DCNS signed yesterday a contract with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) for the supply of a simulator and services allowing extensive training around navigation safety, combat system, including sensors, and periscope operations for Scorpene submarines. This contract, worth around Malaysian Ringgit 128 Million (approx
The impact of flight cancellations in Europe following the the volcanic eruption in Iceland has been felt in faraway Malaysia. Many leading exhibitors from Europe could not attend the show due to flight cancellations
The Pentagon has ordered more than 1,300 new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, with newly built independent suspension systems designed to improve the blast-protected vehicles' off-road performance in Afghanistan. The improved suspension is aimed at providing better off-road capability in the rough Afghan terrain
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, announced today that Raytheon Australia has been awarded the Training Support Services Contract to support Super Hornet training systems at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley. “The signing of the Super Hornet Training Support Services Contract is worth approximately $21
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Two Eurofighter Typhoon of the German Air Force arrived safely at the IAF Test Centre (ASTE) in Bengaluru. During the next two weeks, Eurofighter Typhoon will demonstrate its outstanding operational capabilities to the Indian Air Force in the MMRCA Field Evaluation Trials - a key element of India’s acquisition programme for 126 new Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA)
Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, announced today that Raytheon Australia has been awarded the Training Support Services Contract to support Super Hornet training systems at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley. “The signing of the Super Hornet Training Support Services Contract is worth approximately $21
CAE and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on the eve of the Rotary Wing Society of India's Heli-Power conference, that their joint venture company - the Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF) - was progressing on-schedule for the opening in mid-2010 of India's first Level D helicopter simulator training facility. The CAE-built full-mission helicopter simulator for HATSOFF is currently en route to India following the completion of manufacturing and in-plant acceptance at CAE's facility in Montreal, Canada
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe's market leader for protected tracked and wheeled vehicles, officially announced the founding of a new subsidiary in Singapore today. Named KMW Asia-Pacific, it will act as a regional hub for KMW's activities in Singapore and Asia
Indian Navy will formally induct the Russian-made MiG-29K naval fighter jets for deployment on Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier on 19th February in Goa. The first four of the 16 MiG-29Ks that India had bought from Russia in 2004 along with Gorshkov were delivered at the INS Hansa naval base in Goa on 4th December last