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QinetiQ and Thales select Textron AirLand Scorpion jet for ASDOT bid

. 2016-07-15 0 50175
Two years after its surprise unveiling, the Textron-Air Land Scorpion has found its first prospective customer, as Thales and QinetiQ have selected it for their bid for a Royal Air Force training...
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F-35 Wins Denmark Competition Over Super Hornet and Eurofighter

. 2016-06-29 0 50186
Denmark has officially agreed to buy 27 F-35A joint strike fighters to replace its fleet of aging F-16s. The selection puts an end to Denmark’s delayed fighter modernization decision that was in...
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Boeing Wins $668M Army Deal for Apache Helicopters

. 2016-06-09 0 49209
The Boeing Co. has won an undefined fixed-price-incentive contract for foreign military sales (“FMS”) to Qatar, worth $667.5 million, from the U.S. Army. Contracting activity is the Army...
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Norway Reviewing Submarine Base Infrastructure

. 2016-05-29 0 46916
The Norwegian Defense Forces are reviewing options to improve general base infrastructure and capacity for the navy’s submarine fleet. The facilities’ review has come into focus in the wake of a...
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Australian submarines to be built by DCNS

. 2016-05-03 0 66315
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Tuesday morning that France’s DCNS consortium will be awarded the multi-billion-dollar contract to build the 12 submarines that will succeed...
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Airbus Helicopters launches HForce Generic Weapon System

. 2016-04-25 0 47490
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a common weapons system for its range of civil-derived military helicopters, giving operators an affordable and incremental upgrade path: it offers operators the...
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Saudi Arabia seeks to acquire new heavy tanks, and the French Leclerc is in the running

. 2016-04-18 0 61350
The Saudi Ministry of Defence would seek to acquire 200 heavy armored vehicles, including 50 "spare" (reserve). The French Leclerc is in the running, reportedly presented to the Saudis on 25...
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India to build BrahMos III for Russia

. 2016-04-15 0 63109
Russia and India have a well-developed system for military-technical relations. In recent years, there have been a number of great successes in their cooperation in these spheres. The BrahMos...
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Al Seer Marine works towards autonomous obstacle avoidance system

. 2016-04-05 0 57061
Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Al Seer Marine is developing an automatic obstacle avoidance system and is trialing the package on board an unmanned surface vessel (USV). The work has been conducted...
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BAE Systems awarded contract to refurbish CV90 vehicles for Sweden

. 2016-03-30 0 62557
The Swedish government has awarded BAE Systems a contract to refurbish 262 Combat Vehicles 90 (CV90) for the Swedish Army. The company’s work will include refurbishing the chassis and upgrading...
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