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Austria To Sue Airbus For Fraud In Eurofighter Deal
February 16, 2017 @ 09:21 AMAustria is set to file a lawsuit against Airbus of wilful deception and fraud linked to $2.1 billion Eurofighter jets deal in 2003
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Germany Planning A Joint Fleet Of Lockheed C130 Transport Planes With France
February 15, 2017 @ 05:47 AMGermany has plans to set up a joint fleet of Lockheed Martin Corp C-130J transport planes with France as part of a move to expand European defence cooperation to be announced at NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. The country also has plans to join a Netherlands-led fleet of Airbus A330 tanker planes,
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Indian Air Force Inducts Home Made All-weather AEW&C System
February 14, 2017 @ 02:36 PMThe Indian Air Force has inducted today its first indigenously developed airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system, integrated on a Brazilian Embraer-145 jet. It's a Rs 2,400-crore (US$ 359
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India To Junk Embraer-145 In Favor Of Airbus A330 As Platform For...
February 14, 2017 @ 08:02 AMIndia is likely to place an order for six Airbus A330 aircraft worth 20,000 crore ($3 billion) as a platform to mount indigenously-built Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS). “Presently, our estimate is for the first two AEW&Cs will be about 9200 crores (USD 1
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CAE Wins C$200 Million Airbus C295W Canadian A F Training Contract
February 13, 2017 @ 01:57 PMAirbus has awarded CAE a C$200 million contract for a comprehensive C295W aircrew and maintenance training solution to support the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program. Over the next 11 years including the options to extend an additional 15 years would take the value to more than C$300 million, the company said in a statement Monday
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L&T, MBDA Joint Venture To Develop Fifth Gen ATGMs In India
February 13, 2017 @ 01:43 PMIndian Larsen and Toubro and European MBDA have entered in a joint venture for the development of fifth generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) in India. L&T will own 51%in the JV;L&T MBDA Missile Systems
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Airbus Hopeful of Bagging US$2.5 Billion India Avro Aircraft Replacement Contract
February 7, 2017 @ 01:48 PMAirbus which was single bidder in a 2013 Indian MoD RFP to sell medium military transport planes continues to be hopeful to bag the multi-million dollar contract. “As part of the Avro replacement programme of the Ministry of Defence (India), Airbus will support Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in setting-up a final assembly line for the C295W in India, once the contract is awarded
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Airbus, ENGIE Ineo To Deliver Communications Network For France's Air Operations
February 7, 2017 @ 11:54 AMThe French ministry of defense has selected Engie Ineo and Airbus to deliver a high-availability communications network to control French Air Force's air operations. This eight-year contract signed with the French defence procurement agency (DGA) is part of the DESCARTES programme, the Airbus Defence And Space announced Monday
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Germany's First NH90 helicopters Reaches Mali
February 3, 2017 @ 01:37 PMGerman military's first NH90 medium class military helicopters arrived in Mali as part of its largest military mission abroad currently. An additional 300 German soldiers are deployed in Mali as part of the European Unions (EU) training mission EUTM,
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Indonesia To Upgrade Air Fleet By 2024, Increase Radar Count To 32:...
January 20, 2017 @ 01:26 PMThe new Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Marshal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto stated that the country's air fleet will be upgraded by 2024 in accordance to the national strategic plan. The obsolete F-5E/F Tiger II jet fighter fleet is included in Tjahjanto's plan and will be replaced with new model of fighter aircraft
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
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...