Defence Industry

Eurofighter companies land new support deals worth over $1.4bn

A team led by Alenia Aeronautica has secured new business worth over €600 million ($890 million) to provide in-service support for the Italian air force’s fleet of Eurofighter combat aircraft. According to the four-nation...

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ETC's Orange Flag: simulation with gusto

Realistic flight training experience of high g -forces is vital preparation to cope with emergencies - and that is what the US National Aerospace Training and Research Centre gave pilots in its Phoenix simulator during last...

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Technican training for Typhoon assembly in Saudi Arabia begins

Eurofighter partner company BAE Systems has begun training technicians for final assembly of the Typhoon fighter jet in Saudi Arabia. Alsalam Aircraft, which is partially owned by Boeing, has long been considered the likely...

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Navy contracts for H-3 helicopter support

RESTON, Va., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted AgustaWestland North America to refurbish three H-3 helicopters along with other maintenance support. AgustaWestland announced its Hagerstown, Md., maintenance repair...

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BAE to support Navy SPAWAR

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted BAE Systems to provide engineering services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. British company BAE was selected by the Navy to provide...

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Enigma of Russian MiG-29s for Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Russian military delegation is inspecting airfields before Moscow sends 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Lebanon's almost non-existent air force, a challenge to U.S. efforts to build up the...

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Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Earns an Additional Military...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced the U.S. Air Force has granted the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) a military...

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Interview: Planning for the unthinkable - a nuclear Iran

It isn't that he believes that the West should give up its plan to halt Iran's drive for nuclear power through economic sanctions, it's just that he thinks those measures are unlikely to succeed. "At the end of the day if you...

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Dubai Air Show Orders And Milestones Reflect Rolls-Royce Technology Success

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured orders worth more than $2.3 billion during the Dubai Air Show, demonstrating its strong market positions, its continued investment in technology and access to global...

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Korea’s KDX-III AEGIS Destroyers

ROKS King Sejong the Great (click to view full) KDX (Korean Destroyer eXperimental) is the Republic of Korea’s big surface combatant shipbuilding program. The latest item is a $41.1 million award to Lockheed Martin for combat...

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