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China Denies Arming Qaddafi
2011-09-07 Read More...
China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Muammar Qaddafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail

Cassidian’s TETRA at the 26th World University Games
2011-08-25 Read More...
After the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games, a TETRA network from Cassidian has once again successfully provided stable, reliable and efficient communication services, this time during the 26th Universiade in

1st UAE C-17 Globemaster III Powered by Pratt&Whitney
2011-06-21 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates Air Force received its first C-17 Globemaster III in Long Beach, California in mid May. The UAE Air Force is slated to receive a total of six C-17s by 2012.

Renault Trucks at BRIDEX 2011
2011-06-14 Read More...
For the second time, Renault Trucks Defense is attending BRIDEX exhibition which will be held in Brunei from 6 to 9 July

Honeywell T-Hawks in Fukushima Disaster Recovery
2011-04-25 Read More...
Honeywell’s T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) is helping emergency workers at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility get up-close video and photos inside the plant as they work to limit further radiation

Alenia Aeronautica Delivers 3rd C-27J to Bulgaria
2011-04-04 Read More...
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, delivered this past week, at “Vrazhdebna” military base of Sofia (Bulgaria), the final C-27J ordered by the Bulgarian Air Force in 2006, and unveiled a logistics support centre for the

Saab Establishes R&D Center in India
2011-02-14 Read More...
During last week’s Aero India (Bangalore, 09-13 February 2011), defence and security company Saab announced the establishment of a Research and Development (R&D) Centre in

Sukhoi Superjet 100 Debut at Aero India
2011-02-11 Read More...
Sukhoi Superjet 100 made its debut at Aero India (Bangalore, 9-13 February 2011) to attract incredible attention from the experts and business

NGC to Showcase Leading ISR Capabilities
2011-02-02 Read More...
Northrop Grumman is highlighting its industry-leading range of capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) including airborne early warning and control systems for maritime

Pakistan Seeks Chinese Missiles
2010-11-20 Read More...
Pakistan has confirmed it will buy Chinese missiles and flight systems to equip its 250 JF-17 Thunder jet fighters as it seeks to deepen military cooperation with Beijing, state media said

Eurocopter to Cooperate with Tongji University
2010-08-30 Read More...
Eurocopter signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Tongji University that integrates this Shanghai-based educational institute into the company’s family of partner universities, with the goal of training future technicians and engineers in

Iran Moves Radar to Syria
2010-07-06 Read More...
A US Defense Official signaled, this past week, that Iran has moved radar to Syria to provide early-warning against a possible surprise Israeli air attack against Tehran nuclear sites. Information from the new radar could also help Hezbollah with

Russia-Italy in $50m Helicopter Venture
2010-07-02 Read More...
Italy's AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters have set up a joint plant outside Moscow, the first of its kind in Russia.The final assembly plant will roll out AW139 medium twin civil helicopters and "will allow Russia to gain access to new

ATK: Non-NATO Ammunition to Afghanistan
2010-06-30 Read More...
In mid-June 2010, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) received a $41 million contract modification to supply additional non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the Afghan Security Forces (ASF), under an existing 3-year contract with the U.S. Army.

Harris: Falcon Tactical Radios to Afghanistan
2010-05-08 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, received an $11 million order to provide Falcon(r) tactical radio systems to a Partnership for Peace nation participating in the NATO-led International Security

F-35B Demonstrates Hover Capability
2010-03-18 Read More...
The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter demonstrated the capability to hover during a test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on 17th March.The flight was a significant test

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