA long range endurance aircraft which can fly low and spray bullets at terrorist targets just as an airborne crop sprayer would at plant pests has been unveiled at the Paris Air show 2009. The plane is actually a modified agricultural crop-duster but whose pesticide spraying nozzles have been modified to carry 50 caliber Gatling guns, rockets and an assortment of bombs
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Embraer launches KC-390 military transport jet program
April 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMIn a ceremony held, today, during the seventh edition of the Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD)trade fair, which takes place from April 14 to 17, at Riocentro, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Embraer signed a contract with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for the KC-390 military transport aircraft program. The event was attended by the Minister of Defense, Nelson Jobim, the Head of the Navy, Admiral Júlio Soares de Moura Neto, the Brazilian Aeronautics Commander, General Juniti Saito, and Embraer President & CEO Frederico Fleury Curado
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Embraer to modernize Brazilian Navy AF-1 and AF-1A jets
April 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer signed a contract, to modernize 12 Brazilian Navy jets – nine AF-1s (single-seat) and three AF-1As (two-seat). The ceremony took place during the seventh edition of the Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD) trade fair
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SELEX Galileo to display its key capabilities at LAAD 2009
April 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, will showcase its key capabilities at the Latin America Aerospace and Defence Exposition- LAAD 2009. Over the past decades the Company has established long term industrial agreements in the Latin American region covering a wide range of its products and is well placed as a strong and reliable defence industry partner
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Embraer delivers Phenom 100 jet to Pakistan's Air Force
March 25, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer delivered the first Phenom 100 jet, at its Headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Brazil, to Pakistan’s Air Force. The Pakistan government has acquired four of this aircraft model, which will be used to transport government officials of that country
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India to receive first AWACS aircraft from Russia soon
February 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMBANGALORE -- "The AWACS version of Il-76 will be soon delivered to India," Viktor Livanov, vice-president of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation, said at Aero India 2009. A-50 Mainstay AWACS aircraft is developed on the basis of Il-76MD military transport plane
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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...