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US Wants Agility to Pay $750m
2010-04-05 Read More...
US authorities want Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility to pay up to $750 million to settle fraud charges but the company hopes to pay less, a Kuwait newspaper said on

Oman Air Raises its Capital
2010-04-04 Read More...
Oman Air raised its authorised capital to RO500 million ($1.3 billion) from RO300 million and added 8 new destinations for the year, said a top official of Oman's national

DDM NG: Bigger Protection for the Rafale
2010-04-02 Read More...
MBDA can now present the first images obtained by its New Generation Missile Detector System (DDM NG) which has been flying on the Rafale since summer 2009 at the DGA’s (Direction Générale de l’Armement) test flight centre in Cazaux (75km from

M.E. Business Aviation Show 2010
2010-04-02 Read More...
Dubai Airshow organiser F&E Aerospace is expecting to attract more business aviation service providers and manufacturers than ever before to the Middle East Business Aviation exhibition and conference, from 7 to 9 December

Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker
2010-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin successfully completed a wide-ranging series of tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a precision, adverse weather, low-collateral-damage weapon to rotary- and fixed-wing

Pilatus: Partnership with PZL Swidnik
2010-03-31 Read More...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is pleased to announce its partnership with PZL Swidnik S.A. for the assembly of PC-12 fuselage and wing cells. Following in-depth and extremely detailed assessments of various suppliers, Pilatus is confident that PZL Swidnik

Indra: Unmanned Helicopter for Naval Missions
2010-03-31 Read More...
With the support of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, along with the Ministry of Defence, Indra started a R&D project to develop an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) of rotary wings and with dual character, either for civil or

ADSB to unveil major naval defence projects
2010-03-30 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) is showcasing its latest major naval defence projects at the second Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex 2010) which opened

Next Issue (2/2010) Apr- May 2010
2010-03-29 Read More...
Reservation Deadline: 30 April 2010 | Material Deadline: 03 May 2010 | Publication Date: 05 May 2010MEDIA UPDATE Issue No (2/2010)Bonus Circulation: SOFEX, Amman, Jordan, 10-13 May 2010 UDT Europe, Hamburg, Germany, 8-10 June 2010 ILA Berlin Air

Raytheon: VP Communications, Intelligence Business
2010-03-29 Read More...
Raytheon named David L. Jensen Vice President of Communications for its Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) business.Jensen's prime responsibility is leading internal and external communication programs in support of IIS' growth

SOFEX 2010: 15 Local & Int'l Sponsors
2010-03-29 Read More...
With less than two months to go, 15 major local and international public and private sector organizations have already confirmed their sponsorship and support for SOFEX 2010, demonstrating the valuable role served by SOFEX to the global defence

5th Aircraft Joins Wataniya's Fleet
2010-03-29 Read More...
Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's premium airline, received its fifth A320 Airbus aircraft yesterday.Starting May 2, the carrier will start a regular service to Istanbul, the commercial capital of Turkey. Istanbul is the carrier's ninth destination and

Rheinmetall Takes over Italian SEI
2010-03-27 Read More...
Rheinmetall Group acquired the defense operations of Italian armament company Società Esplosivi Industriali (SEI). The takeover is part of a strategy to "widen its lead in the European defense technology industry", said Rheinmetall. The acquisition

Diehl Acquires DASELL Cabin Interior
2010-03-27 Read More...
Diehl group acquired the Hamburg-based DASELL Cabin Interior GmbH, a supplier for aircraft cabin elements, from Airbus and will integrate the company into the Corporate Division Diehl Aerosystems. The contracts for the transition with Airbus have

Russia: Anti-Aircraft Systems to Algeria
2010-03-26 Read More...
Russia will send Algeria over half a billion dollars' worth of anti-aircraft weaponry in the next two years, a Russian defence industry source was quoted as saying on Wednesday."In accordance with the contract signed in 2006, 38 Pantsir-S1

Qatar Airways' A350: No Delay
2010-03-26 Read More...
Qatar Airways has not received any indication of delays to the Airbus A350 and believes Boeing has "got its act together" after delays to the competing 787 Dreamliner, said Chief Executive Akbar Al-Baker.Al-Baker told Reuters in an interview that

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