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France in Talks with Russia on 4 Warships
2010-03-02 Read More...
France and Russia have launched "exclusive negotiations" on the sale of four French warships to Moscow, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday after talks with his Russian counterpart."We are in exclusive negotiations for four BPC Mistral",

EADS Accepts A400M Financing Offer
2010-02-26 Read More...
EADS accepted an offer from seven NATO clients to finance the over-budget A400M military transport plane in a deal that would save Europe's biggest defence project.The aerospace giant had threatened to pull the plug on the project unless the seven

German Army Report: NH90 Deficiencies
2010-02-25 Read More...
An internal German Army report made a damning assessment of the German Military's new NHIndustries NH90 multi-purpose Helicopter. The 103-page document assesses the Helicopter's current operational capability as extremely limited, and highlights a

U.K. & France to Fund Tests on 40mm Cannon
2010-02-25 Read More...
The British and French governments signed a deal to fund the qualification of a unique cased telescoped 40mm cannon and ammunition system earmarked for use on Armored Vehicle programs being pursued by both countries.CTA International (CTAI), the BAE

Eurofighter Typhoon: 10,000 Flying Hours in Spain
2010-02-23 Read More...
The Spanish Air Force have reached a key milestone as their Eurofighter Typhoon fleet achieved 10,000 flying hours. The event was marked in a ceremony held at Morón Air Base, in Southern Spain, hosted by Base Commander for Morón and Squadron 11,

Boeing Aims High!
2010-02-22 Read More...
Boeing will be the world's largest civil aircraft maker once again, a top executive from the US company vowed in Friday's edition of the Financial Times.The company would take the top spot from European rivals Airbus within four years, predicted Jim

Russia: Ambitious Modernization Plans
2010-02-18 Read More...
Russia must improve its space defenses and modernize its nuclear arsenal by 2020, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in comments released Feb. 17."In accordance with the plan for the development and reconfiguration of the armed forces, special

Pentagon Official Confirms 1-Year Delay For JSF
2010-02-18 Read More...
Pentagon Officials confirmed Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn's announcement of this week that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program will be delayed by about one year.The Pentagon's No. 2 Official said that the jet's development schedule

Israeli UAVs to Turkey
2010-02-13 Read More...
A batch of Heron UAVs produced for Turkey by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems have passed critical performance tests in Israel, and Ankara is ready to accept the delivery of the drones, Turkey's top procurement official said Feb.

Oshkosh Defense: $158 Million Order for U.S. Marine Corps Heavy Fleet
2010-02-10 Read More...
Oshkosh Corporation announced that its Defense Division received a delivery order to an existing contract valued at more than $158 million from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for more than 400 Logistics Vehicle System Replacements

Nexter: 6-Year Ammo Contract with DGA
2010-02-04 Read More...
Nexter Munitions has signed a multiyear contract worth 139 million euros ($193 million) with the Direction Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) to supply 20mm, 25mm and 30mm combat and training ammunition, the company said in a Feb. 3

A400M: 4th Assembly Process
2010-02-03 Read More...
The final assembly process for the fourth Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has already begun in Seville (Spain). The wings for the aircraft, known as MSN4, arrived at the final assembly line of the aircraft, known as MSN4, on January 21st

MBDA to launch SIMBAD-RC at Singapore air show
2010-02-02 Read More...
The international launch of SIMBAD-RC, the latest addition to MBDA’s range of naval air defence systems, will take place at the Singapore Air Show (2nd– 7th February 2010). SIMBAD-RC is a remote-controlled, short-range anti-air self defence system

F-35 Chief Fired
2010-02-02 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Manager Feb. 1, saying someone must be held accountable for the program's delays and cost overruns.

Thales & Dassault: 10-year Rafale Contract
2010-02-02 Read More...
Thales today announced that it has signed a contract with Dassault Aviation to provide maintenance support for avionics equipment on Rafale combat aircraft in service with the French armed forces. This ten-year fixed-price contract includes a range

US Expanding Missile Defences in Gulf
2010-02-01 Read More...
The United States has expanded land and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Gulf to counter what it sees as Iran's growing missile threat, US officials

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