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  1. DCNS recently signed, through DCNS Research, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, one of the top academic institutions in India, dedicated to engineering and technology research.
  2. Raytheon’s Small Tactical Munition Phase II scored a direct hit on a target during the weapon's first guided flight test.
  3. Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica company) has won a contract worth more than €500 million to supply technical and logistical support services as part of the Eurofighter Typhoon program.
  4. Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, has developed a new-generation Convoy Protection Jammer that significantly enhances the protection of vehicle convoys against attacks by radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs).
  5. The United States hit Syria’s Defense Minister and two other senior military figures with sanctions Friday, ramping pressure on Bashar al-Assad’s regime as U.N. efforts failed to halt violence.
  6. Sagem (Safran group) has signed a contract with French naval shipyard DCNS, under French defense procurement agency DGA as contracting authority, for the modernization of fire control systems on 6 Floréal class surveillance frigates.
  7. U.S. Airmen defending the Arabian Gulf have another arrow in their quiver thanks to a new radar system installed at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing on March 18.
  8. Austal announced on 30 March the mooring of the US Navy’s Research Vessel ROGER REVELLE (AGOR 24) at its Marine Support Base in Henderson, Western Australia.
  9. Today (2nd of April) is a doubly historic day for the Swedish defense and security company Saab.
  10. Held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Global Aerospace Summit takes place from 16-17 April 2012.
 



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