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Homeland SecurityAirbus Delivers Final HC-144A Patrol Aircraft To Coast Guard
Airbus Group’s Defense and Space division has delivered the 18th and final HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft to the Coast Guard, the company said on Tuesday. The final HC-144A […]
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InternationalFrench Procurement Agency Qualifies The New Nexter 32-Ton VBCI
The French Procurement Agency (DGA) qualified the new version of Nexter‘s VBCI armored infantry combat vehicle in late September. . The new version has a gross vehicle weight of 32 […]
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Business/FinancialIAI Appoints Former USAF Vice Chief Foglesong In Charge Of U.S. Business
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on Tuesday said that it has appointed former United States Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Robert “Doc” Foglesong as CEO of its U.S. subsidiary […]
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InternationalGermany To Resume EuroHawk Flights; Confirms Interest In Navy’s Triton
The German Defense Ministry plans to resume testing of the EuroHawk unmanned aerial vehicle similar to the U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawk, a move that comes more than one year […]
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InternationalAgustaWestland Delivers First Two ICH-47F Chinooks To Italian Army
Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland Oct. 2 delivered the first two of a planned 16 ICH-47F Chinook helicopters to the Italian army during official ceremonies held at the Vergiate, Italy plant. The deliveries […]
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InternationalThailand Wants 9 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters Worth $89 Million Through FMS
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Sept. 26 Thailand has requested through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) nine UH-72A Lakota Helicopters worth $89 million and associated equipment, parts, training […]
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InternationalIncoming NATO Secretary General Sets Responsibility and Priorities
New NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said his responsibility was to implement decisions set at September’s Summit in Wales, counting on allies to engage and deliver. “So as I take […]
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Business/FinancialBAE Acquires Signal Innovations Group
Britain’s BAE Systems on Tuesday said it completed its acquisition of North Carolina-based Signal Innovations Group (SIG), boosting its capabilities to meet demands of the United States defense and intelligence […]
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InternationalSaudi Arabia Requests $1.7 Billion In Patriot With PAC-3 Enhancement
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Sept. 30 of a potential $1.7 billion Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for a Patriot Air Defense System with PAC-3 enhancement […]
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InternationalBritish Army Watchkeeper UAS Fully Operational In Afghanistan
The British Army said its next generation unmanned air system (UAS) Watchkeeper, built by Thales UK, is fully operational in Afghanistan providing force protection for British troops as they prepare […]