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EU to Help Dismantle Iraq's Nuke Facilities
2010-08-31 Read More...
The European Union signed a 2.5 million euro ($3.2 million) agreement with Iraq to help Iraqi scientists dismantle, decommission and decontaminate nuclear facilities built under Saddam

Eurocopter to Cooperate with Tongji University
2010-08-30 Read More...
Eurocopter signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Tongji University that integrates this Shanghai-based educational institute into the company’s family of partner universities, with the goal of training future technicians and engineers in

Maritime Security & Defence Conference
2010-08-28 Read More...
Since its inauguration in 2008, Monch Publishing Group has been supporting the bi-annual, high level Conference on Maritime Security and Defence (MS&D), organized by Hamburg Messe und Congress and sponsored by the Federal German

U.S. Orders 1,100 Oshkosh Vehicles
2010-08-27 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense announced it has received a delivery order modification from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) to supply more than 1,100 trucks and trailers to the National

Egypt Air Force Selects Pratt & Whitney
2010-08-10 Read More...
The Egyptian Air Force selected the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine enhancement package (EEP) engine to power its new fleet of F-16 Block 52 aircraft, said senior US

Lockheed Martin & Raytheon Partner for GMD Contract
2010-08-06 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company announced that they are partnering to pursue the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment

End of US Combat Mission in Iraq
2010-08-04 Read More...
The United States will end its combat mission in Iraq as scheduled on August 31 despite a recent flare-up in violence, President Barack Obama said in a speech earlier this

Force Protection: Field Service Awards
2010-08-04 Read More...
Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Force Protection Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products,received firm fixed price

US Eyes $30bn Saudi Arms Deal
2010-07-30 Read More...
The United States is working closely with Saudi Arabia on a possible arms sale worth close to $30 billion that includes 84 Boeing F-15 fighter jets and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, US government officials

Aramex Wins Dutch Military Contract
2010-07-28 Read More...
Aramex, the Dubai-based logistics and transportation solutions provider, said it has won a 2-year contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to provide ground transportation services for its military across Europe.

Lockheed Martin's F-22 at Farnborough
2010-07-26 Read More...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor showcased its unrivaled maneuverability and aerial prowess for the international crowd attending the Farnborough International Airshow for 2 consecutive days this past week (19-20

Eurocopter & Kawasaki Extend Cooperation
2010-07-24 Read More...
At the Farnborough Air Show, Shigeru Murayama, President of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company (KHI) and Lutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter, signed a new cooperation agreement for the EC145, a new evolution from the BK117

France Pressures Thales, Safran to Consolidate
2010-07-24 Read More...
According to sources in the French Defense Ministry which is pressing Thales and Safran to consolidate some of their activities, France froze orders worth 300 million euros with both

The Lockheed Martin F-35: Centerpiece Of 21st Century Global Security
2010-07-22 Read More...
The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter will serve as the centerpiece for 21st century global security while strengthening international political and industrial partnerships, a senior Lockheed Martin F-35 Executive said at the ongoing

FLIR: Live Coverage of Farnborough
2010-07-16 Read More...
FLIR Systems and Flightglobal have teamed up to provide exclusive live video streaming of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow aerial

French Defense Cut Targets Air Force Programs
2010-07-13 Read More...
In a move towards cutting its defense budget by some 3.5 billion euros, the French government plans to postpone a number of Air Force programs, including replacement of the in-flight refueling fleet and the 700 million euro upgrade of Mirage 2000D

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