PARIS – MBDA has identified acquisition targets in the U.S. as part of the European missile company’s three-pronged strategy to expand in the American military market, Chief Executive Antoine Bouvier said.
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Is a Russian aircraft firm actually planning to bid for the U.S. Air Force tanker contract?
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TAIPEI and LONDON – After years of delay, Japan is moving forward on the F-X multirole fighter competition, and a request for proposals (RfP) could be issued as early as next month.
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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon hopes “within a year” to deliver around a dozen unarmed drone aircraft to Pakistan to aid its fight against Islamic extremism, a U.S. senior military official said March 29.
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PARIS – Modifications to the contract for the A400M military transport aircraft are expected to be signed in June, said the head of the French Direction Générale pour l’Armement (DGA) procurement office.
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The U.S. Defense Department is examining how to fit “complementary” tools on the “family of systems” that would replace a long-range bomber concept terminated last year, Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter said March 29.
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U.S. Defense Department officials plan to subject more major weapon programs to the kind of independent cost and schedule review that triggered the recent restructuring of the F-35 fighter effort, says Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil – Brazil plans to announce in early April the winner of a multibillion-dollar competition for modern fighter jets meant to cement its new role as Latin America’s preeminent military power.
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BAE’s Mantis, the EADS Talarion and likely the General Atomics Predator C Avenger will be candidates for the requirement
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Netjets cancellation of 65 Falcon orders comes after that company booked a $711 million loss last year
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