International
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Business/FinancialBAE Systems Land Systems South Africa Signs Teaming Agreements
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa yesterday said it recently signed teaming agreements with International Golden Group (IGG) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and with Kenyan company Rongai Workshop. […]
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ArmyBAE Systems Reveals Latest RG35 Variant
BAE Systems yesterday launched the latest 6×6 variant of the RG35 family of vehicles–the RG35 multi-purpose blast protected fighting vehicle–at the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defense exhibition (AAD). “The RG35 […]
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Army
BAE Systems Launches Newly Designed Tactical Remote Turret
BAE Systems yesterday said it is launching its newly designed tactical remote turret, the TRT-R30MK, at the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defense exhibition Sept. 19-21. The turret will be displayed […]
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Army
Thales Communications Awarded Second Rifleman Radio Contract
Thales Communications Inc. said this week the Army has awarded the second Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radios, part of the Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, […]
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Army
New Highly-Protected Utility Vehicle Unveiled By Paramount Group
Paramount Group, Africa’s largest privately held defense and aerospace company, yesterday said it launched its latest vehicle: the Marauder Patrol, at the African Aerospace and Defense Conference in South Africa. […]
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Business/Financial
U.K. Regulators Extend Deadline For Carlyle, Chemring Talks
Britain’s Chemring on Friday said that government regulators in the United Kingdom have granted a deadline extension for talks between the company and the private equity firm The Carlyle Group […]
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InternationalEurocopter Delivers First Upgraded Puma Helicopter To U.K. MoD
Eurocopter last week said it handed over its first upgraded Puma Mk2 helicopter to the U.K. Ministry of Defense. The modified aircraft received modifications to improve performance, mission capability and […]
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Army
MBDA Germany Successfully Tests 40kW High-Energy laser Demonstrator
MBDA Germany yesterday said it has achieved a power of 40 kW using its high-energy laser demonstrator during a laser firing campaign. The laser power generated by patented beam coupling […]
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Business/Financial
BAE, EADS Confirm Discussion On Potential Merger; Say U.S. Would Benefit
Two of the world’s largest aerospace and defense contractors, Britain’s BAE Systems and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), yesterday confirmed that they are in discussions about a […]
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Air ForceU.S. Should Concentrate On Midcourse BMD, Not Boost Phase, Report Says
The United States should concentrate on midcourse missile defense systems and “stop spending money on boost-phase defense systems of any kind,” said a new, congressionally mandated report released yesterday by […]