@Arianespace Lobbies for #US #Military Launches - #Europe #Defence #Space #Industry http://t.co/wZ1d2peiBc
April 16, 2013
@Arianespace Lobbies for #US #Military Launches - #Europe #Defence #Space #Industry http://t.co/wZ1d2peiBc
April 16, 2013
@BoeingDefense Wins $66M #JDAM Order for #Israel - #US #Defence #Aerospace #Industry http://t.co/5gQsIJmD0N
April 16, 2013
Pentagon Contract Announcement
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $65,877,538 firm-fixed-price contract for 2,701 Lot 17 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tailkits. Work will be performed at St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2015. The contract involves foreign military sales (FMS); this effort is 100 percent FMS for Israel.
@HouseofCommons Issued Note on @theF35 - #UK #Defence @RoyalAirForceUK @RoyalNavy #US #Defence #Aerospace http://t.co/0PMQZZ4398
April 16, 2013
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - Commons Library Standard Note
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be the new multirole fast jet for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. It will serve as the strike capability for the new Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier and will partner the Typhoon to form the future fast jet fleet for the RAF.
#Obama Doubts #NorthKorea 's #Nuclear #Missile Capability - @whitehouse #Asia #Defence http://t.co/uY6KUxDDI7
April 16, 2013
Obama Doubts North Korea's Nuclear Missile Capability
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview aired Tuesday that he did not believe North Korea could yet arm a missile with a nuclear warhead, but predicted new provocations from Pyongyang.
#Czech #Gripens Train with German #AirForce #Tanker - #Europe #Défense #Defence @bundeswehrRSS http://t.co/GvOh7fa0HP
April 16, 2013
Gripens Train Air-to-Air Refuelling from German Tanker Over Czech Mountains
Five JAS-39 Gripen aircraft and six pilots have successfully completed 80 refuelling contacts with German Airbus 310 MRTT tanker in training within ATARES Programme. "The training has increased number of Czech pilots who are able to refuel in the air and advanced capabilities of our flight and, at the same time, advanced combat skills of all the air force," Captain Pavel Pavlik, Deputy Commander of 211th Tactical Flight says.
Calendrier des #ThinkTanks à #Bruxelles – by @RPUEFrance #Europe #Défense #Defence http://t.co/YKt8MmdO3u
April 16, 2013
Première diminution des dépenses militaires mondiales depuis 1998 - by @AstridGouzik @SIPRIorg #Defence #Défense... http://t.co/cIQWHwdkOf
April 16, 2013
Première diminution des dépenses militaires mondiales depuis 1998
© Commonwealth of Australia Dans un rapport publié ce lundi 15 avril, le Sipri constate une érosion globale des dépenses militaires... à l'exception de la Chine et de la Russie. 1 750 milliards de dollars. C'est la somme qui a été réservée par l'ensemble des pays aux dépenses militaires en 2012, selon une récente étude du Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri).
#Ukraine Ready to Go It Alone on #An70 - #Russia #Defence #Aerspace #Industry http://t.co/FS4BLBE7xB
April 16, 2013
Ukraine Ready to Go Ahead With An-70 Project on Its Own - PM
KIEV --- Ukraine will continue its project to build Antonov An-70 tactical transport aircraft even if Russia withdraws from it, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Friday.
#US #Intelligence #Budgets Suffer Major Cuts - #Defence #Défense #DNI http://t.co/2xPT74VMd4
April 16, 2013
Intelligence Budget Requests for 2014 Disclosed
Intelligence Budget Requests for 2014 Disclosed (Source; Federation of American Scientists Secrecy Blog; posted April 11, 2013) Some $4 billion is being cut from the National Intelligence Program this year as a result of sequestration, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the House Intelligence Committee at a hearing today.
@Raytheon to Upgrade #AIM9X #Sidewinder - #US #Defence #Aeropace #Industry #Missile http://t.co/oLnaiuvjNJ
April 16, 2013
Pentagon Contract Announcement
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,627,879 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-11-C-0026) services in support of the Phase II AIM-9X System Improvement Program for the Air Force, Navy, and the government of Saudi Arabia, including hardware and software development activities and implementation of security architecture requirements.
Yard Says #CVN78 Flight Deck Now Completed - #Defence #Naval #Industry @USNavy http://t.co/rGec2cknlA
April 16, 2013
Newport News Shipbuilding Completes Flight Deck On Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford
Newport News Shipbuilding Completes Flight Deck On Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford (Source: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; issued April 15, 2013) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R.
#MROAM: @prattandwhitney proposes early multi-year sustainment deal for @theF35 #engine - #Defence #Aerospace http://t.co/jHWKl9gD9X
April 16, 2013
MROAM: P&W proposes early multi-year sustainment deal for F-35 engine
Pratt & Whitney has proposed a shift to a multi-year sustainment contract four years early for the engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35, in a bid to reduce projected maintenance costs by a "double-digit" percentage.
#US , #Germany Armies to Expand Joint R&T - #Europe @USArmy #Defence #Technology http://t.co/JWAt5wKLlC
April 16, 2013
U.S., German Army Leaders See Scientific Collaboration Crucial to Military Success
U.S., German Army Leaders See Scientific Collaboration Crucial to Military Success (Source: U.S Army; issued April 12, 2013) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- The U.S. Army and Germany's ministry of defence's senior executives that are responsible for research and technology programs met at Aberdeen Proving Ground, April 9-10, as part of ongoing discussions to expand collaborative research efforts to adopt or develop technological capabilities to meet far-reaching future military needs.
#DenelMechem upgrades #CASSPIR vehicles - #SouthAfrica #Defence #industry http://t.co/p4Kmdjr2vA
April 16, 2013
Denel Mechem upgrading CASSPIR mine-protected vehicles
GAUTENG, South Africa, April 15 (UPI) -- The CASSPIR mine-protected armored personnel carrier from Denel Mechem of South Africa has been upgraded with enhanced mine protection and other features.
La #Chine révèle la structure de son #armée - #China #Defence #Asia http://t.co/INR381A5NG
April 16, 2013
Opération transparence pour l'armée chinoise
Par François Bougon La Chine a révélé, mardi 16 avril, la structure de son armée dans son "Livre blanc de la défense", le huitième depuis 1998, selon l'agence officielle Chine nouvelle, tout en s'inquiétant de la présence croissante des Etats-Unis dans la région Asie-Pacifique.
@finmeccanicaweb Launches Standards Review, Audit - #Italy #Defence #Aerospace #Industry http://t.co/KryHEFJis8
April 16, 2013
Press Release (Source: Finmeccanica; issued April 15, 2013) ROME --- The Shareholders' Meeting of Finmeccanica Spa, which met today in Rome, under the chairmanship of Admiral Guido Venturoni, made the following decisions: - To appoint Mr Ivanhoe Lo Bello, who was already co-opted by the Board of Directors on 16 May 2012 ex Art.
@USAirForce Secretary: #Sequestration Would Pose Huge Challenge for Service - #US #Defence #Budget http://t.co/owJcrj9Rio
April 16, 2013
USAF Secretary: Sequestration Would Pose Huge Challenge for Service
WASHINGTON - Top U.S. Air Force leaders had a simple message Friday for lawmakers: The service's latest budget plan is sufficient - but that soon will change unless sequestration is turned off. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley told the House Armed Services Committee the service's 2014 budget request is "relatively stable" when compared with its 2013 funding level.
French #Defense Company Chiefs Warn of a Weaker #Industry Under# Budget Cuts - #France #Defence #Industry http://t.co/qMeJzDBrS9
April 16, 2013
French Defense Company Chiefs Warn of a Weaker Industry Under Budget Cuts
PARIS - The top executives of seven large defense companies warned President François Hollande April 15 of job losses, weaker competences and a threat to French leadership in Europe if the government cuts military spending.
L' #Azerbaïdjan produira des fusils conformes aux normes de l' #OTAN - #Defence #industry @Nato http://t.co/YrNQ3Zc8pu
April 16, 2013
L'Azerbaïdjan produira des fusils conformes aux normes de l'OTAN
L'Azerbaïdjan lancera cette année la production en série de fusils de précision conformes aux normes de l'OTAN, a annoncé mardi l'agence AzerTadj se référant au ministre azerbaïdjanais de l'industrie de défense Iaver Djamalov.
Arrival of the Specialist Trainers - #EUTM #Mali by @eutmmali1 #Europe #Africa #Defence http://t.co/wLzURWG0aL
April 16, 2013
Arrival of the Specialist Trainers - EUTM Mali
The first of them was the Hungarian team, numbering6 in total. They are in charge of teaching the elite shooters. They arrived in Bamako along with 4 Greek intelligence trainers. Having spent the night in the capital of Mali, they went to Koulikoro training camp on the morning of Saturday 13 th April.
Largest European #military exercise underway - by @DefenceHQ #Europe #Defence http://t.co/7prhpwI7am
April 16, 2013
Largest European military exercise underway - News stories - Inside Government - GOV.UK
Involving more than 40 warships, 40 fixed-wing aircraft and 30 helicopters from the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, France, Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Germany, over 12,000 personnel are taking part in Exercise Joint Warrior.
@EADSna disappointed with proposed procurement change - #UH72A #Lakota #helicopter @USArmy #Defence #Industry http://t.co/jeDqYFIPQj
April 16, 2013
EADS said disappointed in expected U.S. Army cut in helicopter buys
HERNDON, Va., April 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. subsidiary of EADS, the European aerospace and defense conglomerate, expressed disappointment over a proposed U.S. Army cut in helicopter buys. The proposed cut would bring the number of UH-72A Lakota helicopters left to be procured to 10 from 41.
African #Military Profile: #Congo - by @defenceWeb_Afr #Africa #Defence #Afrique #Défense http://t.co/1pKwdwF8Su
April 16, 2013
New African Military Profile: Congo | DefenceWeb
defenceWeb is proud to announce the latest addition to our portal on African Militaries: a profile of the Republic of Congo. Click here to access the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo..
#PMP supporting #SouthAfrica #AirForce ejection seats - by @defenceWeb_Afr #Defence #Aerospace http://t.co/mQJ0hS1Dqk
April 16, 2013
PMP supporting SAAF ejection seats | DefenceWeb
PMP, the munitions arm of Denel, is putting its expertise in propellants to use in saving lives with the approval of the world's largest ejection seat manufacturer. The Pretoria West-based company..
Strength in Numbers: The Remarkable Potential of (really) Small Combatant - #US #Defence @USNavy cc @FauteuilColbert http://t.co/4sS5CdoD7E
April 16, 2013