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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:30

Second F-35A Production Jet Arrives at Edwards AFB
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 16th, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin The second Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II production aircraft flies above the compass rose of Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 13. The aircraft, designated AF-6, ferried...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:30

F-35 fighter faces range shortfall: pentagon report
Fri May 13, 2011 By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air Force's F-35 fighter, due to form the bulk of future tactical air power and to be bought by allies, may be able to fly only 85 percent as far as originally projected, a Pentagon document shows. The...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:30

Exercice Spontex 2011: Bilan à mi-parcours
Sous-marin allemand du type 212A crédits : Bundeswehr / Matthias Dörendahl 17/05/2011 MER et MARINE Partis de Brest le lundi 9 mai, les 1500 marins français et étrangers engagés dans l'exercice Spontex 2011 sont revenus au port base quelques heures le...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:00

La frégate Aquitaine reçoit ses brouilleurs
La frégate Aquitaine crédits : BERNARD PREZELIN 17/05/2011 MER et MARINE La première frégate européenne multi-missions vient d'achever sa première campagne d'essais à Lorient, où elle a été construite par DCNS. Lors de ses dernieres sorties en mer, les...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:00

L'Inde renoncerait pour le moment à donner un sistership au porte-aéronefs Vikrant
Vue du futur porte-aéronefs Vikrant crédits : MARINE INDIENNE 17/05/2011 MER et MARINE De manière assez surprenante, les autorités indiennes auraient renoncé, pour le moment, à lancer la construction de nouveaux porte-aéronefs. New Delhi se contenterait,...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:00

LCITS Laser-Guided Weapons System Unveiled
16/05/2011 by Armed Forces International's Defence Correspondent The next generation of helicopter weapons technology has been unveiled at an event in the US. Held between 9-12 May 2011, the NHA (Naval Helicopter Association) Symposium saw officials representing...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:00

Proposal In For U.S. Navy SM-6 Ship Defense
May 16, 2011 By Amy Butler aerospace daily and defense report TUCSON, Ariz. — Raytheon hopes to be on contract by summer for the development of two increments of the RIM-174 SM-6 Sea-Based Terminal (SBT) missile defense interceptor for U.S. Navy ships,...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:00

Iraq gets first of 420 Ukrainian APCs
BAGHDAD, May 16 (UPI) Iraq has taken delivery of the first 26 of 420 BTR-4 armored personnel carriers from Ukraine, part of a $2.5 billion contract that includes six Antonov tactical transport aircraft and makes the former Soviet republic one of Iraq's...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 07:00

Dassault - Accord Thales/Safran d'ici quelques semaines
16/05/2011 AEROCONTACT GENEVE, 16 mai (Reuters) - Un accord sur un échange d'actifs dans la défense entre Thales et Safran pourrait être conclu d'ici quelques semaines, a déclaré lundi le PDG de Dassault Aviation, premier actionnaire industriel de Thales....
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 06:00

Libye : Plus de 30 sorties par jour pour le dispositif français
16/05/2011 MER et MARINE Le dispositif militaire français de l'opération Harmattan en Libye continue à assurer plus de 30 sorties par jour en moyenne, dont près de la moitié sont des missions de frappe au sol. Ces chiffres représentent environ 20% des...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 06:00

General Dynamics Canada Introduces
 "TrailBlazer" Underwater Mine Avoidance Sonar System
May 16 2011 By David Pugliese - Defence Watch From General Dynamics: OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2011 — General Dynamics Canada today announced the release of TrailBlazer, a high-frequency, high-resolution sonar system specifically designed for mine and obstacle...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 06:00

China to enhance defence exchanges with S'pore
2011-05-16 (China Military News cited from channelnewsasia.com) China and Singapore have agreed to work towards enhancing defence exchanges and security cooperation between the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and People's Liberation Army (PLA). This came...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 06:00

Chinese New Heavy Military Transporter may fly in 2012
CG imagination image of China Military Transporter 2011-05-16 (China Military News cited from Global TImes) China is seeking to carry out the maiden flight of its first large transporter aircraft in 2012, according to a press release on the website of...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 06:00

Azerbaijan MOD expands joint armoured vehicle production
May 16, 2011 SHEPARD GROUP Source: Paramount The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defence Industries (MDI) has extended the Joint Production Agreement with Paramount Group, Africa's largest privately owned defence company, to produce 60 new mine protected vehicles...
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17 mai 2011 2 17 /05 /mai /2011 06:00

AgustaWestland wins Egyptian Air Force contract
May 16, 2011 SHEPARD GROUP Source: AgustaWestland AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that AgustaWestland North America, Inc. was awarded a $37.8 million contract with the US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:30

TAT Technologies signs new deal with US Army
May 16, 2011 SHEPARD GROUP Source: TAT Technologies TAT Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, today announced that it has signed a five-year contract with...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:30

Turkey refuses to expel Russia, China from defense competition
A US partnership between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin is competing for Turkey's long-range missile program with its Patriot-related systems. Hürriyet photo. May 16, 2011 ÜMİT ENGİNSOY Hürriyet Daily News ANKARA - Turkey's bid to acquire long-range missile...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:30

US Navy drones: Coming to a carrier near China?
May 16, 2011 (AP) YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — The U.S. is developing aircraft carrier-based drones that could provide a crucial edge as it tries to counter China's military rise. American officials have been tightlipped about where the unmanned armed planes...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:00

USS George H.W. Bush Leaves on Maiden Deployment
5/15/2011 STRATEGY PAGE NORFOLK (May 11, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) departs Naval Station Norfolk for its maiden deployment. George H.W. Bush, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, deployed as part of the George...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:00

Umkhonto Evolves
May 16, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE South African firm Denel has introduced a new version of its Umkhonto anti-aircraft missile system. The Mk.2 version has a more powerful target seeking computer, that enables it to avoid homing on background clutter. This also...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:00

Thousands Of XM-25s Headed To The Troops
May 16, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE The spectacular success, and popularity, of the XM-25 grenade launchers in Afghanistan (since late last year, when five of them were sent to combat troops), has forced the U.S. Army to hustle and get more of them to the combat...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:00

Renault Trucks Defense at FED from 18 to 19 May 2011
May 16, 2011 defpro.com Renault Trucks Defense is attending FED 2011 (Forum Entreprise Defense), which will be held in Versailles – Satory from 18th to 19th of May 2011. Renault Trucks Defense will exhibit its new vehicle Sherpa Special Forces Light version....
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:00

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $1.13B Contract for F135 Engine Production
F135 STOVL engine test. May 16, 2011 defpro.com EAST HARTFORD, Conn. | The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1.13 billion contract for F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. Pratt & Whitney and the DoD have reached...
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:00

U.S. Needs Consistency In Its Arms Sales Policy
May 16, 2011 Daniel Goure, Ph.D. Early Warning Blog, Lexington Institute – defpro.com Over the past several years the U.S. government has pursued a policy of aggressively promoting the sale of advanced military equipment to the Middle East and South Asia....
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16 mai 2011 1 16 /05 /mai /2011 21:00

IAI to Present a Maritime Application for Its Jumper Autonomous Artillery System at IMDEX
May 16, 2011 defpro.com The Heron UAS Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)/MLM Division of Systems, Missiles and Space Group will present a new maritime application for its autonomous artillery system – Jumper at the Singapore International Maritime Defense...
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