The Hindu newspaper reported that before he became India’s Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi was hired by Saab-Scania to sell its Viggen fighter to New Delhi in the 1970s.
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Category: Industry
Thales Belfast looking for international partner to develop laser-powered soft kill system
A Thales unit in Belfast is looking for an international partner to complete development of a laser-powered soft kill system that will protect warships from electro-optically guided weapons.
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Photo: Clear view of J-31’s underside
Boeing’s latest sixth-gen fighter concept is a tail-less canard
During the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition, Boeing unveiled its latest concept of its F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter.
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Eurocopter, Turbomeca and WZL 1 to establish two full assembly lines for Poland’s military helicopter acquisition
Eurocopter and Turbomeca have signed an agreement with Poland’s Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze No. 1 (WZL-1) for two separate full assembly lines within Poland for the EC725 Caracal helicopter and its Makila 2 turboshaft engines in a bid to win the tender for 70 new multi-role helicopters.
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