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  1. Abu Dhabi Ship Building, the leading shipbuilder and naval support services provider in the Gulf region and a strategic affiliate of Mubadala, has announced the launch of “Al Dhafra”, the third vessel of the Baynunah Corvette Class Program for the...
  2. Meeting in Rome earlier this week, Finmeccanica's Board of Directors decided to initiate the merger of Elsag Datamat and SELEX Communications.
  3. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II test jets made considerable flight test progress during the first quarter of 2011, conducting 199 test flights versus a plan of 142 flights.
  4. Harris has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Global Connectivity Services (GCS) business from an operating unit of Schlumberger.
  5. Saudi Special Forces (SSF) members of an anti-terror unit take part in a training displaying skills on March 22, 2011 in the Dorma region, west of the capital of Riyadh. Source: AFP
  6. The first M-346 aircraft produced for the Italian Air Force (ITAF) had a successful first flight this past week (31 March 2011). The ITAF has designated the plane as the T-346A.
  7. The GCC Ministerial Council expressed concern over Iran's ongoing interference in the GCC countries' internal affairs by conspiring against their national security
  8. Qatar Airways, the flag carrier of the State of Qatar, received its 25th 777 aircraft from Boeing recently.
  9. The organizers of the Iraqi Homeland & Border Control Conference (IHBCC) confirmed that General Babakir Al Zibari, Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Joint Forces to deliver a keynote address during the April 7-8, 2011 event in Washington, DC.
  10. Pratt & Whitney's F119 engine powering the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor, successfully reached its first hot section full-life capability of 4,325 total accumulated cycles (TACs), during a recent mission at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
 



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