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Canada: Military Broke Rules in Helo Buys: Report
BY DAVID PUGLIESE
VICTORIA, British Columbia - Canada's Defence Department broke government procurement rules when it purchased new Chinook and maritime helicopters, low-balled the costs of the acquisitions and did not develop full life-cycle costs for the two aircraft fleets. ... full story 26 Oct 17:33 EDT (21:33 GMT)
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U.K. Move Could See French Aircraft on British CarriersBY PIERRE TRAN
PARIS - London's decision to fit catapults on its planned second aircraft carrier opened up the prospect of French Rafale strike fighters flying off a British flattop, with reciprocal rights for British aircraft off the French carrier, French Defense Minister Hervé Morin said Oct. 26 at the Euronaval trade show. ... full story 26 Oct 16:53 EDT (20:53 GMT)
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PARIS - A formal financing contract for the A400M European military transport aircraft could be signed by the end of the year, a senior French arms official has said. ... full story 26 Oct 15:47 EDT (19:47 GMT)
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WASHINGTON - European group EADS hopes its successful helicopter program with the U.S. military will support its bid against Boeing for a major aerial refueling tanker contract, a company spokesman said Oct. 26. ... full story 26 Oct 13:57 EDT (17:57 GMT)
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Canada: Military Broke Rules in Helo Buys: ReportBY DAVID PUGLIESE
VICTORIA, British Columbia - Canada's Defence Department broke government procurement rules when it purchased new Chinook and maritime helicopters, low-balled the costs of the acquisitions and did not develop full life-cycle costs for the two aircraft fleets. ... full story 26 Oct 17:33 EDT (21:33 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
WASHINGTON - European group EADS hopes its successful helicopter program with the U.S. military will support its bid against Boeing for a major aerial refueling tanker contract, a company spokesman said Oct. 26. ... full story 26 Oct 13:57 EDT (17:57 GMT)
BY ALDO GAMBOA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
BRASILIA, Brazil - As Brazil emerges as a big 21st-century economy, it is developing military muscle commensurate with its expanding influence - spending billions to acquire not only cutting-edge defense hardware but also the know-how to build its own. ... full story 26 Oct 12:29 EDT (16:29 GMT)
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Exercise Gives India Closer Look at U.K. TyphoonsBY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
NEW DELHI - India and the United Kingdom began joint air exercises in the Indian state of West Bengal on Oct. 20. Exercise Indradhanush, which concludes Nov. 3, will see the Indian airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft participate for the first time in any joint operation. ... full story 22 Oct 13:21 EDT (17:21 GMT)
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NEW DELHI - Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace giant EADS, unveiled an Indian subsidiary on Oct. 20 that will aim for contracts in the local market worth $138 million over the next five years. ... full story 20 Oct 09:38 EDT (13:38 GMT)
BY TOM KINGTON
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Middle East & Africa »
U.S. Firms Welcome Saudi Arms DealBY WILLIAM MATTHEWS
With major U.S. military aircraft programs winding down, the State Department's announcement of $60 billion worth of fighter jet and helicopter sales to Saudi Arabia came as welcome news to U.S. aerospace companies. ... full story 20 Oct 18:24 EDT (22:24 GMT)
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