International
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Business/Financial
AIA Pushes For Easing Export Controls On Satellites; Group Alleges Rules Are Damaging Space Industrial Base
The Aerospace Industries Association once again criticized export controls on sensitive technologies that might have military applications, saying those controls harm the space industrial base. AIA President and CEO Marion […]
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International
GE Marine to Provide LM500s For Korean Patrol Boats
GE Marine [GE] this week said that it will supply South Korea’s Samsung Techwin, with LM500 gas turbines to power PK(X) patrol boats to be built as part of phase […]
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Army
Raytheon’s ASTOR Showing Benefits For U.K. Troops In Afghanistan
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is exploring a variant of its Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), currently in use by British forces in Afghanistan, as a potential platform for the Army’s […]
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International
Ecuador Orders Super Tucano Aircraft For Training And Border Missions
Brazil’s Embraer this week confirmed signing the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) for the sale of 24 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft that will be used on border patrol missions and for […]
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International
Alenia Aeronautica’s Sky-Y Completes First Tests In Italy
Finmeccanica‘s Alenia Aeronautica recently announced its unmanned technology demonstrator, Sky-Y, has completed in March its first series of tests in Italy after five missions. ENAC, Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile […]
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International
Acting CBP Chief Says Overseas Container Screening Mandate Needs Reconsidering
A congressional mandate requiring all maritime shipping containers be electronically scanned at foreign ports prior to departing for the United States needs to be “thoughtfully reconsidered,” the acting commissioner for […]
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International
CBP Awards Boeing $20 Million To Begin SBInet Deployment On Northern Border
Boeing [BA] this week received a $20 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to erect legacy video surveillance equipment on the United States’ Northern Border with Canada under […]
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International
MoD Research Consortium Led By GDUK Demonstrates Future Defence Technology
Future defense technology was discussed and demonstrated by academics, scientists, experts and business leaders this week the final annual conference of the Defence Technology Centre in Data and Information Fusion […]
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International
Sub-Contract Awards Continue For Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carriers
Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) this week said the construction of the Royal Navy’s two future Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers continues to gain momentum with the announcement of about $117 […]
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International
Hellenic Navy Orders Systems For New Fast Attack Craft
BVT Surface Fleet International and Thales Nederland have signed a contract for the delivery of systems to be installed on two Roussen-class Fast Attack Craft that will be built by […]