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Singapore Air Show 2010: PAC-3 and Stunner vie for air-defence supremacy

Vying for supremacy in the missile-defence arena at the Singapore Air Show were the Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) interceptor and Rafael's Stunner:...

05-Feb-2010

EDA investigates promotion of civil-military synergies
EU, national and industry officials will explore how to promote wider development of technologies that can be used by both military and civil security ...
08-Feb-2010

*Interview: Dr Sandy Wilson, vice-president of Defence, ADS
As the UK gears up for a series of strategic defence policy overhauls, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) should consider devising a new procurement ...
08-Feb-2010

Taiwan buys three EC 225s
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has confirmed it intends to purchase three Eurocopter EC 225 medium-lift helicopters. The USD111 million contract was awarded ...
08-Feb-2010

*Turret vision
Knowledge, it is said, is power. In the 21st century world of military power, acquisition of 'knowledge' comes under the capability referred to as ...
08-Feb-2010

*France set to upgrade its AWACS fleet
The French Air Force is to upgrade its four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft under a USD324 million Foreign Military Sales ...
08-Feb-2010

Suspected death of Pakistan Taliban leader sparks reprisal fears
Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of Taliban militants in Pakistan, has died from injuries sustained in a missile attack carried out by a US unmanned ...
05-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: Lockheed Martin responds to rebuke by Gates
This is a revised version of a story that was published on 4 February Despite US Defense Secretary Robert Gates' severe reprimand of prime ...
05-Feb-2010

BAE Systems agrees groundbreaking transatlantic settlement
BAE Systems has agreed to pay fines of almost USD450 million to the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO)...
05-Feb-2010

*Singapore Air Show 2010: ST Engineering showcases unmanned systems
Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering displayed unmanned technology for maritime and ground systems at the Singapore Air Show: the Venus unmanned surface vessel (USV), the ...
05-Feb-2010

*Singapore Air Show 2010: Radar contractors battle for F-16 AESA market
US radar prime contractors, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, used the Singapore Air Show to compete for a potentially lucrative radar retrofit market that should ...
05-Feb-2010

Spanish MoD could face $195m budget cut
Spain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is believed to be facing a EUR141.1 million (USD195.3 million) cutback in its budget just five weeks into the ...
05-Feb-2010

*Singapore Air Show 2010: Singapore's AJT contest heats up
Singapore's advanced jet trainer (AJT) contest seems to be coming to a head, with both remaining contenders - Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 and the Korea ...
05-Feb-2010

Romania to host part of US ballistic missile defence programme
Romania has agreed to host part of the US ballistic missile defence programme, with a system set to be operational by 2015. The move ...
05-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: PAC-3 and Stunner vie for air-defence supremacy
Vying for supremacy in the missile-defence arena at the Singapore Air Show were the Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) interceptor and Rafael's ...
05-Feb-2010

Turkey sets new deadline for T-LORAMIDS
Turkey has extended the deadline for companies to enter submissions for its long-range air- and missile-defence systems (T-LORAMIDS) acquisition project, as a European consortium and...
05-Feb-2010

China enhances role in anti-piracy effort off Somali coast
China is to become the next overall co-ordinator of the international anti-piracy effort in the Gulf of Aden, sending warships to permanently patrol a ...
05-Feb-2010

US appears committed to Taiwan arms package
The notification to Congress on 29 January concerning the long-stalled USD6.5 billion weapons package to Taiwan is being seen by many US-Taiwan analysts as proof...
05-Feb-2010

Pakistan signals support for nascent US Afghan army
Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Kiyani, has signalled that the army will support the US in building a new Afghan National Army (ANA), indicating ...
05-Feb-2010

Satellite launch demonstrates emerging Iranian capabilities
Iran has launched a new generation of satellites that experts suggest could be turned into intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), in response to the revelations that...
05-Feb-2010

New funding proposal offers hope for A400M
A package of loans worth up to EUR1.5 billion (USD2 billion) from the French, German and Spanish governments could help save the troubled European A400M...
05-Feb-2010

NATO plans series of Baltic exercises for 2010
The Baltic region is set to be the focus of an unprecedented number of joint NATO exercises during 2010, Jane's has learned. In...
05-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: Lockheed Martin eyes Thai F-16 upgrade deal
Lockheed Martin is expecting to sign a deal with Thailand over the next year to commence a mid-life upgrade programme (MLU) on the Royal...
05-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: China's AVIC targets sales of new UAV export variants
China's Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) was targeting sales of two new export variants of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Singapore Air Show 2010. ...
05-Feb-2010

DSA leaders resign following rejection of AgustaWestland offer, parliament hears
The chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) of Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) resigned after their board turned down additional work proposed by...
05-Feb-2010

UK MoD takes first steps towards SDR with Green Paper release
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) kicked off the first steps leading to its new Strategic Defence Review (SDR) - the country's first since ...
05-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: Boeing set sights on Asia-Pacific market
Boeing is targeting a rapid expansion of sales in the Asia-Pacific market over the next five years, a senior official stated at the Singapore ...
04-Feb-2010

France outlines Atlantique upgrade plans
The Aeronavale (French Naval Aviation) is planning a series of major upgrades for its Dassault-Breguet Atlantique Br.1150 maritime patrol aircraft to address obsolescence issues...
04-Feb-2010

US Missile Defence Agency laments industry failures
A top US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) official has expressed frustration with industry after two recent failed tests, including an unsuccessful trial of the ...
04-Feb-2010

Lockheed Martin ready to strike back after Pentagon's F-35 restructure
Prime contractor Lockheed Martin announced that it has an aggressive plan to get back on track after US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced the...
04-Feb-2010

Camp Bastion set to be sole base in Afghanistan for UK logistic support ops
Logistic support operations for British Army units in Afghanistan are to be concentrated at Camp Bastion in Helmand province in a move to improve the...
04-Feb-2010

*Lithuania receives third Flyvefisken patrol vessel
The Lithuanian Naval Force (LNF) received its third and final Flyvefisken-class (Standard Flex 300) patrol vessel from Denmark on 29 January. Ex-HDMS Lommen ...
04-Feb-2010

India's Tejas aircraft project receives extra funding
India's long-delayed indigenous 'Tejas' Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme has received an additional INR80 billion (USD1.7 billion) from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for ...
04-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: Tamam unveils latest POP observation system
The Tamam Division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) displayed the latest members of its Plug-in Optronic Payload (POP) family of electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensor turrets ...
04-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: Northrop Grumman targets growth in Asia Pacific
Northrop Grumman has cited a flattening defence budget in the United States as one of the main drivers of its strategy to expand sales in...
04-Feb-2010

Singapore Air Show 2010: KAI 'too sensitive' to sell
The sale of a major stake in Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is unlikely to take place in the foreseeable future despite interest from several ...
04-Feb-2010

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