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Kongsberg contract for delivery to NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) - During NATO's Summit in Chicago, Kongsberg signed a EUR 28 million contract with Northrop Grumman ISS International Inc for the development of software to the NATO AGS program. Kongsberg will develop solutions for storing, searching and retrieval of advanced sensor data from the RQ-4 Global Hawk. The contract extends over the next 3.5 years. Read ... - 2012/05/21

Oman orders C295s for airlift, maritime patrol duties - Airbus Military has received a new order to supply eight C295 medium transport and maritime patrol aircraft to the Royal Air Force of Oman. Signed on 19 May, the deal will include the production of five aircraft dedicated as transports and three to be configured as maritime patrol assets, Airbus Military says. Deliveries will commence from the com... - 2012/05/21

Lockheed Martin sole bidder left for frigates - Lockheed Martin is the only serious contender left for Turkey’s naval frigate project after the Turkish navy rejected BAE Systems’ proposal. The project, however, could still be shelved for technical reasons. U.S. defense industry giant Lockheed Martin has been left as the only bidder in the $3 billion project for the joint manufacture of six ... - 2012/05/21

Ministers approve £350 million contract for Trident replacement - The replacement of Trident will come a step closer this week as ministers start work on new submarines to carry Britain’s nuclear weapons. The Ministry of Defence will announce this week that it has placed £350 million of contracts for the design of new nuclear-armed submarines. British defence firms will be asked to begin work on the nuclear-p... - 2012/05/21

Nato's missile defence shield 'up and running' - At its summit in Chicago this weekend, Nato is set to announce its new ballistic missile defence system has reached what it calls "interim operational capability". This means that the first phase of the controversial scheme to defend Nato territory against ballistic missile attack will be operational. But Nato's plans have many critics. Read more - 2012/05/21

Strategic Karwar naval base set for major expansion - Karwar naval base With the mammoth aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya slated to reach Indian shores early next year, the government is finally scrambling to launch the long-delayed expansion of the strategic Karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka at a cost of around Rs 13,000 crore. The Phase-IIA expansion of Karwar base, which gives the country bo... - 2012/05/20