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Iranian F-14 Tomcat History

Scourge of the Iraqi Air Force and Last Survivor of Their Line Cut off from support, the 79 F-14 Tomcat fighters in the Iranian air force fought in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war and continue to fly 30 years later. The last shah of...

U.S. influence wanes in Latin America

In a matter of weeks, a Russian naval squadron will arrive in the waters off Latin America. It is already getting a warm welcome from some in a region where the influence of the United States is in decline.

Air Station expects new generation of jets in 2010

Oct. 11--As defense giant Lockheed Martin continues work on the F-35 Lightning II, questions remain about the role Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort will play in implementing the next generation of fighter jets. The jets will...

Italy opts against F-35 fighter early phase role

By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Italy has decided against taking part for now in a coming stage of the international F-35 fighter aircraft program, Lockheed Martin Corp, the primary contractor, said Friday. "Italy was...

News focus: house urged to approve purchase of another three Sukhoi jetfighters

By Eliswan Azly Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has recently called on the House`s Commission I and Budgetary Commission to immediately approve the government`s purchase of another three Russian-made...

Brazil-France defense pact wrong choice – analysts

Brazil will sign a strategic defense alliance with France in December that it hopes will boost the domestic weapons industry, but critics say it may be choosing the wrong military equipment for its needs.

TriQuint Secures Navy Contract for GaAs Amplifiers

TriQuint Semiconductor, a RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded TriQuint a 21-month, $4.5 million contract to advance manufacturing methods used to...

MILITARY CONTRACTS October 10, 2008

Army American Ordnances LLC, St. Pittsburg, Kan., has three contract were awarded Oct. 2, 2008, a $427,782,611 firm/fixed-price contract for the operations Iowa and Milan Army Ammunition Plants. Work will be performed in Iowa...

Bell Helicopter Receives Contract for Additional H-1 Aircraft

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that the U.S. Navy has exercised an option under its contract with Bell to purchase Lot 5 of the H-1 Upgrade Program, an award worth $210 million. The 15 aircraft...

France markets arms to Iraq after 2-decade lull

France, which famously opposed the Iraq war, is in talks to resume sales of military equipment to Baghdad for the first time in nearly two decades, French and Iraqi officials say. This means that France, a major global arms...

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