French President Francois Hollande will try to sell the Dassault Rafale to Qatar during a state visit later this week.
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IA-63 Pampa III will have Russian ejection seat
The IA-63 Pampa III will have a Russian ejection seat instead of Martin-Baker. FAdeA president Cristina Fernandez said the Martin-Baker seat could still be fitted if required by export customers.
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Alenia Aermacchi, Italian Ministry of Defence to jointly develop M-345 HET
Alenia Aermacchi and the Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate of the Italian Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement to jointly define the operational specifications and collaborate on the development of a new basic-advanced trainer, the M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer).
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Judge orders UTC to pay U.S. government $473 million plus interest
U.S. Judge Thomas Rose from Dayton, Ohio, ruled on Monday that United Technologies Corp. must repay the U.S. government $473 million plus interest for over-billing military jet engines.
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NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency signs Meteor contract
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has signed a weapon system integration contract with NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, to facilitate and secure integration of MBDA’s Meteor.
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