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Rolls-Royce Withdraws From Boeing’s Proposed New Midsize Airplane Platform
March 1, 2019 @ 12:30 AMRolls-Royce has decided to withdraw from the current competition to power Boeings proposed middle of the market – or New Midsize Airplane (NMA) – platform. While we believe the platform complements Boeings existing product range, we are unable to commit to the proposed timetable to ensure we have a sufficiently mature product which supports Boeings ambition for the aircraft and satisfies our own internal requirements for technical maturity at entry into service, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Boeing Awarded $158M to Supply Flight and Weapons Trainers for UK
February 28, 2019 @ 11:36 PMBoeing is awarded a $157.7 million contract to procure two operational flight trainers (OFTs), two weapons tactics trainers (WTTs); six brief/debrief stations (BDSs);, to include two OFT BDSs and two WTT BDSs for the government of United Kingdom
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Boeing 'Loyal Wingman' Drone Uses AI to Collaborate with UAVs, Aircraft
February 27, 2019 @ 01:13 PMBoeing showed a model of its newest Drone, ‘Loyal Wingman, which can collaborate with UAVs and Aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions as part of its ‘Airpower Teaming System concept displayed at the Australian air show currently underway. To be built by Boeing Australia, the drone is meant for export to a wide selection of countries
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Boeing-Embraer Partnership Approved By Shareholders
February 26, 2019 @ 06:14 PMEmbraer's shareholders today approved the proposed strategic partnership between Boeing and Embraer during an Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held at the companys headquarters in Brazil. At the meeting, 96
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Canada Receives First Two Australian F/A-18A Fighter Jets
February 18, 2019 @ 12:21 PMCanada has received the first two F/A-18 multirole combat fighter jet from the Government of Australia. “Today, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the arrival of the first two interim fighter aircraft, an important milestone and investment in sustaining our current CF-18 Hornet fleet,” Canadian Ministry of Defense said in a statement Sunday
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Boeing To Provide Support Services For Qatar’s Apache Helicopter Fleet
February 16, 2019 @ 03:17 AMBoeing has been awarded a foreign military sales contract to provide post-production support services for the Qatar Armed Forces Apache helicopter fleet. “The Boeing Co
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Boeing To Procure Additional Two F/A-18E/F Super Hornets For US Navy...
February 16, 2019 @ 02:58 AMThe US Navy has awarded a $17.7 million worth contract to Boeing for procurement of additional two F/A-18E/F twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft, the Department of defense announced Friday
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Boeing Wins $43M Orca Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Modification Contract
February 14, 2019 @ 03:08 AMBoeing is awarded $43 million modification contract for the fabrication, test, and delivery of four Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs) and associated support elements. The Orca XLUUV will be an open architecture, reconfigurable Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
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Boeing Delivers First 4 of 15 Chinook Helicopters to India Ahead of
February 11, 2019 @ 07:36 AMThe first four of 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the Indian Air Force arrived in India ahead of their scheduled arrival in March. They will be assembled in Gujarat before being ferried to Chandigarh, where they will be formally inducted into the IAF later this year
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US Approves Sale of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures for Indian PM Boeing...
February 7, 2019 @ 03:58 AMThe US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to India of two (2) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Self-Protection Suites (SPS) worth $190 million to be installed on Boeing 777 aircraft for use by the Prime Minister. The Government of India has requested to buy two (2) Self-Protection Suites (SPS) consisting of AN/AAQ 24(V) N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), ALQ-211(V)8 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), and AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) to protect two (2) Boeing-777 Head-of-State aircraft
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India Inducts First Boeing Chinook Helicopter To Its Fleet
February 2, 2019 @ 05:13 PMIndia has inducted its first Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter to its air force fleet on Friday. The helicopter was handed over to the country during the ‘India-Chinook Transfer Ceremony held in Philadelphia, WION reported
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Germany Drops F-35 Jet To Choose Between Boeing F/A-18, Airbus' Eurofighter
February 1, 2019 @ 12:42 PMGermany has dropped Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet out of the tender and will choose between Boeing F/A-18 and Eurofighter to replace its Tornado warplanes. The final decision will be taken once the ministry receives detailed information regarding the aircraft from its manufacturers
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US Navy's New Gerald R. Ford Class Carried Christened USS John F....
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Israeli Defense Force Inducts Elbit XACT Weapon Sights
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Australia Purchases MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones
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Project 20385 Lead Corvette Enters State Trials
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Germany To Finalise Order for 38 Eurofighter Jets, 110 E-Scan Radars
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Turkish Navy to get First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier in 2020
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Bechtel Bags US Navy's $1.4Bn Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract
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Indian Air Force to Buy 83 Tejas Jets by March 2020
November 11, 2019
US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...