Defenseworld.net Aircraft News http://www.defenseworld.net/go/categorynews.jsp?id=1 Defenseworld.net Aircraft news en-us Boeing Wins $1.8Bn Contract for C-17 aircraft from US DoD http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6541 The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $1,781,413,723 firm-fixed-price contract for a modification is a Foreign Military Sales requirement for the Indian ... 2012-02-03 Dassault’s MMRCA Triumph Means Big Bucks For Thales http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6539 Dassault’s MMRCA feat means big for Thales Avionics, which equips the Rafale combat aircraft with the Thales RBE2 radar and other systems. Meaning Thales will account fo... 2012-02-03 U.S Army’s Unique AWH successfully Flight Tested http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6534 Miltec Corporation, a subsidiary of the Ducommun Incorporated announced today it had successful test flight of the U.S. Army's unique Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW), t... 2012-02-02 Price Frozen, Dassault Expects to Freeze Indian MMRCA Rafale Architecture Next http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6532 Dassault Aviation is preparing to hold discussions with the Indian MOD's contract negotiations committee (CNC) in the coming weeks to freeze the Rafale aircraft architect... 2012-02-02 French Uncork The Wine After Dassault’s Indian MMRCA Selection http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6524 A day after Dassault won the Indian Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) selection, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has expressed his happiness at India’s selection... 2012-02-01 Rafale Beats Eurofighter In Indian MMRCA Contest http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6522 French combat plane manufacturer Dassault's Rafale fighter has won the Indian MMRCA competiton beating the European consortum's Eurofighter aircraft in a contest that wen... 2012-01-31 Dassault makes new offer to Swiss http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6520 Dassault, the French aircraft maker, has made a new offer to Switzerland for its Rafale fighter jets after the government decided in November to buy Sweden’s Gripen pl... 2012-01-30 Sukhoi Fifth Generation Fighter Not to Bid in South Korea’s Aircraft Tender http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6517 Russia’s chief military aircraft producer had opted not to take part in South Korea’s largest-ever arms tender worth $7.3 billion for new fighter aircrafts , The Korea T... 2012-01-30 No clear Policy On What Constitutes a Defence Product In India http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6511 There are grey areas in industrial licensing and foreign direct investment (FDI) policy which is hindering the follow of foreign investment in India. India has no compre... 2012-01-28 Larry Lawson is New Executive Vice President Of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=1&id=6507 Lockheed Martin’s board of directors have approved the appointment of Larry A. Lawson to serve as the executive vice president of the Aeronautics business area. Lawson, ... 2012-01-27