Defence Industry
Boeing Awarded CH-47F Chinook Modification Work by US Army
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 May , 2011
Boeing received a $23.7 million contract on May 9 to perform Initial Production Fielding Support modifications on 49 CH-47F Chinook helicopters at the Boeing Millville Modification Center. The...
SELEX Galileo acquires UTRI and reinforces its UAS capability
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 May , 2011
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company and leader in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), is pleased to announce the acquisition of Italian technology firm UTRI (Unmanned Technologies Research...
AgustaWestland and the European Defence Agency Launch Synthetic Helicopter...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 May , 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the European Defence Agency for the provision of an Interim Helicopter Tactics Training Service....
SELEX Galileo foresees strategic opportunities within the Turkish market
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 May , 2011
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been working with Turkey for decades, establishing strong industrial links with a number of local industries. SELEX Galileo is primarily working with...
Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force and Air Defence’s 1st C-17
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 May , 2011
Boeing delivered the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence during a ceremony at the company’s final assembly facility in Long...
Sikorsky recognizes Indian sub continent as a potential aerospace market
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 May , 2011
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a United Technologies company and the largest helicopter manufacturer of the world reiterates its commitment to the Indian market and recognizes the aerospace...
Aegis Combat Systems Installed on Two New US Navy Destroyers
By: IDR News Network | Date: 04 May , 2011
The U.S. Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin, has installed the Aegis Combat System aboard two new Navy destroyers, USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). The Aegis Combat Systems...
Successful firing test of AASM with laser terminal guidance
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 May , 2011
French defense procurement agency DGA successfully performed a demonstration firing test of the AASM modular air-to-ground weapon against a land target moving at high speed. The test was carried...
Israel acquires additional Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Apr , 2011
Lockheed Martin has received an Undefinitized Contract Action from the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale of an additional C‑130J to Israel, with funding for advanced procurement...
Terrorist Attacks from Sea
By: Vice Adm Rajeshwer Nath | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 29 Apr , 2011
Role of Offshore Patrol Vessels The growing spurt of Pirate activities and the unique 26/11 terrorist attack from the sea, has engendered the need to review the naval assets and determine the...
Boeing Statement on India’s MMRCA Decision
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Apr , 2011
Boeing released the following statement on the government of India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) decision: “Boeing today was notified that our Super Hornet proposal for India’s...
US Ambassador comments on Indian Defense Procurement
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Apr , 2011
The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi was informed yesterday that two aircraft offered by the U.S. Government through the Foreign Military Sales process were not selected for procurement by the Indian...
AgustaWestland competes for US Air Force Programs
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Apr , 2011
AW139M and HH-71 offers lowest cost and optimal performance for the missions AgustaWestland North America, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased that the U.S. Air Force has announced it is...
Boeing Vigilare System Completes Operational Testing in Australia
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Apr , 2011
Network centric command and control system participates in RAAF combat exercise Boeing Vigilare network centric command and control system has passed its last formal operational test. Testing...
Boeing-built GPS Operational Control Segment Enters Service with US Air Force
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Apr , 2011
Boeing today announced that its GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with the U.S. Air Force 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. OCS keeps the...
DCNS begins sea trials of first-of-class FREMM frigate Aquitaine
By: IDR News Network | Date: 25 Apr , 2011
One month early, DCNS begins the sea trials of the Aquitaine, the first ship built under the FREMM multimission frigate programme. The campaign takes place off the Brittany peninsula and is...
China uses bloggers to announce J-20 Stealth progress
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Apr , 2011
China has once again used its bloggers—possibly belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)—to indicate to the world in general and to the US in particular that it successfully carried out...
Boeing, US Navy mark delivery of 500th Super Hornet
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Apr , 2011
All aircraft delivered on budget and ahead of schedule F/A-18E/F and EA-18G will operate through 2035 and beyond Boeing and the U.S. Navy celebrated a milestone delivery on April 20 in St....
Boeing Ready to Deliver 787 Pilot Training on Global Scale
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Apr , 2011
Boeing has achieved multiple qualifications for its worldwide network of 787 training campuses. The qualifications mean Boeing Flight Services has training devices that are ready to be used with...
EADS conducts flight demonstrations of its Armed Aerial Scout 72X
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Apr , 2011
EADS North America is conducting flight demonstrations of its company-funded Armed Aerial Scout 72X (AAS-72X) helicopter at the Nashville International Airport this week to coincide with a...