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Bell Helicopter Features Revolutionary Aircraft at SOFIC 2013

Bell MV-22 Osprey 168225 U.S. Marine CorpsTampa, FL – May 14, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today its participation in the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held May 14 to May 16 in Tampa, Fla. Bell Helicopter will… Continue reading

Embraer and AgustaWestland to join forces in Latin America

AgustaWestland-Embraer logoEmbraer S.A. and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at establishing a joint-venture which could lead to the production of AgustaWestland helicopters in Brazil to be marketed for both commercial and… Continue reading

General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi Join Forces for U.S. Air Force T-X Trainer Competition

T-100 Alenia AermacchiThe General Dynamics-led team leverages proven jet trainer aircraft and ground-based training systems and complex systems integration expertise for a cost-effective, off-the-shelf system for the U.S. Air Force.

General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, announced today the signing… Continue reading

Cassidian joins forces with ATECH to provide advanced mission avionics for Brazilian Navy EC725 helicopters

  • Tactical Data Management System ensures maritime surveillance and safety of helicopter crews
  • Close cooperation with Brazilian electronics companies
  • System Integration to be coordinated by Brazilian helicopter manufacturer Helibras
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, joins forces with Brazilian… Continue reading

Ecuador s Ministry of Defense Reaffirms its Commitment to Eurocopter with the Delivery of the First Two AS550 C3A Fennec Helicopters

The delivery ceremony held at Eurocopter’s Marignane facility in southern France was attended by the Ecuadorian Defense Minister Miguel Carvajal, the Chief of the Armed Forces Joint Command General Leonardo Barreiro, Ejército Commander Marco Vera and Carlos A. Jativa, Ecuadorian… Continue reading

Saab Gripen the face of success

Under a blue sky all six Gripen nations meet in the air during the Aerospace Forum event that took place in Linköping, Sweden last week. A historical moment that once again marks the success that Gripen has made in the… Continue reading

SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces to Offer Crewed Missions to Private Space Stations

Hawthorne, CA, and Las Vegas, NV–  Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Bigelow Aerospace (BA) have agreed to conduct a joint marketing effort focused on international customers. The two companies will offer rides on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, using the Falcon launch… Continue reading

Saab comments on the Swedish Armed Forces will to upgrade Gripen

Yesterdaythe Swedish Armed Forces presented their will to upgrade Gripen, and a clear commitment to Gripen as the backbone of the Swedish Air Force was also expressed.

According to the Swedish Armed Forces the upgraded Gripen will have a larger… Continue reading

Eurocopters Helibras subsidiary to provide spare parts and services for the entire Brazilian Armed Forces EC725 helicopter fleet

Marignane, France, January 5, 2012

The Helibras subsidiary of Eurocopter will supply and manage all spare parts, stocks and related technical support for the Brazilian armed forces’ fleet of 50 EC725 helicopters, offering significant savings and operational synergies for the… Continue reading

Russia test launches Stiletto missile

Russia successfully test launched an RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) intercontinental ballistic missile from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Defense Ministry spokesman Vadim Koval said.

“The goal of the test launch is to prove the stability and basic technical… Continue reading

Airbus Military and the Royal Thai Police join forces to help Thailand

The Royal Thai Police and Airbus Military have used a C295 aircraft for the transport of 12 people and 4.3 tonnes of humanitarian provisions, such as water and tents, to the province of Nakhorn Sawan, affected by the recent floods.… Continue reading

CASSIDIAN and Northrop Grumman present first EURO HAWK® for German Armed Forces

  • EURO HAWK® now fitted with Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) mission system.
  • Delivery to German Armed Forces scheduled for 2012.
  • Excellent example of transatlantic cooperation in the defence area.
  • EURO HAWK®, the premier Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the… Continue reading