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Cassidian To Supply Optical And Optronic Equipment For Leopard Battle Tanks
March 27, 2014 @ 11:06 AMCassidian Optronics GmbH, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, has received an order valued at more than 40 million euros from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, for the supply of vision equipment
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Qatar Launches High-Tech Border Security System
March 26, 2014 @ 11:06 AMAirbus Defence & Space announced on the sidelines of DIMDEX 2014 that a state-of-the-art border security system for the National Security Shield (NSS) is now up and running in Qatar. Airbus Defence & Space senior vice president, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Jean-Marc Nasr said the company had finalised the deployment of the advanced security system to the Qatar Ministry of Interior and Armed Forces
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Chile’s Defense Procurement Could Be Hit By Copper Trade
March 25, 2014 @ 01:41 PMA proposal to delink the copper trade from defense procurement in Chile may upset calculations of defense companies who consider the South American country a potential gold mine for contracts. The new legislation which aims at doing away with a law that requires the copper industry to fund military procurement has been criticized for lacking coherent vision
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Airbus To Present Complete Portfolio At FIDAE 2014
March 25, 2014 @ 10:07 AMAirbus Defence and Space will present its complete portfolio under the same umbrella in Latin America at FIDAE 2014 in Chile. “This region is one of the key markets for the company, which already has a strong presence in the area through all its business lines
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Airbus To Present UAV, Radar Systems, Aircraft At DIMDEX 2014
March 18, 2014 @ 01:11 PMAirbus Defence and Space will present a wide portfolio of products and solutions at DIMDEX 2014 in Doha from March 25 to 27 2014. The companys solutions ranging from UAV, aircraft and radar systems to satcom services out of the former units Airbus Military, Astrium, Cassidian will be showcased at the show
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Brazilian Army To Receive First Upgraded AS365 Panther K2 Rotorcraft
March 14, 2014 @ 11:42 AMThe Brazilian Army will take delivery of its first two upgraded AS365 Panther K2 rotorcraft this month from Helibras, subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters. These deliveries follow the signature in Brasília of an amendment standardizing the modifications introduced to the helicopters enhanced configuration – which will be assessed by AvExs various battalions during mission operations
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Singapore To Buy A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport
March 14, 2014 @ 11:37 AMSingapore has selected Airbus Defence and Space to supply six A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). Singapores choice of the A330 MRTT makes it the sixth nation to select the type following Australia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom which have ordered a total of 28 aircraft, and India which is in the final stages of contractual negotiations for six aircraft
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Airbus’ Next Generation A400M Completes Airdrop Trials
March 13, 2014 @ 11:01 AMThe A400M new generation airlifter has successfully completed one of the most important elements of its continuing military flight-test programme – the first phase of airdrop trials. According to an official statement, “Flying over the Fonsorbes drop zone near Toulouse, an A400M development aircraft dropped a range of different loads by parachute during 11 flights over a two-week period
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Poland Unveils Upgraded Orlik MPT Trainer
March 11, 2014 @ 10:27 AMPoland unveiled its PZL-130 Orlik multipurpose trainer (MPT) at the Airbus Defence & Space's Warsaw facility on March 7, according to Flight Global. The MPT project estimated $12
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Airbus Defense And Space Launches AuroraGloba At Satellite 2014
March 10, 2014 @ 01:26 PMAirbus Defense and Space has launched the AuroraGloba, its new high throughput satcom services for government, maritime and enterprise markets at Satellite 2014, March 10-13. This new portfolio of high throughput services - featuring Ku-, X-, and Ka-bands, which provides increased throughput, without the need to change antenna systems
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