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Sagem, MTU Aero Engines Create New Joint Venture
2012-07-11 Read More...
Sagem (Safran group) and MTU Aero Engines announced the signature of an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture, AES Aerospace Embedded Solutions GmbH to provide safety-critical software and hardware for military and civil aviation applications.

General Dynamics, Rheinmetall Form Tank Ammunition JV
2012-04-20 Read More...
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, and Rheinmetall Defence of Düsseldorf, Germany, have formed a tank ammunition joint venture company named Defense Munitions International, LLC (DMI).

New JV to Pursue USAF Launch
2012-04-18 Read More...
A newly formed joint venture -- IBL JV, LLC (IBL) -- will bid on the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s planned Launch and Test Range System Integrated Support Contract, or

Boeing Awards Direct Contract to Strata
2012-04-17 Read More...
Boeing and Mubadala Aerospace today announced a 10-year direct contract for Strata Manufacturing, Mubadala Aerospace's advanced composite aerostructures facility in Al Ain (UAE), to produce commercial composite aerostructures for the 777 and 787

Austal, General Dynamics Sign Cooperation Agreement
2012-03-14 Read More...
Austal has enhanced its positioning for Australian and international defense programs by entering into an agreement with mission system integrator General Dynamics Advanced Information

iRobot & TI to Co-Develop Robotic Technologies
2012-03-14 Read More...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) and iRobot Corp., a leader in robotic technology-based solutions, announced a partnership to develop robotic technologies using TI's smart multicore OMAP™ platform.

LONGBOW Delivers 1st Apache Block III UAS Control System
2012-02-23 Read More...
The LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block

Safran & Thales Acquire Areva's Stake in Sofradir
2012-01-31 Read More...
Safran and Thales have acquired Areva’s 20% stake in Sofradir, their jointly owned subsidiary and a world-class centre of excellence in infrared detector

Qatar Airways Eyes Europe Acquisitions
2012-01-24 Read More...
Qatar Airways is eyeing more investment in Europe and has identified an acquisition target, the Gulf carrier's Chief Executive said, while declining to comment about Spanish airline

Cassidian & Rheinmetall Form UAS Joint Venture
2012-01-23 Read More...
Rheinmetall and Cassidian have agreed to pursue Rheinmetall’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) activities together in a Joint

Lockheed Martin Acquires Procerus Technologies
2012-01-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin today announced the acquisition of Procerus Technologies, a company specializing in autopilot and other avionics for micro unmanned aerial

Safran & Thales to Create Optronics JV
2011-12-22 Read More...
Thales and Safran signed, Wednesday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create an equally-owned joint venture for optronics (electro-optical) systems and equipment. French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet attended the signing

Cassidian & Alenia Aeronautica Agree On UAS Cooperation
2011-12-15 Read More...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Alenia Aeronautica to jointly investigate the potential cooperation in the field of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Systems

Flydubai Joins New Emirates-CAE Training Center
2011-12-15 Read More...
Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT), the joint venture between Emirates Group and CAE, announced that flydubai will be the anchor customer for the new ECFT airline training

Quest Helicopters: A Ukrainian-Emirati Joint Venture
2011-11-23 Read More...
UAE-based investor Quest Investment is pumping Dh183 million ($US 50 million) into a new helicopter venture, an official has

Abu Dhabi Aviation & AgustaWestland Form JV
2011-11-16 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Abu Dhabi Aviation, the largest commercial helicopter operator in the Middle East, announced the establishment of a joint venture in the UAE in the field of helicopter

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