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CAE Wins Multiple Defense Training And Simulation Contracts
July 8, 2016 @ 09:24 AMCAE today announced that it has won defence contracts valued at more than C$100 million to provide a range of simulation products and training support services for global military customers. Some of the key contracts include Lockheed Martin awarding CAE a contract to provide synthetic training equipment for the rotary-wing element of the United Kingdom's Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program; Lockheed Martin for CAE to continue managing the in-service support for the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) CC-130J aircraft maintenance technician training program; and L-3 MAS issuing CAE an order to continue providing in-service support for the RCAF's CF-18 fleet,...
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South Korean Home-Grown Surion Helicopter Flight Cancelled
July 7, 2016 @ 05:53 PMSouth Korean military has suspended the flight of its indigenous KUH-1 Surion helicopter after defects in imported gearbox after a deadly crash of a Norwegian chopper using the same European component was reported. The EC-225 Super Puma chopper of Norwegian Oil Company Statoil crashed off the Scandinavian country's southwest coast on April 29, killing all 13 people aboard,
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Germany Grounds Two Of Three A400M Military Transport Aircraft Citing Engine Issues...
July 1, 2016 @ 07:14 PMGermany has grounded two of its three A400M military transport planes delivered by Airbus Group SE due to newly discovered gearbox issues on their turboprop engines. Airbus is already due to replace one of the four engines on the first aircraft in coming days, the ministry said
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TASL-Bell Helicopter JV To Compete With Mahindra-Airbus For $2 Billion Indian Naval...
June 28, 2016 @ 06:18 AMTata Advanced Systems (TASL) is tying up with Bell helicopters competing against Mahindra-Airbus combine for the Indian Navys $2 billion contract for 100 utility helicopters to be operated from warships. Tata will form a joint venture with Bell to bid for the contract under existing foreign direct investment norms,
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China's AVIC Acquires UK Aircraft Interiors Company, AIM Altitude
June 24, 2016 @ 01:08 PMAVIC has acquired the leading aircraft interior supplier of UK, AIM Altitude on June 2, the company press release stated. This acquisition follows the April 20 acquisition by AVIC of the Spanish Aritex, the leader in aviation assembly line automation
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Brexit To Threaten Eurofighter Typhoon Market in Asia
June 24, 2016 @ 10:14 AMBritains exit from the European Union (EU), also known as “Brexit”, European defense giants will now be struggling to market Eurofighter Typhoon that has been attempting to gain ground in Asia since a decade. Following the Brexit announcement, stocks in the UK – an ardent promoter of Eurofighter, are estimated to fall between 10% and 20%
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Brexit Could Scale-back European Defense Spending
June 24, 2016 @ 09:03 AMBritish exit (Brexit) could slowdown collaboration and purchases across Europe. Brexit will make European countries to scale back defense spending and also prompt companies across Europe to rethink their strategic goals
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Singapore Puts $1 Billion Super Puma Helicopter Purchase On Hold
June 22, 2016 @ 02:31 PMSingapore has delayed a decision on $1 billion helicopter purchase to replace 32 ageing Super Pumas after a civilian Airbus Super Puma crashed in April this year Airbus Helicopters is the frontrunner for the order. The delay comes as Airbus Helicopters, wrestles with the latest in a series of setbacks to the H225 Super Puma, a workhorse of the offshore oil industry and widely used across the world for search and rescue and heavy military airlift operations,
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Indra To Provide Full Flight Simulator For Airbus A330 Tanker Training
June 22, 2016 @ 11:18 AMAirbus Defence and Space has placed an order for the development and provision of a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to support the training of crews on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. The contract, signed with Indra of Spain, covers the installation at the Airbus Defence and Space International Training Centre in Seville of a Level D FFS, which is certified to qualify pilots on the A330 MRTT with zero flight time in the real aircraft
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Vietnamese Airbus CASA 212 Goes Down With Nine Servicemen
June 17, 2016 @ 02:01 PMThe debris of the Vietnamese Airbus CASA 212 coast guard plane along with nine people was found by the military rescue forces Friday. The turboprop plane was in a search operation for an Air Force pilot missing from another crashed aircraft a few days earlier
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
Australia Fires Precision Strike Missile from HIMARS for First Time
Russia Upgrades Iran-Origin Shahed Drones for Stealthier, Deadlier Attacks on Ukraine
U.S. Approves $4.67B NASAMS Missile Sale to Egypt
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...