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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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Germany To Procure Eurocopter Helicopters Worth 194 Million Euros
July 12, 2013 @ 02:15 PMEurocopter and Germany today signed a contract for 15 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to be used by Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), Germanys Special Forces Command. The contract, worth a total of 194 million euros, also includes the related equipment packages to allow KSK to carry out its special operations missions
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Eurofighter Procurement To Cost Germany Dearly
July 8, 2013 @ 02:19 PMThe German Air Force's procurement of 180 Eurofighter jets is rising beyond its planned 14.7 billion euros, according to a local reports
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Irkut's MC-21 Airliner First Flight at 2015 Moscow Air Show
June 26, 2013 @ 01:10 PMThe MC-21 airliner of Irkut Corp will mark its first flight at the MAKS Moscow Air Show 2015. The manufacturer expects certification by 2017 and customer deliveries to commence by by 2020, said Kyrill Budaev, Vice-president Marketing of Irkut Corp
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EADS Plans Elaborate Displays, To Showcase Products At Paris Air Show
June 11, 2013 @ 02:43 PMThe EADS Group will present a wide array of innovative products and technologies at the 50th Paris Air Show which starts June 17 at Le Bourget, it announced today. EADS and its Divisions – Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will showcase their products and new innovations that will help shape the future of the aerospace industry, according to a press release
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South Korea Approves Acquisition Of 20 Patrol Aircrafts
May 27, 2013 @ 02:30 PMSouth Korea has approved plans to buy 20 maritime patrol aircraft to improve the Navys surveillance capabilities of North Korea. The approval allows the addition of 20 maritime patrol aircraft to supplement the aging squadron of 16 Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions and the budget is estimated at $889 million
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EADS To Invest $2 Billion In KF-X Program
May 23, 2013 @ 02:37 PMEADS announced today that it is investing $2 billion and its technology in the KF-X aircraft to help Korea to become a fighter jet producer, following the promise of Eurofighter producing 53 out of 60 fighter jets in Korea. The development of the Korean Utility Helicopter, SURION, by KAI which secured technology from Eurocopter is a recent successful case of collaboration between Korea and EADS and brought technical effect worth about 14 trillion KRW
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India issues RFP for $2.6 billion Light Transport Aircraft
May 10, 2013 @ 01:09 PMThe Indian MoD has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of 56 light transport planes to replace Avro aircraft in service with the Indian Air Force. Lockheed Martin, Embraer, Boeing, Airbus, Alenia Aeromachi, Illushin and Antonov are among the vendors who could be the likely contenders
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IAI, Embraer May Joint Focus On Mission Aircraft Market
May 2, 2013 @ 12:59 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries and Embraer are in discussion to co-operate in the special mission aircraft market encouraged by a prospective demand in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. Development of the program is expected to be based on upgrading Brazilian navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawks with a radar from IAI subsidiary Elta Systems, plus the maintenance of aircraft engines
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Airbus Military, MBDA Successfully Demo Marte Mk2/S Anti-Ship Missile Under C295 Maritime...
May 1, 2013 @ 10:00 AMAirbus Military and MBDA have successfully demonstrated the Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the wing of a C295 maritime patrol aircraft, which has already been tested on the Airborne Early Warning & Command (AEW) version. The flight was the last of a series of trials performed in a joint Airbus Military – MBDA collaboration to validate the aerodynamic integration of the Marte on C295, its handling qualities and performance tests
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...